
Real Life Frugality- 20+ Ways Our Family Of 5 Is Frugal
money making and savings tips work in the real world. When I was 20 years old, my now husband and I bought our first house, we’ve added...

Change Your Life By Becoming A Frugal Freak – 11 Ways To Be More Frugal
Are you frugal? Or, do you like to waste money? By wasting money, I mean spending well beyond your needs. If you’re reading this article,...

Why I’m Not Sad That I’m Frugal – Frugal Doesn’t Mean Boring
Frugality is one of the most beautiful and joyful words in the English language, and yet one that we are culturally cut off from...

How To Be Frugal And Fun (And Not Boring)
These are myths I despise and ones I’m trying to prove false. Being frugal doesn’t mean you have to be boring. There are plenty of ways...

Why Would A Person Choose To Live A Frugal Life?
For some reason, there is a myth out there that living a frugal life means you are living a boring life. Some even believe that if you...

Are You Frugal, Cheap, Or A Thief?
This was a post I thoroughly enjoyed writing. Since last year, I have thought of several more situations that some may categorize as...

Life Without Cable – Start Saving More Money Today
We are still watching all of our favorite shows, we can still watch the news, and we don’t feel like we’re missing out on anything at...

Our First Food Budget Check In – January’s Results
When I first started blogging back in 2011, we were spending over $1,000 on food each month JUST for the two of us. That sentence is...

8 Ways To Be An Extreme Cheapskate
I’m not making fun of anyone who is an extreme cheapskate because I know I probably do some ridiculous things that people laugh at as...

10 Things I’ve Done To Make Extra Money
Eventually, I paid off my student loans which allowed me to have more financial freedom. I eventually left my day job and transformed my...

6 Ways Being Cheap Can Cost You Money
In that post, I mentioned the reasons for why we left the hotel just minutes after we checked in (including there being blood splatters...

7 Things I Won’t Cut From Our Budget To Save For a Down Payment
Some of you have asked why we’re waiting to buy a house and why we’re not moving right away. Well, we still have to save for our down...

How To Become Financially Stable and Keep The Job You Love
Someone even tweeted me yesterday and told me that while they liked my story, that it’s just not realistic. I even had a friend tell me...

6 Ways To Be More Frugal and Save Thousands
It’s funny how different my spending habits appear to others, but for the most part I consider myself fairly frugal and I live frugal. I...

How To Save 50% Or More Of Your Income
Before I started blogging, I thought a good percentage to save each month was anywhere from 10% to 20%. I have even read an article where...

It’s Your Money, Who Am I To Judge?
Earlier this month, I came across the article It’s my money and I’ll spend it how I want to. As soon as I was done reading it, I knew I...

Las Vegas Recap: My Most Frugal Trip Ever
We spent most of our time at the pool, and it’s where we probably had the most fun. I’m in the white swimsuit 🙂 I’ve been to Las Vegas a...

How To Enjoy Life Without Going Broke
The items/experiences below are not all free (is anything absolutely free anyways?), but they are ways for you to enjoy life without...

Frugality And Ethics – Are You Being Cheap, Frugal, or Stealing?
Last month, I published Frugality And Ethics – When Is It Stealing? The post was very popular and everyone had an opinion on what was...


















