In my mind, the difference between frugal and cheap is this: Frugal is saving money by limiting spending on yourself; cheap is saving mone...

Maybe coupon shopping just isn't your bag.  Maybe you hate even the idea of paging through the newspaper ads and cutting out coupons, or...

If Ben Franklin did indeed invent the idea of a free public library, then I LOVE him!!   But libraries have come a long way since his day.  ...

The title says it all.   This is a method of cooking that I've done off and on over the years.  It can also be done on a weekly basis qu...

You'll remember a couple of weeks ago, I wrote about being able to spend your money on fun adventures  occasionally, because you are usu...

Many years ago I had a good friend.  She and I lived in the same small town and had children who were just the same ages.  We became exercis...

This week we're going to respond to the request by Diana Banana to tell our favorite tips for saving money while traveling. First, I...

Every week my mailbox is full of fliers from the various grocery stores and drugstores in my area, each proclaiming multiple items on huge s...

You've probably heard the oft-repeated phrase, "Pay Yourself First."  These just might be the most important words in the Engl...

I think I would consider myself an adventurous cook. I'm not one of those people that tries a new recipe every night, but I do like to e...

I'm out in Boston with Janssen and her sweet new baby.  Plus her little family is days away from a move across the country.  We're a...

I ran across this video a few weeks ago on CNN.  Go ahead and watch it, and then I'll comment. I've mentioned before on this blo...

We've all heard the saying, "Time is Money."  When it comes to saving money, nothing could be more true.  This is just a short...

About a year ago, I wrote about grocery shopping on my personal blog and a bunch of people commented saying things like, "Um, you guys...

When I sit down to make the menu for the week, I ask myself a few questions: What do I need to use up? I poke through my fridge to remind ...

There are 4 excellent reasons to have a 15 year mortgage: 1.  You will build equity in your house much faster, since each monthly payment...

There are some categories in your budget that you could cut out (you could live without a cell phone or without the Internet or without any ...

First the disclaimer:  I am not an expert.  However, we have refinanced our mortgages a couple of times over the years and so I do have some...

I've meant to share this easy way to coupon for quite awhile, but somehow other topics kept stealing my attention.  So here we go! The...

Someone mentioned in the comments of the last post that white vinegar was a great cleaning product. I personally have never used vinegar t...