frugal living

books about frugal living — I’m sitting in bed this morning because I’m sick. I don’t get sick often but what’s even rarer is that the toddler is still sleeping and my boys haven’t figured out that I am awake. I could really use some coffee or tea but I don’t want to risk leaving […]

Books about Frugal Living

25 Feb, 2016 in Musings & Ramblings tagged books / frugal living by Meg

frugal living tips for the newly frugal — Maybe you just got married or welcomed a child into the world. Maybe you just graduated college and are making your way in the world. Maybe you lost your job. Maybe you want to quit your job to travel the world. Whatever brought you to frugal living, and to this […]

Frugal Living Tips for the Newly Frugal

17 Feb, 2016 in Musings & Ramblings tagged frugal living / tips by Meg

Something funny happened the other day that had me wondering… The family and I were visiting a local theme park last weekend. While boarding a train ride I noticed a cast member pick something up and head for the trash can. My husband approached her and she handed him whatever […]

Is It Possible To Be TOO Frugal?

21 Jan, 2014 in Musings & Ramblings tagged frugal / frugal living / too frugal by Meg

I’ve written before about how hard it is for me to spend money. Sometimes, however, I just need to. I’ve developed a decision tree to help me and my husband work through our purchases. This series of questions isn’t meant to make a decision for you, just to help you […]

Large Purchase Decision Tree

8 Sep, 2013 in Domestic Engineering / Musings & Ramblings tagged frugal lifestyle / frugal living / purchase decision tree / should i buy this by Meg

You Might Be A Frugal Diva If... — 1. You save all of your food scraps for freezer soup 2. Your son knows to ask for a patch, not a new pair, when he wears a hole in his pants 3. Your children occupy themselves with toys made from stuff they find in the recycling bin 4. You’ve […]

10 Signs That You Might Be Frugal

25 Aug, 2013 in Musings & Ramblings tagged frugal / frugal family life / frugal living by Meg

Disclaimer: I was not asked to do this review and received no compensation in exchange. It’s not often that I pick up a book on frugal living, especially frugal cooking, and find myself overly impressed. Most frugal living books are pretty repetitive. We all know to use leftovers and stock […]

BOOK REVIEW: Frugal & Delicious, Secrets to Saving Thousands in ...

7 Aug, 2013 in Domestic Engineering / Reviews tagged book about frugal living / book reivew / frugal / frugal families / frugal living by Meg

Living frugally isn’t about forsaking your wants or abandoning your dreams so you can save money. The goal of living frugally is so you can have some of those things without neglecting your needs and responsibilities. Looking around my room as I write this I see a lot of wants. […]

Compromising Needs and Wants

18 Jul, 2013 in Musings & Ramblings tagged compromise / frugal / frugal lifestyle / frugal living / frugality / needs vs wants by Meg

Rule #1 of getting your finances under control: Always Know Where Your Money Goes I remember the day back in 1997 when Jason and I put together our first budget. It was slim pickins’ in those days but we figured out that we should have an extra $65/month that wasn’t […]

Keeping a Spending Journal

9 Oct, 2012 in Musings & Ramblings tagged frugal family life / frugal groceries / frugal lifestyle / frugal living / Meal Plans / spending journal by Meg

Stretching meat budget — Once in a while someone asks me how I manage to feed our brood (2 adults, 2 teens & 3 elementary-aged kids) and still get the bills paid. I’m proud to say that I have our grocery budget down to $120/wk, including paper/hygeine, and that I can go to $80/wk […]

Stretching Your Meat Budget

11 Sep, 2012 in Domestic Engineering tagged cooking / food / frugal families / frugal family life / frugal groceries / frugal lifestyle / frugal living by Meg

A few months ago I wrote about how having a “poor” attitude can hold us back but since then the subject really hasn’t come up again, which is surprising since last month was even tighter financially than the month when I wrote the original post. Today, on the way home […]

“Poor” Attitude, Part Deux

6 Sep, 2012 in Musings & Ramblings tagged feeling poor / frugal / frugal families / frugal family life / frugal lifestyle / frugal living / frugal parenting / poor attitude by Meg

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