Frugal Living: Most Popular Articles
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Earn Extra Money
Easy ways to increase your income.
Easy ways to increase your income.
Budget Worksheet
Take the pain out of creating a budget with this free budget form.
Take the pain out of creating a budget with this free budget form.
Buttermilk Substitute
No need to buy buttermilk. This simple substitute works just as well, and it only takes five minutes to make.
No need to buy buttermilk. This simple substitute works just as well, and it only takes five minutes to make.
Create a Frugal Budget
Create a frugal budget to match your frugal lifestyle.
Create a frugal budget to match your frugal lifestyle.
Start Living the Frugal Life
Ease into the frugal life with these ten tips.
Ease into the frugal life with these ten tips.
Monthly Spending Plan
Customize your budget to each month's expenses in seven easy steps.
Customize your budget to each month's expenses in seven easy steps.
Painless Ways to Cut Spending
Cut your costs the painless way.
Cut your costs the painless way.
Meat Tenderizer
Transform cheap cuts of meat into tender and juicy cuts with one simple trick.
Transform cheap cuts of meat into tender and juicy cuts with one simple trick.
Rent College Textbooks
Switch from buying college textbooks to renting college textbooks and save.
Switch from buying college textbooks to renting college textbooks and save.
Slash Your Grocery Bill
13 tried-and-true grocery savings strategies.
13 tried-and-true grocery savings strategies.
Get Rid of Credit Card Debt
A step-by-step guide to getting out of debt.
A step-by-step guide to getting out of debt.
Monthly Spending Worksheet
Track where your money is going with this free printable worksheet.
Track where your money is going with this free printable worksheet.
Mystery Shopping
All about mystery shopping.
All about mystery shopping.
Get Paid to Take Surveys
Learn the ins and outs of taking online surveys, and add to your income.
Learn the ins and outs of taking online surveys, and add to your income.
How to Get Free Food
Nine ways to eat for free.
Nine ways to eat for free.
Household Savings
Does your household budget need a trim? Consider these seven sources for savings.
Does your household budget need a trim? Consider these seven sources for savings.
What is Frugal Living?
Learn what frugal living is all about.
Learn what frugal living is all about.
Best Time to Buy Everything
A month-by-month guide to the biggest bargains
A month-by-month guide to the biggest bargains
Stockpile List
A free, printable list of what to stockpile.
A free, printable list of what to stockpile.
Frugal Living - QuickTips
An index of QuickTips for the Frugal Living guide site.
An index of QuickTips for the Frugal Living guide site.
Make Vegetable Broth
Learn how to make your own vegetable broth, and you'll never have to buy it again.
Learn how to make your own vegetable broth, and you'll never have to buy it again.
Cheapest Produce By Month
A guide to when all of your favorite fruits and vegetables are in season--and cheapest.
A guide to when all of your favorite fruits and vegetables are in season--and cheapest.
Make Your Own Marinade
Mix together a few ingredients to create your own cheap, but flavorful marinade.
Mix together a few ingredients to create your own cheap, but flavorful marinade.
I Can Freeze That?
Learn how to freeze eggs, milk, whole tomatoes and more.
Learn how to freeze eggs, milk, whole tomatoes and more.
Frugal Worksheets
Free, printable worksheets to get you started on the path to frugality.
Free, printable worksheets to get you started on the path to frugality.
Earn Money from Hobbies
Turn your hobby into a source of income, and get paid to play.
Turn your hobby into a source of income, and get paid to play.
Lower Electric Bill
Kiss that big electric bill good-bye.
Kiss that big electric bill good-bye.
Organic Grocery Coupons
Here's how to get coupons for all of your favorite organic foods and products
Here's how to get coupons for all of your favorite organic foods and products
Clean with Vinegar
Vinegar-based cleaner recipes for use in the kitchen, bathroom and everywhere in between.
Vinegar-based cleaner recipes for use in the kitchen, bathroom and everywhere in between.
Break the Spending Habit
Ten ways to break the spending habit.
Ten ways to break the spending habit.
Financial Goals Worksheet
Set financial goals, and take charge of your financial future.
Set financial goals, and take charge of your financial future.
