Frugal Living: Most Popular Articles
These articles are the most popular over the last month.
Best Time to Buy Everything
A month-by-month guide to the biggest bargains
A month-by-month guide to the biggest bargains
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.
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.
Create a Frugal Budget
Create a frugal budget to match your frugal lifestyle.
Create a frugal budget to match your frugal lifestyle.
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.
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.
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.
I Can Freeze That?
Learn how to freeze eggs, milk, whole tomatoes and more.
Learn how to freeze eggs, milk, whole tomatoes and more.
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.
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.
Make Freezer Jam
Freezer jam instructions and recipes.
Freezer jam instructions and recipes.
Painless Ways to Cut Spending
Cut your costs the painless way.
Cut your costs the painless way.
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.
Earn Extra Money
Easy ways to increase your income.
Easy ways to increase your income.
How to Get Free Food
Nine ways to eat for free.
Nine ways to eat for free.
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?
Slash Your Grocery Bill
13 tried-and-true grocery savings strategies.
13 tried-and-true grocery savings strategies.
Frugal Living - QuickTips
An index of QuickTips for the Frugal Living guide site.
An index of QuickTips for the Frugal Living guide site.
Stockpile List
A free, printable list of what to stockpile.
A free, printable list of what to stockpile.
Make Nail Polish Last Longer
A simple trick to keep your nails polished and chip-free for longer.
A simple trick to keep your nails polished and chip-free for longer.
Break the Spending Habit
Ten ways to break the spending habit.
Ten ways to break the spending habit.
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
Save on Haircuts
Get a great haircut for less.
Get a great haircut for less.
Canning Supplies
A rundown of everything you need to get started canning.
A rundown of everything you need to get started canning.
Make Shoes Last Longer
Care and maintenance tips to extend the life of your shoes.
Care and maintenance tips to extend the life of your shoes.
How to Clean DVDs
Have DVDs that are too dirty to play? Here's how to clean them cheaply.
Have DVDs that are too dirty to play? Here's how to clean them cheaply.
Freeze Tomatoes
Freeze your homegrown tomatoes for use year round.
Freeze your homegrown tomatoes for use year round.
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.
What is Frugal Living?
Learn what frugal living is all about.
Learn what frugal living is all about.
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.
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.
Uses for Tomatoes
7 great – but often overlooked– uses for tomatoes.
7 great – but often overlooked– uses for tomatoes.
Eating Healthy on a Budget
Eating healthy doesn't have to wreck your budget.
Eating healthy doesn't have to wreck your budget.
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.
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.
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.
Get Rid of Ants
Six proven home remedies for ants.
Six proven home remedies for ants.
Smart Debt Reduction Moves
Start your debt pay off with these smart money moves.
Start your debt pay off with these smart money moves.
Financial Goals Worksheet
Set financial goals, and take charge of your financial future.
Set financial goals, and take charge of your financial future.
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.
Tomato Juice Recipe
Turn some of your homegrown tomatoes into tomato juice, and you'll be set for soup season.
Turn some of your homegrown tomatoes into tomato juice, and you'll be set for soup season.
Pear Freezer Jam
A simple recipe for pear freezer jam with pure pear taste.
A simple recipe for pear freezer jam with pure pear taste.
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.
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.
Lower Electric Bill
Kiss that big electric bill good-bye.
Kiss that big electric bill good-bye.
Rust Remover Recipes
Zap rust without zapping your hard-earned dollars.
Zap rust without zapping your hard-earned dollars.
Mystery Shopping
All about mystery shopping.
All about mystery shopping.
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.
Coupon Effectively
Learn the ins and outs of couponing.
Learn the ins and outs of couponing.
Advanced Couponing Strategies
Take couponing to the next level.
Take couponing to the next level.
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.
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!
Senior Discount Directory
Loads of senior discounts for the taking.
Loads of senior discounts for the taking.
Save Money on Amazon
Eleven ways to save big on Amazon. Do you know them all?
Eleven ways to save big on Amazon. Do you know them all?
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
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.
The Envelope System
Take control of your spending with the envelope budgeting system.
Take control of your spending with the envelope budgeting system.
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.
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.
Cut Back on Extras
Find and trim the fat in your budget.
Find and trim the fat in your budget.
Homemade Gifts for Kids
A collection of free and cheap homemade gifts for kids.
A collection of free and cheap homemade gifts for kids.
Frugal Living - HowTos
An index of HowTos for the Frugal Living guide site.
An index of HowTos for the Frugal Living guide site.
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.
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.
Natural Weed Killer
Learn how to kill weeds without killing your budget.
Learn how to kill weeds without killing your budget.
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.
Frugal Toilet Cleaner
The frugal and effective toilet bowl cleaner.
The frugal and effective toilet bowl cleaner.
Annual Spending Worksheet
Learn how to build annual expenses into your monthly budget.
Learn how to build annual expenses into your monthly budget.
Frugal Dishwasher Rinse Agent
Try this substitute for pricey dishwasher rinse agents.
Try this substitute for pricey dishwasher rinse agents.
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.
Frugal Debt Reduction Ideas
Discover frugal ways to banish your debts.
Discover frugal ways to banish your debts.
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.
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 Flea Bath
Kill and repel fleas with this simple flea bath recipe
Kill and repel fleas with this simple flea bath recipe
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.
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.
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.
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 Fertilizer Recipes
Four homemade fertilzer recipes to make and try.
Four homemade fertilzer recipes to make and try.
