Articles on Frugal Living

Best Money Tips: Most Profitable Plants for Small Gardens

Find out which plants can maximize the savings grown in your small garden, three creative uses for aspirin, eight legal ways to sell your body, and more!

Travel and Money: Using Your Debit Card on the Road

Using a debit card is a great way to access cash and pay for items while traveling. But it’s not infallible; let’s explore tips for using your debit card safely.

Amazing AAA Discounts

AAA membership isn't just for getting your flat fixed or getting towed. Learn about the hundreds of additional discounts that every AAA member has.

Best Money Tips: Survivor's Guide to Stockpiling Food

Get tips on stockpiling food, making emergency plans to include your pets, and how to stay positive at work.

6 Wonderful Ways to Use This Year’s Cherry Crop

In addition to the more traditional pie fillings and jams, here are the 6 unique ways we plan on using our cherries.

Book Review: The Happy Minimalist

Like frugality and simplicity, minimalism is both a means and an end. It's a way of living light on your wallet and light on the planet, and it enables certain choices (such as

5 Ways to Minimize Baggage Fees When Flying

Since airlines started charging for checked bags the cost of travel continues to increase. However, the traveling public can minimize baggage fees with these tips.

Anyone Can Spend Less for Food

You almost certainly pay more for food than you need to. Discover how you can spend drastically less...and why you shouldn't.

Conversation Killers: What’s Holding You Back From Negotiating?

What's holding you back from making better deals? Learn to identify and overcome common roadblocks for a lifetime of rewarding negotiation.

How We Are Our Own Saboteurs

The three biggest life decisions we make may be sabotaging our ultimate financial goal. Those three big choices include where to live or settle down, who to marry, and what prof

Cheap Hotel Rates with Hotwire

Traveling is an incredible experience, but it's not cheap. Finding a cheap hotel room that doesn't look or feel cheap feels like an impossible task. But it can be done if you're

What You Need to Know About Your FSA

As with many provisions in healthcare, you may not be up-to-date on all of the finer points of an FSA. Even if you are, it never hurts to brush up on the basics.

Dumpster-Diving 101: 6 Strategies for Success

From discovering the best areas and times to dive to knowing what to look out for and what gear you need, learn proven strategies for successful and safe dumpster diving.

Do You Practice Math When You Leave a Tip?

What kind of tipper are you? Learn about different tipping styles, and see where you fit in.

Sun Screens Can Really Cost You – By the Ounce or By the Tumor

Some sunscreens might not do everything they claim to. Here's how to make sure your skin is actually protected.

Kick that Cell Phone Contract: Save with a Prepaid Plan

If you are married to your cell phone, you may not mind paying top dollar for your service plan, but you can save big money by going prepaid. Here's how.

Financial Freedom and Using Passion to Budget

If we are undirected, we are susceptible to all the external forces of consumerism around us, and whamo, we’re a full-on rat in the race, wondering when the wheel will st

Moments in the "Garden of Eatin"

Food that is fresh will make you loosen that top button because your pants will be too tight to hold your overflowing wallet from the savings.

Book Review: Hot (Broke) Messes - How to Have Your Latte and Drink it Too

Nancy Trejos is a personal finance writer for the Washington Post. While she was advising readers on financial problems, she was actually so broke that she had to ask her hardwo

5 International Cities to Boost Your Standard of Living for Less

Where can wannabe U.S. expats improve their quality of life for less? Here are five cities that you may have never considered before.