Calculate Your Debt Load
Calculate your total debt load, then form a plan to zap it.
Calculate your total debt load, then form a plan to zap it.
Homemade Carpet Cleaner
Keep your carpets clean with two homemade carpet cleaning products: a cleaning solution for steam machines and a spot remover.
Keep your carpets clean with two homemade carpet cleaning products: a cleaning solution for steam machines and a spot remover.
Get Rid of Ants
Six proven home remedies for ants.
Six proven home remedies for ants.
Trim Your Budget
Trim the fat in your find, and use your money for more important things.
Trim the fat in your find, and use your money for more important things.
Eating Healthy on a Budget
Eating healthy doesn't have to wreck your budget.
Eating healthy doesn't have to wreck your budget.
The Envelope System
Take control of your spending with the envelope budgeting system.
Take control of your spending with the envelope budgeting system.
Smart Debt Reduction Moves
Start your debt pay off with these smart money moves.
Start your debt pay off with these smart money moves.
Printable Price Book
Track your grocery spending with a price book, and ensure you get the best deal every time.
Track your grocery spending with a price book, and ensure you get the best deal every time.
Foaming Soap Recipe
Have you purchased one of the new foaming hand soap dispensers? Learn how to make your own frugal refills.
Have you purchased one of the new foaming hand soap dispensers? Learn how to make your own frugal refills.
Make Your Own Flea Spray
Keep the fleas off your pup for pennies a week.
Keep the fleas off your pup for pennies a week.
Advanced Couponing Strategies
Take couponing to the next level.
Take couponing to the next level.
Make Your Own Drain Cleaner
Clean stinky drains with this simple two-ingredient drain cleaner.
Clean stinky drains with this simple two-ingredient drain cleaner.
Six Ways to Eat Out for Less
Eating out can be a real pleasure when you know how to do it for less.
Eating out can be a real pleasure when you know how to do it for less.
Uses for Vinegar
Vinegar-based recipes for cleaners, health and beauty products, pet supplies and more.
Vinegar-based recipes for cleaners, health and beauty products, pet supplies and more.
Baking Powder Recipe
Discover how easy it is to make your own baking powder.
Discover how easy it is to make your own baking powder.
Get Serious About Saving
Not sure how to fit saving into your budget? Give these simple ideas a try.
Not sure how to fit saving into your budget? Give these simple ideas a try.
Make Freezer Jam
Freezer jam instructions and recipes.
Freezer jam instructions and recipes.
Get Rid of Roaches Naturally
Want to kill roaches naturally and affordably? Here's the answer!
Want to kill roaches naturally and affordably? Here's the answer!
Coupon Effectively
Learn the ins and outs of couponing.
Learn the ins and outs of couponing.
Frugal Living - HowTos
An index of HowTos for the Frugal Living guide site.
An index of HowTos for the Frugal Living guide site.
Organize Your Finances
A step-by-step guide to smarter, more organized money management.
A step-by-step guide to smarter, more organized money management.
All-Purpose Cleaner Recipe
Make your own all-purpose cleaner, and enjoy a cleaner home for less.
Make your own all-purpose cleaner, and enjoy a cleaner home for less.
Save at Amusement Parks
Explore simple ways to save on amusement park admission, food and souvenirs.
Explore simple ways to save on amusement park admission, food and souvenirs.
Cut Back on Extras
Find and trim the fat in your budget.
Find and trim the fat in your budget.
Homemade Flea Bath
Kill and repel fleas with this simple flea bath recipe
Kill and repel fleas with this simple flea bath recipe
Frugal Toilet Cleaner
The frugal and effective toilet bowl cleaner.
The frugal and effective toilet bowl cleaner.
Frugal Debt Reduction Ideas
Discover frugal ways to banish your debts.
Discover frugal ways to banish your debts.
Refrigerator Maintenance
Learn what it takes to keep your fridge running efficiently.
Learn what it takes to keep your fridge running efficiently.
How to Make Brown Sugar
Need brown sugar for a recipe? Make your own, and save a trip to the store.
Need brown sugar for a recipe? Make your own, and save a trip to the store.
Zucchini Recipes
Overwhelmed by a big zucchini crop? Here's what to do with it all.
