Articles covering a wide range of topics on how to live a thrifty and frugal lifestyle. Even small steps can help you put a few extra dollars in your pocket.
The following is an interview with LaMar Alexander we did five years ago. Lamar runs the website SimpleSolarHomesteading.com and is well-known for his 14×14′ home that he built for under $2k. He’s written several books on living off the grid and living a minimalist lifestyle. He also has a large collection of homesteading YouTube videos
This post is inspired by The Art of Manliness post on “How to Use Reddit to Become a Better Man”. As an avid Redditor and long time frugal person – I thought it would be a good idea to write a post on the various subreddits that help me save even more, learn new ways
I had to laugh a little when I read the headline on our public radio’s website this morning: “Frugality Fatigue May Fuel Increased Holiday Spending This Year“. The article goes on to cite a University of Minnesota professor’s claims that consumers (I really don’t like that word) have a “pent-up” urge to spend a bunch of
Soon my wife and I will be coming up on nine years of marriage. And, I’m finding that we don’t always have to be going somewhere or spending a lot of money to enjoy each others company. In fact, some of the best times I’ve had with her haven’t involved doing anything extravagant. I’m sure
Sometimes 140 characters is all you need to get a good dose of information. So today, we are looking back at some of the best money tweets we discovered this past year (some contain links to various posts). Got any other good ones? "Money isn’t the currency of life. Living is the currency of life."
In October, I had the pleasure of going to watch a Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos game with my wife and brother! Unfortunately, the game didn’t go as we would’ve hoped. RGIII didn’t play his best game, the Denver defense and Peyton Manning proved to be too much for Washington to handle. I learned a
It’s easy to get carried away with spending, especially when life throws a few surprises our way. Hiding behind your spending is risky. All it takes is a few simple changes to get you on the right track and set you up for a brighter future. You need to get into a frugal mind-set and
As of March 1, 2013 the automatic budget cuts of $1.2 trillion are set to take effect for lots of government employees, which is known as sequestration. For most folks, these budget cuts haven’t gone into effect, but are set to take effect in mid-April (depending on what branch of the government). These cuts will
Sunday’s, my wife makes* me watch TLC’s Here Come Honey Boo Boo with her. It’s about a rural Georgia family with a very unique and energetic young girl nicknamed Honey Boo Boo. Although the show is controversial for how they depict the family (and, I would agree, it’s not too flattering) – they are paid fairly handsomely
=Most people that visit, Three Thrifty Guys, will notice that we post on a number of topics from avoiding pre-mades to investing to holiday gift ideas. However, today I’m getting back to basics and focusing on how to save a few dollars for our readers. Here are a numbers of ideas that I implement in
