Frugal Living: Most Popular Articles
These articles are the most popular over the last month.
Buttermilk Substitute
No need to buy buttermilk. This simple substitute works just as well, and it only takes five minutes to make.
No need to buy buttermilk. This simple substitute works just as well, and it only takes five minutes to make.
Get Rid of Ants
Six proven home remedies for ants.
Six proven home remedies for ants.
Earn Extra Money
Easy ways to increase your income.
Easy ways to increase your income.
How to Make Buttermilk
Once you see how easy it is to make buttermilk, you'll want to make your own everytime. Here's how:
Once you see how easy it is to make buttermilk, you'll want to make your own everytime. Here's how:
Heavy Cream Substitute
Need heavy cream for a recipe? Here's a great stand-in.
Need heavy cream for a recipe? Here's a great stand-in.
Home Remedies for Moths
Eliminate moths from your home with these proven home remedies.
Eliminate moths from your home with these proven home remedies.
Homemade Fertilizer Recipes
Four homemade fertilzer recipes to make and try.
Four homemade fertilzer recipes to make and try.
Budget Worksheet
Take the pain out of creating a budget with this free budget form.
Take the pain out of creating a budget with this free budget form.
Clean a Washing Machine
4 steps to a cleaner and fresher-smelling washing machine.
4 steps to a cleaner and fresher-smelling washing machine.
Get Rid of Fruit Flies
Rid your home of fruit flies with a simple, homemade trap.
Rid your home of fruit flies with a simple, homemade trap.
Homemade Carpet Cleaner
Keep your carpets clean with two homemade carpet cleaning products: a cleaning solution for steam machines and a spot remover.
Keep your carpets clean with two homemade carpet cleaning products: a cleaning solution for steam machines and a spot remover.
Tell If Eggs are Still Good
Have a carton of eggs that have passed their use-by date? Here's how to tell if they are still good:
Have a carton of eggs that have passed their use-by date? Here's how to tell if they are still good:
Get Rid of Roaches Naturally
Want to kill roaches naturally and affordably? Here's the answer!
Want to kill roaches naturally and affordably? Here's the answer!
How to Get Free Food
Ten ways to eat for free.
Ten ways to eat for free.
Athlete's Foot Home Remedy
Get rid of athlete's foot quickly with this low-cost remedy.
Get rid of athlete's foot quickly with this low-cost remedy.
DIY Soil Test
Find out if your soil is acidic or alkaline without a pricey test kit.
Find out if your soil is acidic or alkaline without a pricey test kit.
Coupon Effectively
Learn the ins and outs of couponing.
Learn the ins and outs of couponing.
Soften Hard Brown Sugar
Has your brown sugar turned into a hard, useless mass? Here's how to make it useable again.
Has your brown sugar turned into a hard, useless mass? Here's how to make it useable again.
Vinegar: Laundry Stain Remover
How to remove 16 of your toughest laundry stains with vinegar.
How to remove 16 of your toughest laundry stains with vinegar.
Cake Flour Substitute
An effective stand-in for cake flour made from two pantry staples.
An effective stand-in for cake flour made from two pantry staples.
Italian Seasoning Recipe
Make your own Italian seasoning using spices that you already have on hand.
Make your own Italian seasoning using spices that you already have on hand.
Best Time to Buy Everything
A month-by-month guide to the biggest bargains
A month-by-month guide to the biggest bargains
Evaporated Milk Substitute
No need to pay a premium for those little cans of evaporated milk. You can make your own in two minutes or less.
No need to pay a premium for those little cans of evaporated milk. You can make your own in two minutes or less.
Cream of Tartar Substitute
If you don't have cream of tartar in your pantry, use this instead substitute...
If you don't have cream of tartar in your pantry, use this instead substitute...
Castor Sugar Substitute
Have a recipes that calls for castor sugar? Here's how to make it yourself.
Have a recipes that calls for castor sugar? Here's how to make it yourself.
Senior Discount Directory
Loads of senior discounts for the taking.
Loads of senior discounts for the taking.
Rust Remover Recipes
Zap rust without zapping your hard-earned dollars.
Zap rust without zapping your hard-earned dollars.
Uses for Overripe Bananas
Have a bunch of overripe bananas taking up space in your fruit bowl? Here are some great ways to use them up.
Have a bunch of overripe bananas taking up space in your fruit bowl? Here are some great ways to use them up.
Baking Powder Recipe
Discover how easy it is to make your own baking powder.