Overwhelmed by a big zucchini crop? Here's what to do with it all.
Save Money at Target
Seven ways to save more at Target. Do you know all of them?
Seven ways to save more at Target. Do you know all of them?
Vinegar: Laundry Stain Remover
How to remove 16 of your toughest laundry stains with vinegar.
How to remove 16 of your toughest laundry stains with vinegar.
Homemade Deodorant
Store-bought deodorants have nothing on this homemade deodorant.
Store-bought deodorants have nothing on this homemade deodorant.
Clever Uses for Ice Cube Trays
Find a new use for your long-forgotten ice cube trays
Find a new use for your long-forgotten ice cube trays
Frugal Kids' Crafts
Loads of frugal and fun projects for kids.
Loads of frugal and fun projects for kids.
Clean with Baking Soda
Baking soda-based cleaning recipes.
Baking soda-based cleaning recipes.
Dishwasher Detergent Recipe
Make your own dishwasher detergent for cheaper, healthier dishwashing.
Make your own dishwasher detergent for cheaper, healthier dishwashing.
Uses for Borax
Borax-based recipes for cleaners, pesticides and more.
Borax-based recipes for cleaners, pesticides and more.
Senior Discount Directory
Loads of senior discounts for the taking.
Loads of senior discounts for the taking.
Squash Recipes
Don't give away that extra squash just yet! Here are some great recipes to help you use it up.
Don't give away that extra squash just yet! Here are some great recipes to help you use it up.
Stainless Steel Cleaner
Are your stainless steel appliances covered in fingerprints? Here's how to clean them on the cheap.
Are your stainless steel appliances covered in fingerprints? Here's how to clean them on the cheap.
Frugal Mold & Mildew Remover
Fight the mold and mildew in your bathroom the cheap and healthy way.
Fight the mold and mildew in your bathroom the cheap and healthy way.
Homemade Bleach
An inexpensive and non-toxic alternative to chlorine bleach.
An inexpensive and non-toxic alternative to chlorine bleach.
Start an Emergency Fund
Srart an emergency fund, and protect your finances from the unexpected.
Srart an emergency fund, and protect your finances from the unexpected.
Save on Your Cell Phone Bill
Cut your cell phone bill down to size with these tips.
Cut your cell phone bill down to size with these tips.
Homemade Glass Cleaner
Make your own glass cleaner, and get streak-free windows for less.
Make your own glass cleaner, and get streak-free windows for less.
Frugal Teeth Whitener
Want whiter teeth without the hefty price tag? Here's the answer.
Want whiter teeth without the hefty price tag? Here's the answer.
Weekly Sales Ads
Find out what's on sale at all of your favorite stores, without having to buy a paper.
Find out what's on sale at all of your favorite stores, without having to buy a paper.
Uses for Baking Soda
Baking soda-based recipes for cleaners, health and beauty products, pet supplies and more.
Baking soda-based recipes for cleaners, health and beauty products, pet supplies and more.
Homemade Car Cleaning Products
Recipes for seven homemade car cleaners.
Recipes for seven homemade car cleaners.
Yeast Substitute
Out of yeast or turned off by the price? Here's a simple yeast substitute to try.
Out of yeast or turned off by the price? Here's a simple yeast substitute to try.
Frugal Dishwasher Rinse Agent
Try this substitute for pricey dishwasher rinse agents.
Try this substitute for pricey dishwasher rinse agents.
Powdered Sugar Recipe
No need to pay a premium for powdered sugar, you can make it yourself.
No need to pay a premium for powdered sugar, you can make it yourself.
Lower Your Phone Bill
Seven ways to cut your phone costs.
Seven ways to cut your phone costs.
Save Money on Water Bill
Reduce your water bill with these water-saving tips.
Reduce your water bill with these water-saving tips.
Homemade Fertilizer Recipes
Four homemade fertilzer recipes to make and try.
Four homemade fertilzer recipes to make and try.
Leave-In Conditioner Recipe
Make your own leave-in conditioner, and blast those tangles and frizzies away.
Make your own leave-in conditioner, and blast those tangles and frizzies away.
Dandruff_Shampoo_Recipe
End your battle with dandruff once and for all with this frugal fix.
