It’s one of the most common reasons for arguments and divorce in marriages. It can keep us from achieving our dreams, or it can enable us. It can cultivate the worst in people, and it can cultivate the best. Money is one the most fundamental, crude, material parts of our existence, yet we look at…

$7 a day for any kind of meals is a pretty good effort, but Jean Weiss at MSN Health & Fitness does her homework to provide the healthy and organic options. The beginning of this article focuses on what foods do what and scouring the supermarket for cheaper alternatives [duh] so I’ll skip you right ahead…

We live in expensive times. As prices go up and up and up (gas is hovering around $3.00 a gallon across the U.S., milk is expected to top $5.00 a gallon before the end of the year, and so on), even the normal discount stores are starting to feel a little pricey. For many of…

The very new Frugal Panda website has introduced itself nicely by compiling a list of 50 other blogs focused on spending little and getting more. They’re nicely categorized into sections like Family Living and Financial Planning. If you wanted to add a Frugal folder to your RSS reader, here is the easiest way to get…

MSN posted an article called “20 ways you waste money on your car.” The article points out the most common ways that people lose money when maintaining the upkeep of their cars. The following are my favorite two tips: Premium gas instead of regular. Buy the cheapest gasoline that doesn’t make your car engine…

I believe the merits of duct tape should be shouted from the mountaintops. The longer I live the more uses I find for this invaluable resource. Here is a list of my favorite few. Securing computer cables. It is great for splicing wires because it is wider and more sturdy than black electrical tape. Emergency luggage patch. Repairing and marking…

Ronsan had a goal. When I was in my early 50s, I began to question the lifestyle my husband and I were living. I longed for a simpler lifestyle: I knew I wanted less stress, I knew I was tired of working for someone else, and I felt there had to be a way to achieve…