Discover how easy it is to make your own baking powder.
Natural Weed Killer
Learn how to kill weeds without killing your budget.
Learn how to kill weeds without killing your budget.
Start Living the Frugal Life
Ease into the frugal life with these ten tips.
Ease into the frugal life with these ten tips.
Household Notebook
Ready to frugalize your home and your finances? Use these free printables to create a household notebook with everything that you need to get the job done.
Ready to frugalize your home and your finances? Use these free printables to create a household notebook with everything that you need to get the job done.
Sunburn Home Remedy
No need to suffer through a sunburn. Here's the perfect frugal fix.
No need to suffer through a sunburn. Here's the perfect frugal fix.
Create a Frugal Budget
Create a frugal budget to match your frugal lifestyle.
Create a frugal budget to match your frugal lifestyle.
How to Care for Cast Iron
A guide to proper cast iron cleaning and maintenance.
A guide to proper cast iron cleaning and maintenance.
Make Your Own Pinwheels
Pinwheels are fun to play with, and even more fun to make.
Pinwheels are fun to play with, and even more fun to make.
Sell Used Clothes
Clean out your closets and earn some extra cash. Here's where to sell used clothes for the most coin:
Clean out your closets and earn some extra cash. Here's where to sell used clothes for the most coin:
Make Your Own Flea Spray
Keep the fleas off your pup for pennies a week.
Keep the fleas off your pup for pennies a week.
Eat Free on Your Birthday
A list of restaurants where you can dine free on your birthday.
A list of restaurants where you can dine free on your birthday.
How to Make Kettle Corn
Enjoy kettle corn without the carnival price.
Enjoy kettle corn without the carnival price.
Free Printable Weekly Planner
Free Printable Weekly Planner
Free Printable Weekly Planner
How to Freeze Bananas
Need to do something with those ripe bananas? Here's how to freeze them.
Need to do something with those ripe bananas? Here's how to freeze them.
Molasses Substitute
Looking for a molasses substitute? Here are five.
Looking for a molasses substitute? Here are five.
Get Free Amazon Gift Cards
Want to shop for free on Amazon? Here are eight ways to get free Amazon gift cards:
Want to shop for free on Amazon? Here are eight ways to get free Amazon gift cards:
Get Paid to Take Surveys
Learn the ins and outs of taking online surveys, and add to your income.
Learn the ins and outs of taking online surveys, and add to your income.
Acne Home Remedy
Treat acne for pennies a day.
Treat acne for pennies a day.
Goodwill Outlet Locations
Addresses for all of the Goodwill Outlet Store locations.
Addresses for all of the Goodwill Outlet Store locations.
Liquid Hand Soap Recipe
An easy recipe for liquid hand soap.
An easy recipe for liquid hand soap.
Top 5 Survey Sites
Interested in getting paid to take surveys, but not sure which companies you can trust? Here are the ones that I recommend (and use):
Interested in getting paid to take surveys, but not sure which companies you can trust? Here are the ones that I recommend (and use):
Cumin Substitute
If you don't have any cumin, one of these three substitutes should do the trick.
If you don't have any cumin, one of these three substitutes should do the trick.
Sell Your Stuff for Cash
Find out who's willing to pay you the most for your used stuff.
Find out who's willing to pay you the most for your used stuff.
Coriander Substitute
No coriander in your spice rack? Use one of these substitutes in its place.
No coriander in your spice rack? Use one of these substitutes in its place.
My TN52 Yard Sale Finds
Thinking about hitting the next TN52 yard sale? Here's what I found at this year's sale.
Thinking about hitting the next TN52 yard sale? Here's what I found at this year's sale.
Make Freezer Jam
Freezer jam instructions and recipes.
Freezer jam instructions and recipes.
Stainless Steel Cleaner
Are your stainless steel appliances covered in fingerprints? Here's how to clean them on the cheap.
Are your stainless steel appliances covered in fingerprints? Here's how to clean them on the cheap.
Homemade Car Cleaning Products
Recipes for seven homemade car cleaners.
Recipes for seven homemade car cleaners.
Free Meal Planners
Find the perfect meal planner for you. Three printable versions to choose from.
Find the perfect meal planner for you. Three printable versions to choose from.
How to Make Brown Sugar
Need brown sugar for a recipe? Make your own, and save a trip to the store.
Need brown sugar for a recipe? Make your own, and save a trip to the store.
Cornstarch Substitute
Out of cornstarch? Use this in it's place:
Out of cornstarch? Use this in it's place:
Monthly Spending Worksheet
Track where your money is going with this free printable worksheet.
