Food prices are having people rethink how they shop and cook. Going to the grocery store has always taken planning and ...

Meal prepping can be an effective way to maintain a healthy diet while saving time and money. Here's my meal plan for this week. Feel free to share your meals and any great deals you have found. Share ...

There’s some good news for households on a lean budget celebrating the holidays this year. It is possible to make a delicious Christmas dinner everyone will love without overspending on the feast. You ...

Warm summer nights should be spent outdoors with friends, lingering over last bites of peach pie and glasses of white wine. However, with family vacations on the horizon, summer camp checks due and ...

Many people experience financial anxiety and worry about their money on a daily basis, sometimes to the point that it negatively affects their mental, emotional, and physical health. According to a ...

Sarah at Go Ask Mom wrote an interesting article defending family dinners this week. There was a recent report indicating that home cooking was more for the elite foodie. Sarah (and I) beg to differ.

I'm not a naturally frugal person. I'm not a spendthrift, either. I'm a saver, and I believe in living within my means -- and I generally do. But I'm not naturally a wash-the-plastic ...

Dave Ramsey argues that frugality is less about deprivation and more about directing every dollar toward long-term value. I ...

Frugal is as frugal does — at least, that’s what my mama used to say. Actually, I think that was “stupid”, not frugal, and I think that was Forrest Gump’s mama, not mine. But I digress … we’re talking ...

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