Frugalize Your Routine

This is What Frugal Looks Like: Two for One: Doubled-Up in a Singlewide
This is What Frugal Looks Like is a series that highlights different ways that people can be frugal in their lives- after all, frugality doesn’t have to be drastic or just about clipping coupons. Frugality can be fun and easy. Each respondent answers the same four questions. Today’s interview is with Erin of Two for One: Doubled-Up in a Singlewide. What does frugality mean to you? Frugality to me means saving, not for myself but for others. Frugality means stewardship, where I save money,

How Much Are You Spending on the Holidays?
The holiday season comes early and hits hard at our house. Starting with my aunt’s birthday on November 15 and ending four months later with my mother’s birthday on February 16, we celebrate almost all the birthdays and wedding anniversaries in our family, plus Thanksgiving, Hannukah and Christmas. This year we’ve decided to scale back as much as possible, and I’ve even bought and paid for most of the gifts already. The biggest gifts, both in scale and  number, that we’re giving are to the children and even those are to be given spread out over the first two nights of Hannukah and then Christmas Day. We’re not buying presents for our par

Being Frugal Today
It wasn’t all that long ago that the term “frugal” meant being cheap, but times, they are a-changin’. It’s easy to say it’s all about the economy. The truth is, however, that a renewed sense of being green, as well as a greater awareness of more efficient ways to use our resources, means that being frugal has become a true cultural change. One of the ways we know it’s a change in culture and not just a fad is the intentional advancement in technology designed to help you stretch a buck, to be more frugal. The combination of technology and good old common sense can go a long way toward being frugal today. The Hot Water Heater

This is What Frugal Looks Like: Me in Millions
This is What Frugal Looks Like is a series that highlights different ways that people can be frugal in their lives- after all, frugality doesn’t have to be drastic or just about clipping coupons. Frugality can be fun and easy. Each respondent answers the same four questions. Today’s interview is with Me from Me in Millions. What does frugality mean to you? Frugality means using your resources wisely. It means not surrounding yourself with cheap crap, but buying quality things that will last. It means buyin

Cheerleader Goals
This guest post is from Craig Kessler, marketing director at BudgetPulse.com. He manages the BudgetPulse Blog and can also be reached on Twitter. Imagine this scenario, if you will. Jen is captain of the varsity cheerleading squad. She loves her teammates and puts so much effort into the squad, with practices, helping new gir