Can You Spot a Frugal Home? Do you recognize a frugal home the moment you step inside? For many people, penny-pinching habits are subtle. However, if you live a frugal life, you notice them quickly. In fact, when you visit another frugal household, the signs stand out because you likely practice the same habits yourself. […]

Small Habits That Define a Frugal Lifestyle Frugalitarians follow many small habits every day. Some of these habits may not save a lot of money. To others, they may even seem silly or time-consuming. However, these choices show creativity and a strong desire to reduce waste. Living frugally often means thinking twice before throwing something […]

A few days ago, I had lunch with an individual who is considering hiring me to give a multi-hour seminar to a business convention on personal finance. This person knows me from the local community and is a reader of The Simple Dollar and he felt that I might be the right person to give […]