Pecuniarities

Food safety practices should actually apply all year round, but in summer and any time of warm weather, regular precautions might not be enough. For example, you might be able to leave food unrefrigerated for several hours in February without seeing any major effects, but the same practice may not work for you in August [...]

In recent months, the subject of “too many credit cards” has frequently arisen on blogs and forums. I have even seen a post title saying that closing a credit card will immediately boost your credit score by 10 points. I don’t know if this is true; a quick search on Google didn’t turn up any [...]

We thought we’d start off our fast & frugal recipes with our version of Yaki Soba, the Japanese equivalent of Chow Mein. This meal can be made in about 5-10 minutes and for under $1.00 per person. Yakisoba Ingredients 1 pack of Ramen Noodles (Maruchan, Top Ramen, etc.) – but we won’t be using the [...]

Heating water in the microwave to use for cooking with other appliances can reduce energy costs by shaving minutes off cooking time.

By giving up chocolate and ice cream for one month as part of our “Financial Lent”, we will save $14, which could potentially add up to 140 servings of one of our frugal recipes.

I will show you how to make a nice storage chest from a regular cardboard box. The box shown here is an economy size carton of baby wipes, of which we buy a lot because they are great for cleaning dogs and upholstery. If you shop economy or family-size, you should have a good supply [...]

An introduction to frugal living with basic tips for saving money in everyday life.