End your battle with dandruff once and for all with this frugal fix.
Rust Remover Recipes
Zap rust without zapping your hard-earned dollars.
Zap rust without zapping your hard-earned dollars.
Get Rid of Fruit Flies
Rid your home of fruit flies with a simple, homemade trap.
Rid your home of fruit flies with a simple, homemade trap.
Acne Home Remedy
Treat acne for pennies a day.
Treat acne for pennies a day.
Save on School Supplies
5 strategies to help you save money on back to school supplies.
5 strategies to help you save money on back to school supplies.
Homemade Fabric Softener
Fight static cling with this ultra-cheap alternative to commerical fabric softener.
Fight static cling with this ultra-cheap alternative to commerical fabric softener.
Hair Spray Recipe
Freeze that 'do in place with your own homemade hair spray.
Freeze that 'do in place with your own homemade hair spray.
Annual Spending Worksheet
Learn how to build annual expenses into your monthly budget.
Learn how to build annual expenses into your monthly budget.
Frugal Laundry Booster
Whiten your whites and remove your toughest laundry stains the frugal way.
Whiten your whites and remove your toughest laundry stains the frugal way.
Save on Organics
Ten ways to squeeze organics into your budget.
Ten ways to squeeze organics into your budget.
Frugal Silver Cleaner
Clean your silver without polishing.
Clean your silver without polishing.
Natural Weed Killer
Learn how to kill weeds without killing your budget.
Learn how to kill weeds without killing your budget.
Frugal Air Freshener
Freshen your home with the help of vinegar.
Freshen your home with the help of vinegar.
What is Freeganism?
Find out what the freegan lifestyle is all about.
Find out what the freegan lifestyle is all about.
Make Magazine Storage Boxes
Turn cereal boxes into magazine storage boxes.
Turn cereal boxes into magazine storage boxes.
Italian Seasoning Recipe
Make your own Italian seasoning using spices that you already have on hand.
Make your own Italian seasoning using spices that you already have on hand.
Make Crayons
Turn crayon stubs into colorful new crayons.
Turn crayon stubs into colorful new crayons.
Rain Barrels
Start harvesting rainwater, and cut your water bill.
Start harvesting rainwater, and cut your water bill.
How to Scent Vinegar
Learn how to give vinegar a more pleasant scent.
Learn how to give vinegar a more pleasant scent.
Make a Sweater Bag
Turn your never-worn sweaters into fun sweater bags and totes.
Turn your never-worn sweaters into fun sweater bags and totes.
Nearly-Free Stain Removers
Discover cheap alternatives to stain removal sprays.
Discover cheap alternatives to stain removal sprays.
Frugal Frittata
Recycle your leftovers into something exciting and new.
Recycle your leftovers into something exciting and new.
Frugal Sewing Projects
Use your sewing skills to save money.
Use your sewing skills to save money.
Hair Gel Recipe
A hair gel recipe that's good for your hair and your wallet.
A hair gel recipe that's good for your hair and your wallet.
Make Your Own Dog Shampoo
A dog shampoo recipe that'll do wonders for your dog's coat and your budget.
A dog shampoo recipe that'll do wonders for your dog's coat and your budget.
Remove Mineral Deposits
Get rid of the calcium and lime build up on your showerhead for pennies.
Get rid of the calcium and lime build up on your showerhead for pennies.
Recession-Proof Your Finances
Nine things that you can do to plan for and survive a recession
Nine things that you can do to plan for and survive a recession
How to Dehydrate Foods
Learn how to dry your own fruits and vegetables, and enjoy tasty produce year-round.
Learn how to dry your own fruits and vegetables, and enjoy tasty produce year-round.
Save on School Clothes
8 ways to save on back to school clothes.
8 ways to save on back to school clothes.
Fix Stiff Line-Dried Clothes
Like Lined-drying, but hate stiff clothes? Here's the answer.
Like Lined-drying, but hate stiff clothes? Here's the answer.
Save on Haircuts
Get a great haircut for less.
Get a great haircut for less.
Spray Starch Recipe
Make your own spray starch, and enjoy crisp collars and pleats on the cheap.
