If You Don’t Need It, It’s Not a Deal!
The following guest post is from Jason of FrugalDad.com. Jason writes about frugal living, family finances, and other related topics at his blog. With the holiday shopping season in full swing I am reminded...
Yearly Archive: 2008
The Two Okinawan Diet Rules (or How I’m Getting Leaner During the Holidays)
Like many people, I tend to overeat during the holidays, from Thanksgiving through New Year’s. It’s kinda part of the tradition to consume huge amounts of food, you know? And like many others, I...
Clutter Is Money
Recently, I was browsing through the Creative Commons pictures on Flickr (those that have been given permission to be shared freely) and I came across a few pictures that actually reminded me of my...
Start your X-mas list now – or boycott it
I have started the list for my family already. Where we live, the economical turmoil have prompted the shops to start early this year and with great discounts too. To save big I do...
The 25 Best Actions for Saving Money from the readers of The Simple Dollar
A few days ago, I mentioned my single best action for saving money in my own life – utilizing the library. I also encouraged readers to submit their own best actions – and did...
Save money while you sleep
Vampire power awareness day You can reduse your costs just by terminating vampire power. Although the term ‘vampire’ is silly, the savings are serius. Chances are that you too is wasting power, even in...
Beat the Sugar Habit: 3 Steps to Cut Sweets (Mostly) Out of Your Life
Editor’s note: This is a guest post in Zen Habits written by Mike O’Donnell of the IF Life. It is frugal in the sense that you need to stop buying those expensive sweets that are...
How to Plan Ahead for Next Week’s Meals (And Save Significant Money): A Step-By-Step Guide
My wife and I shop for groceries on a weekly basis (with the exception of a rare mid-week stop for more milk or other pure staples). We shop from a grocery list, usually nail...
Changes You Can Make
One of the strongest memories I have from my childhood comes from when I was about seven years old. We were visiting my grandmother and I walked in on her praying out loud. She...
Simple Free Friday: Command and Conquer Gold
Ever played Command and Conquer? This pacagage may fe frugal, but not exactly GTD. I get totally hooked on theese real time strategy games. Electronic Arts in 2007 released the cool classic Command & Conquer...