Polish Sausage, Potatoes, and Cabbage

This is a hearty meal that will fill everyone up. This is a comfort meal, and a cheap meal, but by no means is this a healthy meal so enjoy it but not all the time!
Frugal Tips for Polish Sausage, Potatoes, and Cabbage
You can’t get much more frugal than this but I do purchase [...]

Online Loan Calculators

Getting a loan can be an intimidating process for many. You have to fill out a great deal of paperwork, there are terms you may have never heard before, and then there is a bunch of math you just can’t wrap your head around. An online loan calculator can help you make some financial decisions [...]

Simple Debt Management

Debt isn’t all bad. If we didn’t have options for debt most of us would not be able to purchase a home or have the credit available for emergency situations. Debt is there so that we can purchase things we both need and want but if we let it get out of hand then it [...]

Have a Frugal Romantic Evening at Home

When we first begin dating we usually find that romance is never in short supply. When we first get together we are so happy to be near the other person that just sitting in the same room can be as much fun as an expensive dinner out. As we get older and settle in together [...]

How to Get a Free Credit Report

Getting a copy of your credit report should be your first stop on the road to repairing your credit. Your credit card will let you know what debt you have out there and will give you an idea of what a lender would see if you went to apply for a loan.
A credit report is [...]

You can’t have everything.

Or most of us can’t, anyway. We live in a world of consumerism and it can be difficult to not look at the world in regards to who has a nicer house, car, or who went on that vacation to Europe. I admit, I’ve been jealous of what others have. I have looked at the homes [...]

How I saved $60 on our electric bill

We have budget billing for our electric bill and it adjusts throughout the year based on how much electricity we are using. It doesn’t normally adjust more than $20 or so and I had never looked at how much our electricity we were using in the winter. When I did look, I realized that one month [...]

Mobile Home Remodeling Ideas for the Master Bath

The bathroom in our mobile home is one of the first places we remodeled, and is actually scheduled to be one of the next rooms we remodel as it isn’t quite there yet. The mobile home remodeling ideas we had for the master bath were grand but we had to quickly scale them back.
Mobile Home [...]

How to Cut Back When You Feel There Is Nothing to Cut Back

How many times have you read on article on saving money or getting out of debt and it talks about taking your lunch or cutting out your morning coffee? While these are all great ideas, and I’ve even written about them myself, there comes a time when you need more.
I have heard several times, and I’ve said [...]

How to Have a Frugal Fourth of July

Who doesn’t want to celebrate our Independence Day? The Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays but we don’t always have the money to throw a big celebration so each year is different. Over the years, I’ve learned a few frugal tips to help us save as much money as possible while still [...]

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