The Frugal Home Ebook Now On Sale! Only $2.99!
December 6, 2011 by The Frugal Home
Filed under Arts And Crafts, Budget, Debt, Dining Out, Featured, Frugal Decorating, Frugal Entertainment, Frugal Home, Frugal Living, Health Care, Holidays, Personal Finance, Remodeling, Save the Earth on a Budget, Taxes, Weddings
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 [...]
Frugal Failure – When you spend too much money
March 1, 2011 by The Frugal Home
Filed under Budget, Debt, Featured, Personal Finance
You would think that after years of writing about, and living, a frugal and financially responsible life that I would never find myself with a negative financial situation. But it happens to the best of us. Even I can spend too much money. With the Big News arriving between now and whenever, we had to get our bathrooms [...]
Simple Debt Management
August 26, 2010 by The Frugal Home
Filed under Debt, Featured, Personal Finance
Debt isn’t all bad. If we didn’t have options for debt most of us would not be able to purchase a home or have the credit available for emergency situations. Debt is there so that we can purchase things we both need and want but if we let it get out of hand then it [...]
How to Get a Free Credit Report
August 3, 2010 by The Frugal Home
Filed under Debt, Featured, Personal Finance
Getting a copy of your credit report should be your first stop on the road to repairing your credit. Your credit card will let you know what debt you have out there and will give you an idea of what a lender would see if you went to apply for a loan. A credit report [...]
You can’t have everything.
July 28, 2010 by The Frugal Home
Filed under Debt, Featured, Frugal Home, Frugal Living
Or most of us can’t, anyway. We live in a world of consumerism and it can be difficult to not look at the world in regards to who has a nicer house, car, or who went on that vacation to Europe. I admit, I’ve been jealous of what others have. I have looked at the homes [...]
How to Cut Back When You Feel There Is Nothing to Cut Back
July 9, 2010 by The Frugal Home
Filed under Budget, Debt, Featured, Personal Finance
How many times have you read on article on saving money or getting out of debt and it talks about taking your lunch or cutting out your morning coffee? While these are all great ideas, and I’ve even written about them myself, there comes a time when you need more. I have heard several times, and I’ve [...]
Coping with the Financial Stress of Debt
July 7, 2010 by The Frugal Home
Filed under Debt, Personal Finance
It isn’t uncommon for people who look at those in debt as people who overspend or have no control but this isn’t always the case. Coping with debt and stress isn’t easy for most and those that find themselves in this situation often do not have the tools they need to get themselves out of [...]
The Worst : Ignoring Your Debt
February 15, 2010 by The Frugal Home
Filed under Debt, Personal Finance
Stop ignoring your bills – they won’t go away It isn’t uncommon for people to ignore the bills that come in when they become overwhelmed with the financial situation they find themselves in. You may find yourself in a situation where you just don’t have the money to pay the bills or where there are [...]
Create More Money For Your Life
February 8, 2010 by The Frugal Home
Filed under Budget, Debt, Personal Finance
There are really only three ways you can create more money in your life, you can earn it, save it, or borrow it. Earning more money involves work of some kind from you. You can take on a second job (or a first job!), sell items you no longer need, or sell items or information [...]
Avoid foreclosure by renting out your home
January 13, 2010 by The Frugal Home
Filed under Debt, Featured, Personal Finance
Selling your home, and getting the price you want or need for it, isn’t always as easy as it seems, especially in our current economy. If you are facing foreclosure you may have to weigh your options when it comes to paying your mortgage. Instead of letting your house go into foreclosure look at the [...]
