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How To Take Frugality to the Extreme

Jackie Cohen / January 12th, 2018 / No Comments

Extreme frugality might not be the most sustainable thing over the long term unless you can make a lifestyle out of it. It requires a strong set of values surrounding thrift. This might be more feasible as a short-term strategy or at least an experiment. With that in mind, here are eight ways to be frugal in the extreme. Jackie CohenJackie Cohen is an award winning financial journalist turned turned...

Posted in: Personal Finance Tagged with: cheap, frugality, spending

Three Easy Ways to Cut Your Grocery Bill

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Jill / April 15th, 2015 / 1 Comment

The average American family spends roughly $150 a week on food—over $6,000 every year. For most of us, groceries eat up a large portion of our monthly budget. If you want to cut back on expenses, food is actually one of the best places to start. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); You already know that bringing your lunch with you to work instead of going out, skipping your daily...

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged with: budget, food, frugal, frugal meals, frugality, groceries, save money, save on food, saving money

Four Frugal Tricks That Save You Money

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Melissa Batai / February 16th, 2014 / 9 Comments

Frugality is no fun, right? People who are frugal never go out with friends, never buy a coffee, never buy anything, it seems. They spend all their time hanging up their clothes to line dry, saving their recycling for repurposing, and washing out plastic baggies. Right? True, some frugal people do this. But if you’re not naturally frugal and don’t want to be extreme, there are simple...

Posted in: Minimalism and Frugality Tagged with: buy in bulk, frugal, frugality, saving and frugality, Saving money drying clothes

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Brian / November 2nd, 2013 / 6 Comments

I’m back! The European trip wrapped up earlier this week, so you’re stuck with me for the updates again. Every time I travel, it momentarily inspires me to put more effort in to learning languages. When I travel to a place, I want to be a local. I hate most touristy things and despise being thought of as a tourist. I have perfected the covert map check, just so I don’t stand out. A...

Posted in: Weekly Updates Tagged with: duolingo, frugality, prague, real estate, rental property, speaking a second language