Frugal Confessions Friday – Frugal Living

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! For those of you new to this series, check out the introduction here. Here is my confession of the week: It’s been over two years since I took Lyla to the vet (that’s the first confession). Now that we have Danny Boy, we had to get him vaccinated and neutered. On [...]

Food Experiment: Can I Save Money on ‘Healthy’ Foods?

I am embarking on an exciting, new experiment based off of reader comments I received on my article “Cutting Down Your Grocery Bill By Playing the Grocery Game”. Each week several new coupon circulars come out in the Sunday papers, and I match these up to sales at different stores to get the most bang [...]

Blog Updates

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! Just wanted to give you all the heads up that (you may have noticed) I am making a few changes to my blog. Nothing drastic, but I think they will enhance the experience. Please note that the buttons up top are not functional yet–they do go to a page, but the [...]

Dave Ramsey’s Total Money Makeover: Could his Plan have Caused us to Take on More Debt?

Before starting on a “gazelle intensity” towards debt repayment, Dave Ramsey advises you to save up $1,000 for an emergency fund so that when Murphy comes knocking on your door while you are trying to get out of debt, you will not have to go into more debt by charging the emergency to your credit [...]

It’s Frugal Confessions Friday!!

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! If you are new to this series, check out the introduction here. I’ve been dying to share this one with you: Since moving into our new home in September, we have wanted to get rid of a mid-sized evergreen tree that is planted along our fence line. It doesn’t go with [...]

How Not to be a Starving Artist

There are two main financial obstacles you need to address in order to achieve living your dream of practicing your art without becoming a starving artist. Whether you are a writer, photographer, painter, composer, sculptor, dancer, etc., the first thing you must do is to minimize your expenses, and the second thing you must do [...]

Article Round-Up: Bankruptcy Edition

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! I’d like to get your thoughts today on the issue of bankruptcy. Of late, as Crystal over at Budgeting in the Fun Stuff has voiced her opinion about, filing for bankruptcy has become less taboo and almost…a tool in your financial arsenal. Suze Orman discusses this option with her callers more [...]

Balance is Key in Life and in Budgeting

For our 4th of July picnic I thumbed through my trusted recipe box and turned to a dessert I haven’t made in over a year: Key Lime Pie (scroll to the bottom for the recipe). I knew that living in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in my early twenties was going to be a fleeting experience—when [...]

Frugal Confessions Friday: Frugal Living

Hello Frugal Confessions Readers! For those of you new to this series, check out the introduction here. Here is my confession of the week: I have a confession to make before my frugal confession. Paul and I watch the Twilight movies! Not so much because we think they are good, but because we think they [...]

Restaurant Hacks: Your Money Saving Guide to Discount Dining

Eating restaurant quality food may not seem to fit in with your frugal life or budget, but I am here to tell you that you can have your cake and eat it, too. How many times a month do you eat out? How many times a month do you wish you could eat out? Perhaps [...]

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