Track where your money is going with this free printable worksheet.
Cheapest Produce By Month
A guide to when all of your favorite fruits and vegetables are in season--and cheapest.
A guide to when all of your favorite fruits and vegetables are in season--and cheapest.
Tomato Sauce Substitute
Out of tomato sauce? Grab a can of tomato paste from your pantry, and whip up a quick substitute. No trip to the store required.
Out of tomato sauce? Grab a can of tomato paste from your pantry, and whip up a quick substitute. No trip to the store required.
Half and Half Substitute
A two-ingredient substitution for half and half.
A two-ingredient substitution for half and half.
How to Get Free Gas
The more gas costs, the more ways there are to get it for free. Check out these ideas for grabbing a free fill up:
The more gas costs, the more ways there are to get it for free. Check out these ideas for grabbing a free fill up:
Free Music Online
Looking for free music that you can listen to online or download to your MP3 player? Here are several great sites to check out, starting with the best:
Looking for free music that you can listen to online or download to your MP3 player? Here are several great sites to check out, starting with the best:
Powdered Sugar Recipe
No need to pay a premium for powdered sugar, you can make it yourself.
No need to pay a premium for powdered sugar, you can make it yourself.
Longest Yard Sales in the U.S.
A list of yard sales that span hundreds or even thousands of miles.
A list of yard sales that span hundreds or even thousands of miles.
Use Up Buttermilk
Have some leftover buttermilk that you need to use up? One of these recipes should do the trick:
Have some leftover buttermilk that you need to use up? One of these recipes should do the trick:
Household Savings
Does your household budget need a trim? Consider these seven sources for savings.
Does your household budget need a trim? Consider these seven sources for savings.
Budget Calculator -Monthly Budget Calculator
Use our budget calculator to tweak your monthly budget until you get it right.
Use our budget calculator to tweak your monthly budget until you get it right.
All-Purpose Cleaner Recipe
Make your own all-purpose cleaner, and enjoy a cleaner home for less.
Make your own all-purpose cleaner, and enjoy a cleaner home for less.
Mystery Shopping
All about mystery shopping.
All about mystery shopping.
Cocktail Sauce Recipe
A basic, three-ingredient recipe for cocktail sauce that you can customize to your tastes.
A basic, three-ingredient recipe for cocktail sauce that you can customize to your tastes.
Fruit and Veggie Wash
A recipe for fruit and vegetable wash.
A recipe for fruit and vegetable wash.
Make Crayons
Turn crayon stubs into colorful new crayons.
Turn crayon stubs into colorful new crayons.
Clean with Vinegar
Vinegar-based cleaner recipes for use in the kitchen, bathroom and everywhere in between.
Vinegar-based cleaner recipes for use in the kitchen, bathroom and everywhere in between.
Meat Tenderizer
Transform cheap cuts of meat into tender and juicy cuts with one simple trick.
Transform cheap cuts of meat into tender and juicy cuts with one simple trick.
Slash Your Grocery Bill
13 tried-and-true grocery savings strategies.
13 tried-and-true grocery savings strategies.
Wants vs. Needs
Learn how to tell distinguish between needs and wants, and you'll spend less.
Learn how to tell distinguish between needs and wants, and you'll spend less.
Copper and Brass Polish
Clean all the copper and brass around your home quickly and inexpensively with this trick.
Clean all the copper and brass around your home quickly and inexpensively with this trick.
Homemade Butter in a Jar
Make your own butter and buttermilk at home.
Make your own butter and buttermilk at home.
Homemade Flea Bath
Kill and repel fleas with this simple flea bath recipe
Kill and repel fleas with this simple flea bath recipe
Homemade Wallpaper Remover
A frugal substitute for those expensive wallpaper removers.
A frugal substitute for those expensive wallpaper removers.
Does Honey Go Bad?
Wondering if your honey is still good? Here's the answer.
Wondering if your honey is still good? Here's the answer.
Make Your Own Drain Cleaner
Clean stinky drains with this simple two-ingredient drain cleaner.
Clean stinky drains with this simple two-ingredient drain cleaner.
Earn Money from Hobbies
Turn your hobby into a source of income, and get paid to play.
Turn your hobby into a source of income, and get paid to play.
Lemon Juice Substitute
Need a splash of lemon juice for a recipe? Save yourself some cash, and give this substitute a try.
Need a splash of lemon juice for a recipe? Save yourself some cash, and give this substitute a try.
