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Her Royal Highness Speaks: An Interview With the Frugal Duchess

Posted 19 weeks 16 hours ago by Myscha Theriault

Is your inner frugal diva searching for inspiration? Looking for some great ideas that won't leave you feeling frumpy? Read on to get some words of wisdom from shoestring royalty. Sharon Harvey Rosenberg, otherwise known as The Frugal Duchess, shares her favorite sources and splurges, including regular shopping trips to the glamorous Hand Me Down Boutique. Read on to find out how this Miami Herald reporter and writer of The Frugal Duchess blog keeps it all together and on track financially.

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Have style, not a lifestyle

Posted 49 weeks 2 days ago by Philip Brewer

Frugal Living

I briefly worked with a senior technical manager whose wife also worked for the same company, but at a different site. They'd bought a house about halfway in between, but they both had long commutes. When I mentioned that my wife didn't have a regular job, he said, "I wish I could do that, but I need the second income to support my lifestyle." When I got home that evening I told my wife, "I'm sure glad I only have to support us and not a lifestyle too." When you get to the point that you start talking about your lifestyle as if it were an additional member of the household, you're far, far gone.

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