If you do five frugal things every single day, then you set yourself up for financial success. But what are the right frugal things to do? Of course, there are many large, sweeping actions that you can take when living a frugal lifestyle. For example, if you choose alternative housing, then you can significantly cut […]
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Frugal Bottle: Wine in a Sustainable Paper Bottle
I keep a Google Alert on to notify me about frugal news. Anything that has to do with saving money interests me. Usually, I see a lot of the same tips and products. But this week a series of headlines for Frugal Bottle surprised me. While not “frugal” news in the traditional sense, this paper […]
7 Habits and Practices of Frugal People
Being frugal means different things to different people. We all have our own values and priorities. Therefore, how we save and spend our money differs. Nevertheless, a lot of frugal people have habits and practices in common. They may apply the habits in different ways, but they use some form of them. You can emulate […]
How To Minimize Expenses While Enjoying Life
There are a lot of things that I miss about being out and about with others during the shelter-in-place period that COVID-19 has forced upon us. Nevertheless, I tend to be a glass half full kind of person. Or at the very least, I try to find the silver lining in the challenging things that […]
Big and Small Cheapskate Tricks: Advice from a Billionaire
Billionaire Ken Fisher recently shared his own cheapskate tricks. Although some people with a lot of money certainly spend wildly, many rich people live frugal lifestyles. We regular folk can learn a surprising number of helpful money-saving tips from their cheapskate tricks and money hacks. Big Cheapskate Tricks for Saving A Lot of Money Fisher’s […]
My Money Philosophy
Pondering important thoughts I live my life according to a very specific set of values and ethics. Combined together, you could call it a life philosophy. My intent is fairly simple: do whatever I’m doing well and follow what makes me happy. I believe in hard work, in fairness, in equality. I think if you err […]