When Sarah and I first moved into our new house in 2007, the inaugural electric bill was shocking to us. It was way higher than what we were used to from the days of our tiny apartment. Our old energy ...

Like many people who suddenly realize how bad their financial situation is, we dove hard into frugality during the first few months of our financial turnaround.It makes sense, really. Frugality is the ...

‘LeanSpark’ is an engaging chronicle of ingenuity amid constraint as explored by Jaideep Prabhu, Priyank Narayan, and Mukesh Sud in their new book, but it does not recognise that frugality narrows the ...

Have you ever wondered about the difference between being frugal and being cheap? A frugal person and a cheap person share one pivotal trait: They both try to save money. Nothing wrong with that at ...

The point of a savings account is to build it steadily, not diminish it rapidly. This may sound easier said than done, especially in this economy, but with a bit of finesse and a few fixes to your ...