Frugal halloween costume idea.

This is a classic frugal tip that is so good, it bears repeating. Supermarkets aren’t a good place to buy toiletries and many household consumables (diapers, paper plates, deodorant, etc.), so only shop the perimeter.
Most grocery stores are laid out in a “box” pattern with vegetables on one side, dairy and meats along [...]

Use Industrial Materials Exchange to save money!

Sorry for you non-cat owners. Today won’t be especially relevant. I’ve got to tell the cat owners out there about something I’m a big fan of. It’s a product called “Worlds Best Cat Litter” (yes, I just blogged my cat litter). The stuff is made of recycled corn cobs diced into tiny bits. It’s very [...]

Yeah, I really said that. Take a good hard look at everything you throw out for a week. Why are you throwing it away? It didn’t come into your house for free—have you used it to the full extent of its life? Can you re-use something one more time?
Every day our daughter brings in the [...]

All about scaling back consumption, without loosing the meaning.

Learn to save money on food using co-op shopping. This can be formal or informally organized bulk purchasing.

Learn where to find gleaning opportunities and reduce your overall food costs.

I needed some really big containers for laundry-detergent storage and found someone giving some away via Freecycle (they previously held cola syrup for a manufacturing plant).
I was looking for some old empty spools and found a costume designer who was tossing a drawer full.
With three brown-baggers in the family, we’re always short on reusable plastic [...]

I buy what I can used. I don’t usually buy used shoes. I never buy used socks or underwear. I seldom buy used computers. Other than that, it’s all fair game.
I have a good relationship with a little children’s consignment shop down the street—a great source for kids’ clothes/toys.
My all-time favorite sources are Craigs’ List [...]