In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.
-- Proverbs 21:20

Frugal living has to not only pay for itself; it has to be easy, simple, fast. Keeping a well organized pantry isn’t a case of software, layouts and what not. It’s common sense arrangement.

When hard times strike it’s often too late to look towards frugal living for rescue. The investment has to come long before. In our Brave New World everybody needs a second job, needs pocket money.

With all the convenience of electronic and plastic payments these days, who would prefer to opt for hard cash except criminals or those looking to evade paying tax?
6 solid reaons why, when and how cash can be much better.

Putting aside some money to bit by bit build a buffer which can protect you from financial disaster is a great idea. But when do you actually use that money, if ever? 7 Do’s and 5 Don’ts for personal emergency fund management.

All the money that’s fit the print and talk about. No need to miss any frugal tips over the weekend. Here are the 6 posts that mattered this weekend.

Whether you or your kid is flying out for the first time or as a routine matter, this printable cheatsheet (PDF) lists everything you need, from toilet paper to clothes hangers.

It costs close to $200 on average to buy all the back to school supplies for one kid. Without endangering the education of your child, here are 9 strategies that will reduce that cost.

With meat being the principle provider of proteins in our diet, replacing it once or twice a week with dried beans and lentis, the other protein carriers, can save a family a healthy $1200/year.

A dollar here, a dollar there and before you know it you’ve got a lot of money in the bank — or a lot of money trickled out of your pocket without you realizing it.

Common sense tells you that with inflation at 5% and interest on saved money at 3% you *lose* 2% of your money by saving it. Or do you? 5 rock solid reasons to save cash