As we adapt to a more frugal lifestyle, it is easy to start worrying about what other’s think of us and how we spend our money. We must remember that comparison is the thief of joy. When we compare other people’s gifts to the gifts that we can afford to give, then we take away…
Gardening can be a fun and enjoyable hobby that brings you beautiful plants and vegetables for your dinner. It can also be a slippery slope into spending money. The best way to keep gardening from becoming an expensive hobby is to start small and keep yourself on a budget. Prepare ahead of time exactly how…
It’s the middle of the day and you are starving, so it must be lunch time. If you are like 90% of Americans, you are likely to trying to figure out where to go to buy your lunch. A survey by Fooda recently, says that most people eat out for lunch at least 1 day…
Every once in a while, when you go to thrift stores you may stumble upon items that are just amazing. They may be items that are from many years before your time, or they may remind you of your childhood. The words Thrift and Vintage get thrown around together a lot, but they actually mean…
When people change their money mindset and their spending habits, some friends and family may not fully understand the reasoning behind these changes. If you know someone who has been very carefree with their money, and all of sudden they start being more careful, it can adjust the relationship that you have with them. It…
When it comes to money and how we spend it, two adjectives come up a lot to describe people. Most tend to think that frugal and thrifty mean the same thing, but really the difference between thrifty and frugal are that they are two sides of a similar coin. Generally speaking, if you are thrifty,…
We clean out the house or buy new furniture and then we go donate our gently used items to a thrift store. But what if we know these items have a resell value that we would like to make a profit on? This is where knowing the difference between thrift and consignment stores will come…
You paid all your monthly bills, and you realize that you only have $500 left in your bank account. Can you really live off $500 for your variable expenses for a whole month? With good planning, you can easily live off $500 a month for groceries, gas, and other variable spending. The trick is to…
Thrift stores have become one of the top ways that I have save thousands of dollars every year on my budget! Thrifting can literally be a life saver if you are a family on a tight budget. Buying items from a thrift store not only helps your wallet, but it also helps the environment and…
Every year 40% of American will take on debt to pay for Christmas gifts and decorations. It has become a normal cycle of paying for holiday related purchases on a credit card and then taking 6 months to pay it off. If we flip the cycle of going in debt for Christmas and taking 6…