Make your own spray starch, and enjoy crisp collars and pleats on the cheap.
Free/ Low-Cost Christmas Gifts
Eight free and low-cost Christmas gifts that you can make in a flash.
Eight free and low-cost Christmas gifts that you can make in a flash.
Stuffed Peppers
Go meatless and save.
Go meatless and save.
Lower Homeowner's Insurance
Eight strategies to cut your homeowner's insurance bill.
Eight strategies to cut your homeowner's insurance bill.
Frugal Travel
A step-by-step guide to frugal travel.
A step-by-step guide to frugal travel.
How to Care for Cast Iron
A guide to proper cast iron cleaning and maintenance.
A guide to proper cast iron cleaning and maintenance.
Homemade Wallpaper Remover
A frugal substitute for those expensive wallpaper removers.
A frugal substitute for those expensive wallpaper removers.
What's Your Net Worth?
Complete a free networth worksheet, and calculate your current net worth.
Complete a free networth worksheet, and calculate your current net worth.
Homemade Mouthwash
Use a pantry staple to make your own mouthwash.
Use a pantry staple to make your own mouthwash.
Frugal Microwave Cleaner
Clean your microwave without all of the elbow grease and cleaners.
Clean your microwave without all of the elbow grease and cleaners.
Lower Auto Insurance Premium
Eleven stategies to bring down the cost of insuring your car.
Eleven stategies to bring down the cost of insuring your car.
Home Remedies for Moths
Eliminate moths from your home with these proven home remedies.
Eliminate moths from your home with these proven home remedies.
Homemade Gifts for Kids
A collection of free and cheap homemade gifts for kids.
A collection of free and cheap homemade gifts for kids.
Turn Old Jeans into a Skirt
Make old jeans into a skirt tips.
Make old jeans into a skirt tips.
How to Make Kettle Corn
Enjoy kettle corn without the carnival price.
Enjoy kettle corn without the carnival price.
Stop Credit Card Offers
Flooded by a steady stream of unwanted credit card offers? Here's how to get rid of them.
Flooded by a steady stream of unwanted credit card offers? Here's how to get rid of them.
Uses for Buttons
Clever craft uses for old buttons.
Clever craft uses for old buttons.
Cheap Carpet Deodorizer
Freshen your carpets and rugs the cheap and natural way.
Freshen your carpets and rugs the cheap and natural way.
Copper and Brass Polish
Clean all the copper and brass around your home quickly and inexpensively with this trick.
Clean all the copper and brass around your home quickly and inexpensively with this trick.
Homemade Furniture Polish
Two recipes for homemade furniture polish.
Two recipes for homemade furniture polish.
Windshield Washer Fluid Recipe
A simple recipe for windshield washer fluid.
A simple recipe for windshield washer fluid.
Borax Laundry Booster
Get your clothes cleaner without wasting money on fancy laundry products.
Get your clothes cleaner without wasting money on fancy laundry products.
Uses for Old Jeans
Fun projects that start with a pair of worn out jeans.
Fun projects that start with a pair of worn out jeans.
Homemade Hamburger Buns
Learn how to make your own hamburger buns, and you'll never want another fast food burger.
Learn how to make your own hamburger buns, and you'll never want another fast food burger.
Frugal Food Gifts
Food gifts that are easy on the budget and the taste buds.
Food gifts that are easy on the budget and the taste buds.
Cheap Grease Remover
Learn how to remove grease with vinegar.
Learn how to remove grease with vinegar.
Aftershave Recipe
An aftershave recipe that's just as good (or better) than store-bought.
An aftershave recipe that's just as good (or better) than store-bought.
Kids' Birthday Clubs
Sign your child up for kids' birthday clubs, and watch the loot roll in.
Sign your child up for kids' birthday clubs, and watch the loot roll in.
Bread Machine Wheat Bread
Enjoy wholesome wheat bread without all of the work.
Enjoy wholesome wheat bread without all of the work.
Denim Pocket Quilt
Turn your worn jeans into a beautiful quilt.
Turn your worn jeans into a beautiful quilt.
Fruit and Veggie Wash
A recipe for fruit and vegetable wash.
A recipe for fruit and vegetable wash.