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.

On average, installing compact fluorescent light bulbs will shave $30 or more off of your energy costs over the lifetime of the bulb. Find out why CFL bulbs save so much money for frugal households.

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 [...]

From breakfast to dinner, it is possible to make a meal accommodate extra people on short notice. Home Ever After will help you be the perfect host or hostess with minimal last minute stress! Print this list out and stash it in the back of your cookbook in case of mealtime guest emergencies.

Contrary to popular belief, school shopping doesn’t have to kill your budget. Recover and inventory all the supplies that came back home when school let out for summer vacation. Check your inventory against our list of school supplies not to buy before you go shopping.

You don’t have to cut coupons out or remember to take them to the store anymore. 1 of the top eCoupons programs is Proctor & Gamble’s eSaver coupons. If you’ve never used them before, here’s how:

While we can’t eliminate laundry from your list of necessary housework items, we can help you save money on laundry with these frugal laundry tips.

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.

Our menu plan this week features frugal recipes using one of our favorite cheap grocery staples: ground beef. You’ll probably also like the recipes in our Frugal Ground Meat Recipes menu plan, so be sure to check those out as well.