How many times have you sat around listening to your friends tell you that they are going to quit doing something cold turkey? I am going to go out on a limb and say probably quite often. At some point, we have all probably been on a kick where we wanted to completely give up…
Sometimes our quest to cut down expenses can lead us astray. Not all frugal tips and hacks are created equal, and trying something that worked for someone else might even end up costing you money. Here are four common frugal living tips that often backfire, and what you can do instead: Cut Your Own Hair…
During our lives we tend to accumulate stuff. Unless you move often, your attic, basement, garage, and closets are going to get filled with a lot of clutter. If you are sick of it and want to organize your life, start going through things. If you have not even looked at it, let alone used…
Retailers are crafty folks. They know just when to price some items higher for account for more demand and when to cut their losses to sell items at a deep discount. It’s your job as a savvy consumer to figure out when a retailer is trying to play the calendar to get you to pay…
Believe it or not, gentlemen, the ladies in your life really don’t need an expensive piece of jewelry from you for Christmas. In fact, you can spend very little and still melt her heart. But, you need to remember that there is a difference between spending very little and putting in very little effort. Finding…
In some ways, it can feel a little sacrilegious to talk about paring down Thanksgiving. After all, it’s a holiday all about celebrating the abundance in our lives. But the truth of the matter is that planning an enormous meal for a horde of guests is an expensive prospect, particularly if you follow the dining-room-table-is-groaning-under-the-weight-of-food…
Halloween is one of those holidays that appeals to everyone, from tiny tots to college students to parents. Unfortunately, all of that celebrating can be costly. According to the National Retail Federation, not only will seven out of every ten Americans be celebrating the spookiest holiday on the calendar in 2012, but they will be…