Featured Reader Profiles

Sharon talks auction bargains, credit card rewards and early mortgage payoffs.

Denise reveals her favorite source for bargain clothing, groceries and more.

Nancy shares simple ways to save on utilities.

Sarah reflects on how dumpster diving, home-cooked meals and good health insurance save her money.

Jan tells how she saves with change jars, recycling and consigning.

Donna shares her best tips for buying in bulk, shopping at auctions and saving electricity.

Dee tells how Angel Food Ministries and Walmart help her save.

Sue tells how she gets everything from kitchen cabinets to firewood for free.

Adriana talks swap parties and saving change.

Anna shares her best advice on getting free food and saving on laundry.

Cynthia talks dumpster diving, frugal dates and going carless.

Clyde shares how he saves on his water bill and his phone bill.

Cynthia offers up great ideas for free entertainment and talks life without credit cards.

Beth talks couponing, stockpiling and free iPod downloads.

Rhea from Arizona reveals how she paid off her mortgage early and how she gets stores to pay her to shop.

Kimberly from Georgia shares her best ideas for cheap entertaining and grocery savings.

Brenda tells how Canadians can get more coupons and talks about making the most of senior discounts.

James talks Internet bargains, homemade laundry detergent and free entertainment.

Lynn shares her best tips for avoiding shopping temptation.

Rachel from Washington shares her secret source for cheap organic shampoo and toiletries.

Frank from North Carolina shares tips on cutting energy bills and shopping for the best deals.

Anna from Massachusetts shares her tips for shopping less and buying just what she needs.

Julie from Illinois talks thrift store bargains and penny pinching.

Melissa from Indiana shares her tips for finding bargains at auctions and flea markets.

Carolyn from Arkansas shares her tricks for stretching groceries and cutting down on time in the kitchen.

Sheila from New York shares a clever use for junk mail, and tells how she saves on postage.

Julianne dishes on how she cuts costs by curb shopping and shopping online.

Beverly from California tells how she saves money by using things up and shopping from home.

Dayna from Missouri reveals her favorite bargain sources and tells how the envelope system helps her family.

Lynn from Tennessee talks yard sale bargains and change jars.

Jennifer from Maryland shares her tips for stretching what she has.

Rebecca from North Carolina dishes on her knack for turning trash into treasure.

Vickie from Illinois shares her strategies for getting more coupons and cheaper groceries.

Susan from New York shares her tips for finding cheap clothes and grocery bargains.

Sonja from Louisiana reveals how she saves money by shopping second-hand and preparing her own foods.

Molly tells how she saves money by eating simply and minimizing trips to the store.

Karen from Minnesota shares her tips for finding freebies and appliances that last.

Betty from Arkansas shares her budget-stretching prowess.

Ellen shares some of her best bargain-hunting tips.

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Faith from South Carolina shares her best money-saving tips.

Sharon reveals her best cost-cutting strategies.

Sue from Washington shares her frugal know-how.

Christine from Kansas shares her best money-saving tips.

Bev reveals her two biggest bargains and her best grocery-savings tip.

Pat talks avoiding food waste, cooking from scratch and water conservation.

Joyce tells how she saves money by accepting others discards and using up her leftovers.

Brenda shares a great tip for cutting your grocery spending, and reveals her favorite source for cheap work clothes.

Lisa from Arizona talks keeping Christmas simple and dumpster diving.

Jamie reveals how she got a nearly-new car for half price, and tells she saves on her utility bills.

Linda shares her creative solution for spending less of body wash, and reveals a great tip for trimming your grocery bill.

Lois reveals how she uses alternative energy sources to keep her spending down.

Patty shares a simple – but vital – tip for spending less.

Shelley tells how she keeps her grocery bill down to $150 a month.

Helen tells how going without a cell phone, walking to work and sewing saves her money.

Carol talks corralling carts for quarters, extra income and mortgage pay offs.

Lisa shares her favorite source for freebies, and talks about the benefits of raising chickens.

Jackie, our Frugal Living forum moderator, offers a glimpse into her daily life.

Rachael talks cooking at home and creative Christmas shopping.

Janet shares her best tips for saving money on clothes and reducing your water bill.

Kaaran shares a great tip for saving on hand soap and tells how she gets CDs for less.

A PA reader shares her best tip for extending the life of shoes, and tells how she keeps her electric bill low.

Geneva tells how candles and swapping saves her money.

Joy talks curb shopping, and shares her secret source for extra coupon inserts.

Mary shares new uses for shampoo and discusses the importance of meal planning.

Paula shares a strategy for cutting down on food waste and tells how she keeps her heating bill low.

Melissa shares her thoughts on credit cards, and tells how she forces herself to save.

Marcia tells how she uses surplus stores and bag lunches to save.

Seana shares a new use for cooking water and bread bags.

Jackie shares her secret for using less electricity and getting food for less.

Dott shares her source for top-quality second-hand goods and cheap groceries.

Linda tells how she satisfies her shopping urges on the cheap and keeps on top of her savings.

Joyce talks making do and clever reuses.