Frugality
Joel writes in: First, what is your car camping set-up. I’m thinking of getting a canopy tent for hanging out…
Here’s how to manage your money and stabilize the roller-coaster ride throughout the year.
One of my favorite articles from the early days of The Simple Dollar was The Snowball Effect. In it, I…
I’m pretty sure that my father will read this sometime today or tomorrow, or else my mother will read it…
Over the last few years, I’ve done a lot of experimentation with meal prepping, with the goal of having lots…
One of the most transformative things you can do to alter your spending habits is to learn how to cook…
One of the biggest mental obstacles that most people face when it comes to turning around their financial life is…
Jeremy writes in: My group of friends has been kicking around an idea and I wanted to get your take…
Megan writes in with a great question: Hi Trent! I am hoping your years of experience working at home can…
A few years ago, my wife bought me a copy of The Art of Fermentation by Sandor Ellix Katz. She…
Minh writes in: My family (husband and two kids) are going on a very long road trip next weekend. We…
This past weekend, I put my winter coat away until next November or so. It’s a hardy winter coat, a…
One of the most common types of questions I get from readers is how exactly they should shop for something.…
Cars are expensive. We currently have a family of five with one parent working outside the home and the other…
Tony writes in: I was recently diagnosed with Type II diabetes. My doctor gave me multiple prescriptions and gave me…
After mentioning the idea of a post about seasoning mixes in the mailbag yesterday, a surprising number of readers contacted…
Even after all these years, I still enjoy reading (and still enjoy writing) frugality tip articles. You’ve all seen them,…
A topic that has come up (in somewhat different forms) independently in several different areas of my life recently is…
