If you own a pet you know they are a huge expense.  There really is no way around it.  It costs money to feed and care for them.  The bills really do add up.  This article shows the cost of having a dog.  The high annual cost is $2500 for a dog, but the write [...]

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Active and Passive Tightwaddery are terms about spending coined by Amy Dacyczyn from the Complete Tightwad Gazette.  She gives us an idea about differences in spending can still be frugal.  How?
Well active tightwaddery is where you do stuff to save money.  You might sew clothes, bake bread, do home repairs yourself, etc.  Basically it’s doing [...]

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In any relationship, whether it be friendship, marriage, or parent-child there is always compromise.  A compromise of where to eat, where to vacation, what to buy, etc.  No relationship is dictated by one person, at least not good relationships.
But what happens when one person is frugal and the other is not?  Or what happens when [...]

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What do you do when your spouse or partner rejects frugality?  Or perhaps you reject frugality, though you aren’t into debt or living above your means?  Why do you reject frugality?  And do you reject all aspects of frugality or just specific areas.
I am a somewhat frugal person.  Not 100% frugal all of the time. [...]

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Can you live without a budget?  This writer Shugar suggests that you can and should live without a budget.  I have to say he makes some persuasive arguments.
Personally I’d love to live without a budget at all.  But I don’t quite think we’re there yet.  He lives a very simply life and anything he wants [...]

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