Articles on Frugal Living

Frugal Ways to Help Your Child Get the Best Education

Making sure your kids get the best education possible isn't always easy, but these resources can help you create a challenging curriculum on the cheap.

Fun, Frugal Vacations: What the Experts Fail to Mention

Frugal experts champion certain vacations as great ways to save, but these trips are not one-size-fits-all fun. Avoid these pitfalls on your next vacation.

19 Uses for Empty Cereal Boxes

Don't throw out that Cheerios box! When the cereal's all gone, use the cardboard for one of these fun and useful projects.

Best Money Tips: Tips for Yard Sale Success

Today we found some great articles on tips for yard sale success, going green, and saving on your next family vacation.

10 Unique Garden Containers and Techniques

Whether you have a big yard plot or a tiny windowsill, start your garden with one of these frugal, eco-friendly garden ideas.

Grocery Shopping and the 4-Minute Mile: How to Challenge Yourself

Spending less on groceries is like running a faster mile — to improve, you must challenge yourself. Here's how to perform better in any pursuit.

Guide to Better Style: The Curated Closet

Closet a mess? Wardrobe uninspiring? Take a look at how to transform the chaos into a collection that reflects your personal style.

Stay Off the Frugal Path to Disaster

Frugality is a great tool. But if your approach to frugality is to pare away everything non-essential, you're setting yourself up for disaster.

25 Awesome, Useful Gifts

Whether it's for a birthday, holiday, or other celebration, eliminate the phrase "it's the thought that counts" by giving one of these awesome, useful gifts.

Best Money Tips: Score Cheap Locally Grown Food

Today we found some great articles on scoring cheap locally grown food, common retirement mistakes, and how to have an inexpensive wedding.

Booking Got Bumped? Your Vacation Cancellation Recourse

What happens if the vendors of your vacation package change your plans? Here are some guidelines for what you can do.

For a Better Relationship With Money, Make Plans

What do you get when you tuck small plans inside of big plans? Financial success. Learn why.

How to Clean Your House in One Day

Yes, you CAN deep-clean your house quickly. Gather the troops, pump up the jams, and get down to business with these do-it-in-a-day tips.

Beyond the Mouth: 14 Uses for Dental Floss

Floss isn't just for freshening breath and fighting plaque; it's also amazing for DIY fixes and curing everyday problems. Discover these 14 great uses.

25 Things to Do With Reusable Water Bottles

As reusable water bottles become more common, you may think you have too many. But these containers are useful for much more than just holding water.

Financial Lessons From The Hunger Games

The popular story takes place in what might seem like a very different society, but it has many real-world lessons.

Best Money Tips: 50 Easy Ways to Save Money

Today we found some great articles on 50 easy ways to save money, costs and benefits of the family dog, and five smart ways to spend $1,000.

Best Money Tips: Save Money on Your Wedding

Today we found some fantastic articles on saving money on your wedding, managing a toxic boss, and saving on your favorite indulgences.

8 Ways to Reuse a Comforter Bag

New comforters arrive in study, zippered bags that beg to be reused. From the garden to the car and more, discover all the ways to give new life to these bags.

Best Money Tips: Save Money on Vacations

Today we found some awesome articles on saving on vacations, being charitable on a budget, and saving on groceries.