It’s never to late to learn good frugal habits and turn yourself from a money waster into a frugal saver! Our complete frugal makeover will show you how to reset your financial situation as well as changing your attitudes about money.

Shortly after the birth of my newborn, I realized how much energy it takes to be as frugal as I normally am. Sometimes life interferes with the best frugal plans and other things just have to come first.

I wrote a short article over at And Freebies For All today about frugality that I wanted to share.  It’s called As Frugal as You Want to Be, and talks about how your frugal levels and efforts can change as your life changes.  It gets tempting to get down on yourself or compare yourself to [...]

Live a frugal life, live below your means, save more money, spend less money, save money on household expenses… Here are 5 things you can do right now to live a frugal life (and cut unnecessary spending).

We frugalistas work hard to get freebies and free samples! Free samples are a huge help to frugal homemakers in offsetting your grocery bill if they get used.

It seems like doing the right thing should always feel good. We read the same thing over and over again from every source: financial planners, blogs, friends, accountants… if you want to be in control of your finances, your life, and ultimately, your future, you have to live by a budget. There are tons [...]

Are the sacrifices we make to live frugally really worthwhile? When you give up luxuries – items, vacations, services- does it necessarily mean you are lowering your quality of life?

How to Save 90% on Kids Clothes
We’ve got a frugal tip today that will cut your budget for kids clothes by 90%.  Holy thrifty savings, batman!  We take thrift store shopping a step further and show frugal moms how to get the deep discounts that not many other people are finding. 
That’s right, if you normally [...]

If you haven’t started yet, it’s time to recession proof your family. First, we’re learning how to recession proof your pantry and food.  Is there the possibility of a layoff coming soon to your family?  Maybe you got uncertain news like my husband and I did, that your employer may be downsizing, and that a [...]

 
We’ve been talking about recession-proofing your family lately, and it’s mainly because we have so many readers asking this question: What will I do if my husband loses his job? (or wife, if she’s the main breadwinner).  If you haven’t been following our series on How To Recession-Proof Your Family, catch up with it now [...]