Being Frugal IS NOT Being Cheap
The preconceived notion of an avid saver is that the person is cheap and wouldn’t fork over a single penny to save his life. False, of course! There is a difference between being smart with money and refusing to use it.
I hope to cover some of the differences between a frugalite and a cheapskate. Being [...]
A Weekend in College: Zero Dollars
All over the personal finance blogging community, people are seeking fun and action that is cheap and inexpensive. Many ideas have been drawn to be plausible but some will eventually cost something. I’ve been trying to leave comments on posts with my take on things to do that do not cost much. Then, I [...]
Grocery Shopping: A Success!
As you can tell from the title, the budget that I set up earlier this week seemed to work pretty well.
I followed all the tips and it worked great:
My Post-It note had a small list but it was suffice and exactly what I needed. It served its purpose: buy those items and ONLY those items.
I [...]
Setting Up The Grocery Budget For The Semester
Two weeks into the school semester and I haven’t gone grocery shopping yet. Last year, I spent about $30 per week on groceries. Compared to a campus meal plan, that is CHEAP!
But, I feel that I can do better with a little less. Before my return to school this year, my (loving) parents bought boxes [...]
Frugal Textbook Buying Tips
Classes start next week for me and it is time to get everything in order for the new school year. Textbooks make up a major portion of the expenses of school. Spending $500 on textbooks is considered normal. I look at that number and it makes me sick at the prices that publishing companies make [...]