Dishwasher Detergent Recipe
Make your own dishwasher detergent for cheaper, healthier dishwashing.
Make your own dishwasher detergent for cheaper, healthier dishwashing.
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
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.
Refrigerator Maintenance
Learn what it takes to keep your fridge running efficiently.
Learn what it takes to keep your fridge running efficiently.
Homemade Deodorant
Store-bought deodorants have nothing on this homemade deodorant.
Store-bought deodorants have nothing on this homemade deodorant.
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.
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.
Shoe Polish Recipe
Make a top-rate shoe polish from things you already have at home.
Make a top-rate shoe polish from things you already have at home.
Uses for Borax
Borax-based recipes for cleaners, pesticides and more.
Borax-based recipes for cleaners, pesticides and more.
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.
Save on Organics
Ten ways to squeeze organics into your budget.
Ten ways to squeeze organics into your budget.
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.
Homemade Car Cleaning Products
Recipes for seven homemade car cleaners.
Recipes for seven homemade car cleaners.
Homemade Bleach
An inexpensive and non-toxic alternative to chlorine bleach.
An inexpensive and non-toxic alternative to chlorine bleach.
Frugal Air Freshener
Freshen your home with the help of vinegar.
Freshen your home with the help of vinegar.
Fruit and Veggie Wash
A recipe for fruit and vegetable wash.
A recipe for fruit and vegetable wash.
Acne Home Remedy
Treat acne for pennies a day.
Treat acne for pennies a day.
Make Magazine Storage Boxes
Turn cereal boxes into magazine storage boxes.
Turn cereal boxes into magazine storage boxes.
Make Crayons
Turn crayon stubs into colorful new crayons.
Turn crayon stubs into colorful new crayons.
Frugal Kids' Crafts
Loads of frugal and fun projects for kids.
Loads of frugal and fun projects for kids.
How to Scent Vinegar
Learn how to give vinegar a more pleasant scent.
Learn how to give vinegar a more pleasant scent.
Save at the Farmer's Market
5 ways to save big at the farmer's market.
5 ways to save big at the farmer's market.
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.
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.
Clean with Baking Soda
Baking soda-based cleaning recipes.
Baking soda-based cleaning recipes.
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.
Rain Barrels
Start harvesting rainwater, and cut your water bill.
Start harvesting rainwater, and cut your water bill.
Home Remedies for Moths
Eliminate moths from your home with these proven home remedies.
Eliminate moths from your home with these proven home remedies.
What is Freeganism?
Find out what the freegan lifestyle is all about.
Find out what the freegan lifestyle is all about.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gift Spending Worksheet
A free, printable holiday gift spending worksheet to help keep your holiday spending in check.
A free, printable holiday gift spending worksheet to help keep your holiday spending in check.
Frugal Silver Cleaner
Clean your silver without polishing.
Clean your silver without polishing.
Honey Mustard Salad Dressing
A simple, four-ingredient honey mustard salad dressing.
A simple, four-ingredient honey mustard salad dressing.
Honey Substitute
Honey too pricey for your frugal tastes? Then, give this simple substitute a go.
Honey too pricey for your frugal tastes? Then, give this simple substitute a go.
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.
Homemade Butter in a Jar
Make your own butter and buttermilk at home.
Make your own butter and buttermilk at home.
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.
How to Stretch Ground Beef
Simple ways to make your ground beef go further.
Simple ways to make your ground beef go further.
Lower Your Phone Bill
Seven ways to cut your phone costs.
Seven ways to cut your phone costs.
Wine Cork Wreath
Recycle corks into a one-of-a-kind wreath.
Recycle corks into a one-of-a-kind wreath.
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.
Make a Felt Board
Homemade felt boards are easy to make, and fun to play with.
Homemade felt boards are easy to make, and fun to play with.
Save Money on Water Bill
Reduce your water bill with these water-saving tips.
Reduce your water bill with these water-saving tips.
Windshield Washer Fluid Recipe
A simple recipe for windshield washer fluid.
A simple recipe for windshield washer fluid.
Cheap Grease Remover
Learn how to remove grease with vinegar.
Learn how to remove grease with vinegar.
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.
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.
How to Clean Blinds
Remove the dust from your blinds with this cheap trick.
Remove the dust from your blinds with this cheap trick.
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.
Holiday Spending Worksheet
Learn how to budget holiday spending; and enjoy a debt-free, stress-free season.
Learn how to budget holiday spending; and enjoy a debt-free, stress-free season.
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.
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.
Cheap Organization Ideas
Use what you have to fight the clutter in your home.
Use what you have to fight the clutter in your home.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How to Care for Cast Iron
A guide to proper cast iron cleaning and maintenance.
A guide to proper cast iron cleaning and maintenance.
Make Your Own Pinwheels
Follow this pattern to make your own pinwheels.
Follow this pattern to make your own pinwheels.
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.
Frugal Hobbies
Hobbies that won't break the bank, and some that will even save you money.
Hobbies that won't break the bank, and some that will even save you money.
Homemade Wallpaper Remover
A frugal substitute for those expensive wallpaper removers.
A frugal substitute for those expensive wallpaper removers.
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.
Turn Old Jeans into a Skirt
Have a pair of holey jeans that you're not ready to part with? Then, turn them into this cute skirt, and get more wear out of them.
Have a pair of holey jeans that you're not ready to part with? Then, turn them into this cute skirt, and get more wear out of them.
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.