Earn, Save & Live Smart
Do you know a frugal diva? She could be your neighbor, but you’d never know because she has secrets! It’s time to reveal her frugal living tips…a.k.a. “secrets”. Her home looks like it came out of the pages of House Beautiful, but she’s a frugal diva. Her secret? The frugal diva decorates with flea market … Read more
Toward the end of every semester, college students run out of money and survive on ramen noodles! We’ve all been there, we’ve all learned from our money mistakes, so let’s help the next generation avoid the ramen noodle diet! 10 Tips to Help your college student manage money and avoid the ramen noodle diet! … Read more
“All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.” –Winston Churchill According to the USA Today, 55% of people learn from their money mistakes. I thought about that statistic, and I thought about my money mistakes over the years. The lesson learned can be summed up in three words… HASTE MAKES WASTE! … Read more
Why does everything have to be new? Why do second hand items have an undeserving stigma attached to them? You’ll save money without compromising quality or durability when you buy second hand. Buy These Items Second Hand – The Top 5 1. Clothes The most obvious suggestion, second hand clothes are not hard to come … Read more
Living frugally is hard. There is always a temptation to buy something you really want, your spouse really wants or the kids want. Then there are all the unexpected expenses that pop up; car maintenance and repair costs, a bigger than usual heating or cooling bill, lawn care or new mower costs, the list goes … Read more
How to Oragnize a Garage Sale I had visions of a giant garage/moving sale, but those visions didn’t include 10 short days to get it together! I wasn’t procrastinating, I just didn’t want to begin the cleaning out process until we had a contract on our house. After all, who wants to welcome prospective buyers … Read more
5 Ways to Save on Gas According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, the average household spends $305 a month on gas, and those figures are from a year ago. Gas is nearing $5 a gallon, and that figure is bound to increase! In fact, my husband is in London this week, and it’s $9 … Read more
Normally when people talk about being frugal, they offer lots of tips about how to cut back on spending, how to make the most of leftover food and other ways you can tighten your belt to save cash. This is all really helpful, but there are also other options that you could utilize. It might … Read more
And the gas prices, they keep going up and up. The world economies can’t seem to come to any sort of agreement about regulating those prices. Every political tension in oil rich areas is a cause for gas prices to go up at the pump. It seems there is no end in sight. The only … Read more
Benjamin Franklin once said, “Beware of the little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.” Those little expenses really do add up, and The Budget Diet was recently featured on KHOU-TV Houston with simple money saving tips. If you cut your expenses by just $11 a day, you’ll save $4000 in a year! … Read more