Frugal Living

Practical Guide to Thrifty Living
Thrifty Living - You Can Do It!
How a single mother bought a home and raised two children on a fixed income in a tight economy, and how you can meet your financial goals with less money. Thrifty living is becoming essential in today's bad economy. It's best to learn to live frugally before it becomes a necessity. Losing a job, loss of a spouse, unexpected expenses, health problems and other complications of life can drain our bank accounts. If you know how to live in a thrifty way, it is easier to weather the crisis. I'll ...

Penny Saver Central and the Penny Pinchers
Are You a Natural Born Penny Pincher?
Some of us are natural-born penny pinchers. We have developed frugal-living habits over the years that help us pinch a penny for all it's worth! However, in today's economy, most of us need to do more penny pinching than just saving our loose change. I am on a quest to find as many ways as possible to build on my established penny-pinching habits. While on this quest, I also will be looking for great opportunities to re-use, recycle or re-purpose existing products to help save our planet. It ...

Live the Good Life
Living the Good Life, a Tribute to Scott and Helen Nearing
"Living the Good Life" by Scott (1883-1983) and Helen (1904-1995) Nearing was a book I read in high school and which had a profound effect on many aspects of the rest of my life. During the Depression, in 1932 Scott and Helen left New York City and moved to the Green Mountains of Vermont. This book chronicles their ideas and ideals of simple living, their quest to discover a simple life where they would provide most all of their own needs themselves through their own labor. The Nearings have ...