Frugal

Many believe that being frugal is fashionable in tough economic times. To be sure, the topic gets a lot of coverage in the media, and on blogs. Nevertheless, the idea of being frugal is a way of life for many that know the value of money.

If you're a frugal traveler, you'll be looking for cheap flights and cheap hotels so your travels are done with an eye toward efficiency. If you're looking for a life partner, you'll be mindful of how he or she views and handles personal finances, as this is often a source of disagreement.

From a general perspective, a frugal person is interested in spending their money where it spends the best because they understand the value of money. They know what it can buy, so they focus on making it provide good return. If given a choice, those with a frugal mindset would invest money in a tool instead of spending it on a toy.

Appreciating the value of money is one of the key distinguishing factors of a frugal individual, and this can be a good foundation for accumulation of wealth and achieving financial freedom.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Frugal”

• Easy holiday side dishes

  
  Frugal Village — Authority: 125
  photo by plasticrevolverTry something new for the holidays. Whether dinner is at your house or you’ve been asked to bring a dish to pass around, the following side dishes are crowd pleasers. They’re all familiar, so they won’t be avoided and will go well with most menu plans. Mashed Potatoes 5 pounds potatoes, ...
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• Home made turkey soup and ham soup

  
  Dad on a Dime — Authority: 112
  It wasn’t until earlier this week have I ever considered using the “left overs” from the turkey carving or the ham bone to make a stock for soup. I don’t know what I was thinking! Wait… wasn’t thinking… Onward. After Thanksgiving my father in law insisted that I save the ham bone with plenty of meat ...
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• Seeking cheap, easy, last-minute Christmas and holiday gifts: Cheap Trick Thursday

  
  Consuming Interests — Authority: 583
  Handcrafted gifts can allow us to avoid excess consumption while still showing the people we love how much we care. Its also nice for children to get into the giving spirit by helping them to create keepsakes and other items for their friends or the adults in their lives. For example, Jeni shared a great idea that ...
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• Real Tips for Cutting Down Your Food Bill

  
  Frugal Simplicity — Authority: 135
  When you’re on a tight budget, going to the grocery store might bring about a sense of impending doom. Feeding yourself and your family can be quite expensive. But there are many ways to save money. Here are some tips that anyone can use to slash their food bill.* Plan your meals for the week [...]
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• Frugal Ways to Decorate Your Baby Nursery

  
  Frugal Simplicity — Authority: 135
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• Subsidized Assisted Living Explained

  
  Frugal Simplicity — Authority: 135
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• 7 Ways to Find Hidden Cash

  
  MintLife Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice — Authority: 660
  Photo: zen Whether you’re rolling in dough or trying to make ends meet, maximizing your assets is always a good idea. Obviously, you could increase the cash in your pocket by making more and spending less. But if you’re like most people, chances are pretty good that you’re sitting on some cash that you ...
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• Cincinnati Museum Center: Membership Promotion

  
  Cincinnati Cents — Authority: 432
  The Cincinnati Museum Center is featuring their Joy of Membership promotion again this year. When you buy one annual membership at full price, you can also purchase a second and third membership at half price. Currently, an Explorer Plus Membership (which includes parking) is priced at $115. If three families ...
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• Thrifty Gifts: Emergency Car Kit

  
  The Pious Sodality of Church Ladies — Authority: 134
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  12 hours ago

• Brand New Tips for Food Shopping

  
  Cooking Network — Authority: 125
  Whatever the economy does, grocery prices always seem to go no where but up. Luckily, there are some proven ways to save on groceries and here are a bunch of them that you can use.
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• Tech News December 2, 2009

  
  The Contemplation — Authority: 130
  The Contemplation keeps you updated with the latest web sites, tech and science news from around the world, videos, free and paid tech magazines, and free iTune downloads.  The Contemplation wants to be your source for casual information, comments are encouraged but not expected. Twitter Fun Follow Name ...
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• An Argument Against Amazon Prime

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 798
  As usual, Amazon is pushing its Prime service these days, offering a free monthlong trial. On the surface, it seems like a reasonable offer for heavy customers: pay $79 and you get free two-day shipping with no minimum order amount and overnight shipping for $4. Blogging at LiveCheap, Omie Ismail says the service ...
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• Frugal living tip #48.

  
  Poor Richard's Almanac — Authority: 425
  Silence Dogood here. This week’s Frugal Living Tip is about clipping coupons. Well, not exactly. Luddites that we are, here at Hawk’s Haven I still clip coupons from the circulars in our local paper. (My beloved mama, who despised coupon-clipping as a massive waste of time, must be turning in her grave.) But this ...
  12 hours ago

• How do you handle student loans? Missionary Preparation Tip #014

  
  Self Publishing — Authority: 153
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  13 hours ago

• Create Personalized PictureItPostage Stamps™ & Save!

  
  Frugal Plus — Authority: 490
  PictureItPostage™ lets you wow friends and family with custom postage designs. Create personalized holiday cards, custom wedding invitations, unique birth announcements and thank you notes that really show you care. It’s easy for you to create personalized postage. Just follow the three steps below to create your ...
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• Create Personalized PictureItPostage Stamps™ & Save!

  
  Frugal Plus — Authority: 490
  PictureItPostage™ lets you wow friends and family with custom postage designs. Create personalized holiday cards, custom wedding invitations, unique birth announcements and thank you notes that really show you care. It’s easy for you to create personalized postage. Just follow the three steps below to create your ...
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• Financial Savings

  
  LivingAlmostLarge — Authority: 127
  I realized chatting with friends recently about saving money and how it’s been a really rough year financially for many people.  No raises, no bonuses, even furloughs for some has made money a lot tighter than normal.   So everyone has been belt-tightening through little and big savings. It became apparent that ...
  14 hours ago

• Outfitting the Recession Kitchen

  
  Newlyweds and Nesting: Elizabeth Anne Designs Living: A Food, Lifestyle, and Craft Blog — Authority: 425
  It would be easy for me to write a post professing love for my most expensive kitchen tools. I could wax poetic about Le Creuset and All Clad, expound upon my favorite Shun knives, and admit that I, too, have fallen victim to the lure of the Peugeot grinder. (And oops, I guess I just did.) But this is a different kind ...
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• Frugal Librarian #17: Can I get a Woot Woot?

  
  Davenport Library Info Cafe — Authority: 126
  The constant struggle to find the best deals keeps the Frugal Librarian indoors, as does a general disdain of people.   The perfect solution…online shopping.  Woot has focused on single deals for some time. Launched just a couple days ago, however, is a companion site, deals.woot.com .  If you want a ...
  16 hours ago

• Downtown Baltimore discounts: cheap Nutcracker tickets and more

  
  Consuming Interests — Authority: 583
  The December Downtown Partnership newsletter has some tantalizing deals for folks who will be in and around Baltimore this weekend and the next. Dont forget to sign up for the Downtown Partnership newsletter yourself, if youre excited by these sorts of discounts. Downtown workers will get a voucher for free lunch ...
  16 hours ago

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