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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.

Where to Save and Where to Spend

When the going gets tough, the tough get smart about saving and spending.

Welcome Fox News Viewers!

I was so thrilled to be contacted recently by Cynthia Smoot, an evening news anchor and reporter at our local Fox News station here in the Tampa Bay area. She’d caught some of my

Extreme Thrift: Going Green on a Shoestring

Feeling the financial pinch of your planetary eco-commitment? Right there with you. Following is a list of ideas to go there on the super cheap.

Stash Your Cash with Pump Action Portion Control

Is heavy handed product use driving your budget into the financial ditch? Blowing through shampoo, salad dres

What to Do With Wire Hangers

Got more wire hangers kicking around than you know what to do with? Joan Crawford jokes aside

Power Shop Your Way to Financial Independence: Eleven Strategies for Success

Love to shop? Just can’t stop? A slight shift in your paradigm and perspective could lead you out of debt . . . and straight to the bank.

What's Cooking? 5 Ingredient, Low Fat Pasta Salad

When I need a fast, quick, low fat summer meal with lots of zesty flavor, I go for this basic pasta salad. [more]

Ten More Ways to Go Green and Save Money

Loved the last list of ideas for going green and saving money? Here are ten more strategies to expand your green repertoire.

What's Cooking? Greek Style Cole Slaw

A friend made dinner for my husband and I recently. This was the side dish. It was so darn good I couldn’t stop shoveling it in. I practically got down on my knees and begged her for this recipe. I’m telling you . . . [more]

How to Brown Bag it With Style

Finding time to pack your lunch for work each day can feel pretty overwhelming. Trying to be creative about it can be even more frustrating. Following are several categories of sug

It's NATURAL for me to spend as I do!

Turns out that my brain, rather like the devil, MAKES ME DO IT. Spend too much, that is. Via Consumerist: [more]