Season Cast Iron Cookware
Season your cast iron to non-stick perfection.
Season your cast iron to non-stick perfection.
Spray Starch Recipe
Make your own spray starch, and enjoy crisp collars and pleats on the cheap.
Make your own spray starch, and enjoy crisp collars and pleats on the cheap.
Jello Popsicles
Mix up your own popsicles with Jello, and skip the pricey store-bought pops.
Mix up your own popsicles with Jello, and skip the pricey store-bought pops.
Uses for Borax
Borax-based recipes for cleaners, pesticides and more.
Borax-based recipes for cleaners, pesticides and more.
Foaming Soap Recipe
Have you purchased one of the new foaming hand soap dispensers? Learn how to make your own frugal refills.
Have you purchased one of the new foaming hand soap dispensers? Learn how to make your own frugal refills.
Popsicle Recipes
7 homemade popsicle recipes.
7 homemade popsicle recipes.
Find User Manuals Online
Need the user's manual for an appliance or an electronic device that you purchased from a yard sale? Here's where to look.
Need the user's manual for an appliance or an electronic device that you purchased from a yard sale? Here's where to look.
Lower Electric Bill
Kiss that big electric bill good-bye.
Kiss that big electric bill good-bye.
Stores Offering Layaway
Find out which stores are offering layaway this year.
Find out which stores are offering layaway this year.
Monthly Spending Plan
Customize your budget to each month's expenses in seven easy steps.
Customize your budget to each month's expenses in seven easy steps.
Uses for Vinegar
Vinegar-based recipes for cleaners, health and beauty products, pet supplies and more.
Vinegar-based recipes for cleaners, health and beauty products, pet supplies and more.
Get Rid of Credit Card Debt
A step-by-step guide to getting out of debt.
A step-by-step guide to getting out of debt.
Remove Mineral Deposits
Get rid of the calcium and lime build up on your showerhead for pennies.
Get rid of the calcium and lime build up on your showerhead for pennies.
Painless Ways to Cut Spending
Cut your costs the painless way.
Cut your costs the painless way.
How to Make an Ice Pack
Follow these simple steps to make your own ice packs.
Follow these simple steps to make your own ice packs.
Frugal Father's Day Gift Ideas
Give Dad a great Father's Day gift without spending a fortune.
Give Dad a great Father's Day gift without spending a fortune.
Vintage Quilt
Thinking about hitting the next TN52 yard sale? Here's what I found at this year's sale.
Thinking about hitting the next TN52 yard sale? Here's what I found at this year's sale.
Spice Rack
Spice Rack
Spice Rack
Wrapping Paper
Wrapping Paper
Wrapping Paper
Cast Iron Muffin Pan
Thinking about hitting the next TN52 yard sale? Here's what I found at this year's sale.
Thinking about hitting the next TN52 yard sale? Here's what I found at this year's sale.
Kids' Shoes
Kids' Shoes
Kids' Shoes
Homemade Bleach
An inexpensive and non-toxic alternative to chlorine bleach.
An inexpensive and non-toxic alternative to chlorine bleach.
California Car Dusters
California Car Duster
California Car Duster
Galvanized Tubs and Watering Can
Thinking about hitting the next TN52 yard sale? Here's what I found at this year's sale.
Thinking about hitting the next TN52 yard sale? Here's what I found at this year's sale.
Girl's Jeans
Girl's Jeans
Girl's Jeans
Girls' Clothes - Skirts and Tights
Girl's Clothes
Girl's Clothes
Girl's Clothes
Girl's Clothes
Girl's Clothes
Garden Pedestal
Thinking about hitting the next TN52 yard sale? Here's what I found at this year's sale.
Thinking about hitting the next TN52 yard sale? Here's what I found at this year's sale.
Make Your Own Marinade
Mix together a few ingredients to create your own cheap, but flavorful marinade.
Mix together a few ingredients to create your own cheap, but flavorful marinade.
Perennial Foods
A list of perennial herbs, vegetables, fruits and legumes. Plant your garden once and you'll save time and money.
A list of perennial herbs, vegetables, fruits and legumes. Plant your garden once and you'll save time and money.
Men's Clothes
Men's Clothes
Men's Clothes
Yeast Substitute
Out of yeast or turned off by the price? Here's a simple yeast substitute to try.
Out of yeast or turned off by the price? Here's a simple yeast substitute to try.
How to Clean Blinds
Remove the dust from your blinds with this cheap trick.
