Articles on Frugal Living

When Deals Matter

Some people are into deals. They collect and organize their coupons, they buy used, they negotiate with sellers. These are all good strategies, but they all take effort. This post

Travel and Money: Carrying Decoy Wallets

Here’s a technique for protecting your cash — and your identity — from being stolen in one fell swoop when you're traveling.

How to Run Without Music

I don't run with music, but I can understand the attraction. Logging lots of miles can be boring and pushing yourself can be difficult without distraction.

Homemade Gluten-Free Trail Mix Bars for About 30 Cents Each

If you're gluten-free this recipe for trail mix bars that cost around 30 cents a piece to make, will keep you in the black and spare your GI tract.

8 Ways to Save Money on Entertainment

Sure, times are tough, but that doesn't mean you can't have a little fun. Here are eight ideas that will allow you to enjoy some entertainment and save money, too.

My House in Shifts: From 3 Housemates to 6.5, and Back Again

My dream home was four times my annual salary, but I knew it was an amazing property — and an even more amazing investment opportunity. I bought it, knowing full well that it would

Best Money Tips: How to Grow Asparagus

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips roundup. Today, we share the best way to get a great asparagus crop, how to be a weekend mechanic, and what the CARD act really means!

All We Are Saying...Is Give Pabst A Chance.

Next time you have a barbecue or birthday party, grab a case of PBR or another "cheap" beer. You're serving good beer and you're saving money, too.

For a Frugal, Healthy Soap, Go With Goat Milk!

If you are looking for beauty products with "anti-aging" or "anti-wrinkle" properties, but without the costs and unrecognizable ingredients, goat milk soap is a great option.

The Key to Frugality: Avoid the Fear Tax

Learn how to eliminate purchases made out of fear by asking yourself two simple questions.

Best Money Tips: 9 Good Reasons to Can Your Own Food

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips roundup. Today, we tell you why canning is the real deal, how to find "super-secret" stadium deals, and how to encourage a capitalist kid!

6 Tips for Choosing The Right Home Safe

6 tips for selecting the right safe for your home based upon safety ratings, size and price.

How to Save Money at the Butcher's

If you are buying your meats at the grocery store and feel you have little choice while spending more, take a trip to the local butcher shop before stocking up your freezer. Here a

Living Well on a Feast to Famine Income

Living on a fluctuating income can wreak havoc on a person's finances. I should know; my income is slightly erratic from season to season.

Christmas Shopping With Fake Money: Time to Get Started

Last year when I shared my techniques for holiday shopping with "fake money," many of you wanted to try it. Well...let's get going! Here are some new ideas for generating fake mone

What’s Tax Deductible for Your Next Business Trip?

The IRS have set out some pretty specific guidelines as to what's tax deductible for your next business trip.

Organize a Room for $10 with No Extra Effort

Home organization is often such a monumental task that families just neglect doing it. Here's an idea to help you organize for much less money and much less time.

Why You Can Accomplish Even Your Wildest Dreams

You are born knowing nothing but you learn everything. It's not your talent, but your persistence that will help you achieve the impossible.

Quarterlife Crisis! What is It?

Does something like a quarterlife crisis really exist? Maybe.

5 Expenses to Ditch After Age 30

Thirty is just a number, but there are several types of expenses that we should probably ditch upon hitting the Big 3-0.