Turn Your Thermostat Down To Save On Your Heating Bill

I knew that lowering our thermostat would save us money on our electric bill but I had no idea how much. Many websites would say that we could save one percent or ten percent of our bill but I wanted something more. I wanted to know that if I reduced our thermostat by five degrees [...]

The Frugal Home Ebook Now On Sale! Only $2.99!

  I am so excited to share the Frugal Home with all of you in a Kindle book! I spent a great deal of time compiling the best tips and advice from my years of frugal living and writing this website. For only $2.99 you can get all of the best frugal home tips and [...]

Make Going Green Your New Year’s Resolution

Have your whole family make a resolution to go greener this year. Not only can you save money in some areas but you can better your lifestyle and that of the environment with a few simple tips. 1. Eat organic food, buy from the farmer’s market, or grow your own. Organic food can be more [...]

Save the Earth on a Budget : Buy Beeswax Candles

Candles are a great way to relax. Watching a candle flame flicker can be mesmerizing and the soft light that it spreads around the living room can help us ignore the pile of laundry in the corner and the dog hair on the couch. The problem with regular candles is that they are made of [...]

Save Energy for the Holidays

Come January many will be wishing that they had saved a little energy for the holidays once their electric bill comes in. Don’t wait until later as there are many ways that you can save money on your electric bill and save the earth at the same time. You may want to hang lights everywhere [...]

Save the Earth on a Budget : Organize

Save the Earth and your cash at the same time by organizing what you have so you can reuse it. In order to even begin reusing, you have to be organized. Organizing your home for free, even organizing your closet, and everything around you will be a big help when it comes to reusing items. [...]

Save the Earth on a Budget : Environmental Shopping

There are several ways you can save the Earth on a Budget by thinking about environmental shopping. Environmental shopping isn’t difficult, nor does it cost you a great deal of money. I think it is one of the easiest ways to do your part for the Earth and it will often make you healthier at [...]

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

Compact fluorescent light bulbs are one of the easiest ways to save the earth while sticking to your budget. Just in case you don’t know, compact fluorescent light bulbs (or CFL’s) are those new squiggly looking light bulbs you that cost quite a bit more than the old light bulbs. This upfront cost for compact [...]

Save the Earth on a Budget

Each year I become more and more conscious of the impact we make on the environment. I admit I am not doing everything I can but I do more all the time. One of my dreams is to one day live a self-sufficient life on acreage. I would like to have a home that is [...]

Frugal Living Tips : Turn off the Lights and Use Less Water

You may be surprised with the amount of electricity and water wasted each month in your household and who would not want to lower their electric and water bills and save money if possible? One of the frugal living tips anyone can do is adjust your thermostat up or down at least a few degrees [...]