Being a beginner at anything new can seem daunting, even simple frugal living for beginners will seem hard and possibly very different from what you are used to. I say ‘seem hard’ because it’s not really, not once you know how and that is exactly what you and I are talking about. How you can […]
Sinking Funds For Beginners: What You Need To Know
What exactly are sinking funds? To me they sound like something you sink your money into, never to be seen again. Which of course they absolutely are not. If they are a bit of mystery to you too then this post is for you. Sinking funds for beginners; taking you from not sure, to knowing […]
How To Stop Shopping: 9 Tips For Success
How to stop shopping? You’d think the answer would be easy wouldn’t you? And on some basic level it is easy but the reality is many of us struggle to reduce our impulse buying and shopping trips. It’s something we have grown so used to, so the idea of not shopping or spending anything for […]
Save Money When You Always Buy These 9 Things After Christmas
Christmas is the one time when it is all too easy to pay full price for every present you buy. And it’s because you need to give the presents AT Christmas so you can’t wait until after Christmas to grab a bargain. Or can you? As a card carrying, money saving, frugalista I dislike the […]
53 Old Fashioned Frugal Living Tips For Your Modern Life
I have no doubt you have been told before that “in the olden days” people had to make do and do without. And if it was your thrifty Grandma talking I bet she talked about old fashioned frugal living, the way it had to be. It had to be because in those days you didn’t […]
How To Do Christmas Cheap: Without Feeling Like Scrooge
Christmas can be a wonderful time, a time to make memories and see family. But not when you are struggling with money and wondering how to do Christmas cheap. That’s when it becomes a stressful time, when you are constantly worrying about money. I hate it when people feel they must spend a certain amount […]
Best 11 Habits Of Frugal People That You Need To Know
We all know that frugal people are great at saving money, so if we want to save money then we should plan on coping their habits. Why reinvent the wheel if frugal people have already done it? Anything that makes saving money easier has got to be worth doing, right? And that is what habits […]
9 Things I Refuse To Buy This Christmas
I’m no Scrooge but shopping for Christmas brings out the grumpy side in me. I can’t help it although I do try. These days Christmas is all consuming and everyone feels like they must splash their cash on anything and everything to do with Christmas to stop people from calling them a skinflint or Scrooge. […]
How To Save For Christmas? 6 Easy Steps To Debt Free Festivities
We both know Christmas is on the same day every year don’t we? So why do we we worry about how to save for Christmas, every year? It’s so easy to think in December, next year will be different. Next year I’ll start saving for Christmas in January. Next year I’ll be Mrs. Organized and […]
9 Homemade Cleaning Products That Will Save You (Big) Money
Do you really save money with homemade cleaning products? And do they work as well as the ultimate and superior products on the store shelves? I am not the worlds biggest fan of cleaning by any means but I do like a clean home so I understand why you would feel you have to buy […]