Frugal

by M. Beddingfield

Recession Opportunities Is this a recession or opportunity knocking? I’ve seen this question posed all over the media. A lot of the articl... read the story

by Jennifer Derrick

Feeling Better Without Spending a Lot of Money In my house we’ve had a tough couple of months with deaths, health scares, and general work-related stress. WeR... read the story

by David G. Mitchell

Martha’s in the Trash Again I grew up in a small town to the North of Boston, Massachusetts. When I was very young, it was the epitome of a quiet...... read the story

by David G. Mitchell

Eleven Ways to Use Baking Soda Instead of Commercial Cleaners Baking Soda is a versatile, environmentally friendly and inexpensive product that belongs not only with your baking ingr... read the story

by Jennifer Derrick

Store Loyalty in a Down Economy I am not brand loyal, save for a very few specific products that, through trial and error, I have determined that only o... read the story

by David G. Mitchell

Greeting Cards are for Suckers! Have you ever noticed that if you are going to feel guilty about a purchase, you will usually feel guilty about making t... read the story

by Jennifer Derrick

Think You Hate Leftovers? Think Again. A friend of mine was laid off from her job three months ago. Not surprising, given the current economy. Anyway, like man... read the story

by Jennifer Derrick

Repair or Replace? This past weekend the battery in my cordless phone died. I thought, “No problem. I’ll just run out and get a... read the story

by Jennifer Derrick

Go After the High Hanging Financial Fruit Not long ago I wrote about low hanging financial fruit. These are the easy things you can do to save money that don̵... read the story

by M. Beddingfield

10 Less Obvious Family Entertainment Ideas What is family entertainment? First, let’s take a look at the definition of these two words. Entertainment –... read the story