Frugality
One of the biggest subtle themes of this summer has been teaching our children a number of life skills and…
My mother-in-law makes this absolutely delicious lentil casserole. I’m not sure of her exact recipe, but I know from home…
There’s nothing better than an unexpected positive event happening purely by chance. What’s even better? Serendipity when the price tag…
Like a lot of people, I sometimes fall into periods of melancholy. I don’t view it as anything like actual…
Jeremy writes in: You have mentioned before that when you’re considering buying something, you put it aside in a list…
One of the challenges of trying to minimize one’s spending is knowing which situations where you aim for minimum spending…
We make an effort to minimize the trash we throw away, for a number of reasons. Obviously, it’s beneficial for…
As I mentioned last week, we were recently camping in Colorado when we stopped by a local Safeway to restock…
Jennifer writes in: I live in a single room efficiency apartment. The entirety of things that I have available for…
As I mentioned in other recent articles, my family and I recently spent almost two weeks vacationing in various parts…
As I write this article, I’m sitting in the passenger seat of our family’s minivan. We’re driving back home from…
Last week, I shared my review of Jesse Mecham’s excellent book You Need a Budget. In the review, I lauded…
Most of the time, my process for acquiring food and cooking at home looks something like this: I recognize that…
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…