Remove the dust from your blinds with this cheap trick.
Homemade Glass Cleaner
Make your own glass cleaner, and get streak-free windows for less.
Make your own glass cleaner, and get streak-free windows for less.
Vintage Inbox
Thinking about hitting the next TN52 yard sale? Here's what I found at this year's sale.
Thinking about hitting the next TN52 yard sale? Here's what I found at this year's sale.
I Can Freeze That?
Learn how to freeze eggs, milk, whole tomatoes and more.
Learn how to freeze eggs, milk, whole tomatoes and more.
Grocery Stockpile List
A free, printable list of what to stockpile.
A free, printable list of what to stockpile.
Allspice Substitute
Use spices you already have to create a good substitute for allspice.
Use spices you already have to create a good substitute for allspice.
Cardamom Substitute
When you don't have cardamom on hand, use this simple cardamom substitute instead.
When you don't have cardamom on hand, use this simple cardamom substitute instead.
Homemade Deodorant
Store-bought deodorants have nothing on this homemade deodorant.
Store-bought deodorants have nothing on this homemade deodorant.
Use Up Sour Cream
Have leftover sour cream? Here are ways to use it up.
Have leftover sour cream? Here are ways to use it up.
Organic Grocery Coupons
Here's how to get coupons for all of your favorite organic foods and products
Here's how to get coupons for all of your favorite organic foods and products
My Curb Finds
Curb shopping can turn up all kinds of treasures. Here are some of the things that I've found over the years.
Curb shopping can turn up all kinds of treasures. Here are some of the things that I've found over the years.
Homemade Mouthwash
Use a pantry staple to make your own mouthwash.
Use a pantry staple to make your own mouthwash.
How to Dehydrate Foods
Learn how to dry your own fruits and vegetables, and enjoy tasty produce year-round.
Learn how to dry your own fruits and vegetables, and enjoy tasty produce year-round.
Frugal Mold & Mildew Remover
Fight the mold and mildew in your bathroom the cheap and healthy way.
Fight the mold and mildew in your bathroom the cheap and healthy way.
Homemade Gifts for Kids
A collection of free and cheap homemade gifts for kids.
A collection of free and cheap homemade gifts for kids.
Take a Free Vacation
Discover seven ways to get a free vacation.
Discover seven ways to get a free vacation.
Bread Flour Substitute
Have a recipe that calls for bread flour? If you don't have any on hand, use this substitute.
Have a recipe that calls for bread flour? If you don't have any on hand, use this substitute.
Cheap Party Foods
Need to feed a crowd? These low-cost recipes should do the trick.
Need to feed a crowd? These low-cost recipes should do the trick.
Balsamic Vinegar Substitute
Need balsamic vinegar for a recipe? Use this simple substitute instead.
Need balsamic vinegar for a recipe? Use this simple substitute instead.
Dishwasher Detergent Recipe
Make your own dishwasher detergent for cheaper, healthier dishwashing.
Make your own dishwasher detergent for cheaper, healthier dishwashing.
Strawberry Popsicles
Turn a surplus of strawberries into a tasty frozen treat.
Turn a surplus of strawberries into a tasty frozen treat.
Uses for Baking Soda
Baking soda-based recipes for cleaners, health and beauty products, pet supplies and more.
Baking soda-based recipes for cleaners, health and beauty products, pet supplies and more.
Ice Cream Recipes
Over 50 homemade ice cream recipes.
Over 50 homemade ice cream recipes.
Sell Your Hair for Cash
Have long hair and need to raise some extra cash? Selling your hair could be the answer. Find out more.
Have long hair and need to raise some extra cash? Selling your hair could be the answer. Find out more.
Make Your Own Dog Shampoo
A dog shampoo recipe that'll do wonders for your dog's coat and your budget.
A dog shampoo recipe that'll do wonders for your dog's coat and your budget.
What is Frugal Living?
Learn what frugal living is all about.
Learn what frugal living is all about.
Frugal Travel
A step-by-step guide to frugal travel.
A step-by-step guide to frugal travel.
Crayola Sidewalk Chalk
Sidewalk Chalk
Sidewalk Chalk
Advanced Couponing Strategies
Take couponing to the next level.
Take couponing to the next level.
How to Make Sour Cream
Need sour cream for a recipe? Here's how to make your own:
Need sour cream for a recipe? Here's how to make your own:
The Envelope System
Take control of your spending with the envelope budgeting system.
Take control of your spending with the envelope budgeting system.