My husband and I gave up our gym membership when we started  tightening the household budget several years ago.  It was the first thing to go, as a matter of fact, because it was the most expensive item of spending that we had control over.  It’s not as though we couldn’t work out still because [...]

Having the support people in our lives understand and get on board with our frugal movement is key. It makes everything easier to have the same thinking about spending less and saving more with your spouse (or other support person).

What I’m Willing to Give Up
Peer pressure can work for you in some cases.  I’m using the positive influence of my frugal peers to trim the fat in these lean economic times, and I’ll tell you why.
The recession is hitting many of us hard, some of us medium, and some of us not at all.  [...]

5 Frugal Things I Did Today
When you live a frugal life and you’ve been doing it for a while, you don’t seem to notice all the frugal things you do anymore! If you start to get down about your budget, your bills, or the economy in general, try this exercise:

Grab a pen and paper. Write [...]

Lately we’ve been trying to reuse everything and cut the amount of trash bags we’re sending to the landfill! I realized that I throw away a lot of things if they’re small and not useful at that moment. Do you do the same?

We eat a lot of asparagus at our house, which comes bundled by [...]

Living a frugal life doesn’t have to be boring for your family. Your kids shouldn’t feel deprived because you’re not jetting out the movie premieres at the theater every weekend! You can find great free and low-cost entertainment in your community if you just look for it. Our weekend was fun-filled and filled with freebies [...]

We all know that frugal living, when you are really restricting yourself, can be like dieting… all that hard work and progress, and then you just can’t take it anymore and splurge!
My husband and I used to ruin all the progress we made from our thrifty ways every 2nd Friday… yes, the paycheck would hit [...]

Have you ever wondered why the front of the laundry detergent bottle says you should get 104 loads out of the container but you only get about 52 loads? The answer, previously elusive, is now apparent! It’s all in the measuring…
I learned my lesson recently after I stopped keeping my laundry supplies in the shared [...]