Frugality
It’s like clockwork. Every year, right around Black Friday, I start getting messages from readers asking for holiday gift ideas.…
Over the next few days, many families across America are celebrating Thanksgiving with a big dinner to be shared with…
Lately, Instant Pots aren\'t holding a shine to slow-cooker recipes. It seems the disadvantages of an Instant Pot are outweighing…
Set yourself up for success by pre-loading frugality in your everyday decisions and actions. You\'ll find that it becomes instinctual…
Here in north-central Iowa where I live, we recently enjoyed a severe and unseasonal November cold snap which drove the…
I want to start off by telling you a story, one that I’ve brought up in bits and pieces in…
Over the last several months, we’ve been gradually transitioning from a “recipes first” methodology of cooking to an “ingredients first”…
One of my favorite simple ways to save money is to just repurpose things that I might otherwise throw out.…
Last week, I shared a lengthy article on how to make meal prep more efficient. Over the weekend, however, I…
Several months ago, I had a handful of users in rapid succession contact me and ask whether or not I…
Over the last fifteen years or so, Sarah and I have purchased three cars. One was a privately bought used…
Ever since our first child was born and Sarah and I went through a financial turnaround, preparing meals at home…
About seven months ago, Sarah and I picked up a set of six wool dryer balls. We found them quite…
Years ago, I worked in an office environment where I was expected to dress reasonably nice. The office was about…
One of the things that eventually becomes pretty evident to frugal people is that, as you discover more and more…
Halloween is coming up, and for many American families, that means “beggar’s night” is about to happen. Children in costume…
Let’s talk about our home printer, not just because we need a replacement (and you might, too), but also because…
Mary writes in with a fun question that was originally going to be in a mailbag, but my answer got…