Frugal Basics

That question is the title of an article that popped up on my phone the other day and I saved it because I thought it …

If you’ve been living the frugal life for any length of time, you’ve no doubt had a frugal activity backfire on you. I am no …

I was a teenager in the 90s, and while this may be true of other eras as well, I remember there being a LOT of …

I get this question so often, I wanted to put the answer in its own post. In short: Yes! You can freeze food in glass …

I would love to read more about your CVS strategies.  I’ve always found CVS to be really overpriced, so my strategy has simply been to …

During our Meet a Frugal Girl Reader series, a number of the interviewees shared about their efforts to pay their mortgages off, and that sparked …

When I lived at my last house, I did try to join a Buy Nothing group but sadly, I was a little too far outside …

About six months before the pandemic, I started a post draft titled, “Is a recession coming?”, and I never finished the post.  It’s kind of …

I know you are very good at keeping to a weekly food budget but don’t you ever feel that you should also have a stocked …

I first wrote one of these “day in the life” posts years and years ago, mainly because I thought it might be fun to see …

Whenever I mention in passing that I’m selling books on eBay, someone asks questions about the process.   So, I thought it would be good …

When you are facing a new task, it makes sense to look to other people for guidance. How do you fix a hole in a …

Hi Kristen- I saw you mentioned selling schoolbooks on eBay in your miscellany post.  I have been meaning to do a big clean-up, and I …

If you’ve tried making pizza at home, odds are good that you’ve turned out some pretty mediocre pies. Not disgusting pizza…just very meh pizza. I …

When I published a Q&A about investing, several readers left comments pointing out that the first order of financial business is to set up an …