In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.
-- Proverbs 21:20
Spending Your Frugality: Fail!
Sometimes we feel we just have to treat our kids, ourselves, to that Special Shopping day after a long stretch of frugality. In essence you’re stealing your own money…
Cut Down the Soft Drinks: Make Your Own
If you’re even a small fan of soda you might be candidate to save big on groceries every month simply by cutting out that spending habit. Go for home made flavored waters instead or make your own root beer.
6 Simple & Cheap Freezer Treats
Vacation, hot, Summer. Kids at home 24/7. Cooling everybody down with treats can cost a lot of money but Linsey Knerl comes up with 6 super cheap freezer recipes.
Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck Strategy
Living paycheck to paycheck? Trying to make the days last until the next paycheck? Then you know you’re in trouble already — but things can get worse. Here’s how to fix it in 10 simple steps.
Frugality: It’s Like Hypermiling Your Life
With gas prices still on the rise, hyermiling is a driving technique that piques the interest of many. Desgined to get the most mileage out of a gallon it looks a lot like frugal living where you get the most out of each dollar.
Breaking the Credit Card Cycle
Sometimes a month of having to use the credit card for a quick 30 day cash advance leads to a cycle of buying, running up a bill, paying the credit card and then having to use it again. Here’s how to break that cycle.
How to Negotiate a Discount
Buying things on sale or using coupons can save you a lot of money. But how about those items that aren’t on sale (yet)? Here’re ways anyone can negotiate a discount on any item.
Make It Last – Make It Do
Replacing a somewhat defect item with a new one is tempting. Heck, replacing anything with something new often is tempting. But how about the lure of making do, of making it last?
How to Survive when You’re Fired
Whether you have emergency savings set aside or none at all, when the door hits you in the proverbial behind on the way out of your job, what do you do to survive the days and weeks until the next job?
Improve My Credit Score: 5 + 2 Tips
A healhty, solid credit score is of the utmost importance when applying for credit. FrugalTrader shares 5 tips to improve your credit score and 2 to establish one from scratch.