This isn't really a a living frugally skill but I think it will help those who live day to day with double digits or single digits in bank accounts and are always so close to $0 that accidental...

Scam avoidance is a skill for living frugally. We with little tend to be major targets, and we have less money to fight back with (legally). People are under a lot of stress these days, what with...

Recently at a company pot luck I tried "beer bread" that someone made from an expensive "pre-made" mix and became obsessed. After scouring the internet I finally found a recipe that's so easy and...

i feel like i'm depriving myself if i'm too stingy. I feel like I should splurge like my friends but i feel bad from spending even 20 bucks.

I was readinbg the post about soap here and thought that I hadn´t shared the lots I save by not using the dryer. I have hangers, one for each garment I wash. I hang them as soon as the washing cycle...

Yep, I did it, my husband and his brother and wife think I'm nuts, but here is the scoop. I made homemade laundry soap last year at this time. (I remember because we were at hubbys brothers house for...

Thats right, its that time again. And once again, my disposable income is about ten bucks! We celebrate Christmas with the whole family - 18 people. How far do you think I will get with my ten bucks?...

Okay, so Cosmo finally did it. They finally printed something that was informative and helpful! We had no idea about this little tid bit of information and our lives are ultimately better now that we...

Yesterday at the drugstore, they had a spend $50, get 15% off sale. We knew about it, so we went in to stock up. But it occurs to me that maybe I shouldn't have spent the $50, even though it was all...

has anyone found new ways to live frugal, i have been trying to come up with new ways because right now most of our money is going to fix our van that got rexked so i have been trying to find ways...