Are you frugal?

since i left home when i got married, i also became quite obsessed with saving. my hubby and i live on the equivalent of 2300 us dollars a month. both salaries combined. we own a house and live quite comfortable. i just make sure to save on everything. i have found this excellent site that gives good tips on saving. livingonadime.com check it out. i have subscribed to their newsletter and i read them as soon as it arrives.

There is a lot of simple things that you can do to save money. We have lived on a limited income for a couple of years now. We called our utility company and asked for a free energy audit. They came out and did it and because we are low income they also did all the work for free. They gave us a whole bunch of floriscent lights. They weather striped all of our doors and windows. They were going to add more insulation in the ceiling but found ours was ok. The even gave us a new refrigerator that was energy star rated as the highest savings. We hung blankets over the windows in our bedrooms to keep out the heat and cold. We turned down the heat and up the cooling so the heater and air do not run as much (we still turn the cool air down at night so we can fall to sleep. We buy store brand products as nuch as possible instead of name brand products. We cook from scratch rather then buying meal kits or stater kits. We also shop at the big self service stores like Food4Less, Food Max and Winco to save money on food. It is surprising the difference over regular supermarket prices.