article thumbnail

Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? I know I found The Frugal Girl through the Non-Consumer Advocate, and I’ve read nearly all the archives. I was not raised by frugal people, but my fiance (now husband) was very frugal, and I wanted to learn how to adopt some of the same mindset so we could be on the same page.

Rent 177
article thumbnail

Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

We have significant food restrictions so sourcing our own is helpful health-wise & cost-effective too. How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? I was born frugal, into a super frugal family. What’s your best frugal win? What’s the easiest/hardest part of being frugal? Heavens, no.

Arkansas 177
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Festival of Frugality #271- 10 Movies, 10 Lessons Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Hello and welcome to the 271st Festival of Frugality-10 Movies, 10 Lessons Edition. Some people take spending and greed to a limit they shouldn’t and others become so extreme in frugality that they forget to enjoy living life. SillySimple presents Frugal Gardening: Seed Starting Part I posted at Silly Simple Living.

Frugal 150
article thumbnail

4 Reasons to Graduate Debt-Free

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Students now more than ever are graduating into a life of student loan payments, debt, and economic uncertainty. It’s necessary to be as frugal as possible, and some would even make the argument that it’s easier to be frugal as a student.

Debt 217
article thumbnail

The Cost of Personal Grooming

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We all want to interact with people who don’t smell, keep their hair clean and don’t have food fragments stuck in their teeth. A study once conducted by members of the economics department at Elon University in North Carolina concluded (according to article Clothes and Personal Grooming Can Affect Earnings on Live Science ).

2007 207
article thumbnail

Friday’s Freebies: Gluten Free Recipes, Memorial Day Coloring Pages and More

Saving Cents With Sense

Frugal Cooking for Simple Living by Michael Holtby. Basic Economics for Students and Non Students Alike by Jerry Wyant. Food Rules for Weight Loss and Dieting by David Fry *. How To Grow Plants by Margaret Phillips. The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World for Kids by Elaine Donato. Natural Skin RX Sample. Father’s Day Banner.

article thumbnail

Finding Discount Codes and Why You Should Use Coupons

Koupon Karen

Buy more for longer while protecting future months against food inflation or shrinking income fluxes driven by economic shifts or job insecurities. Ethics and frugality can thrive together!