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Topic: "Frugal"
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The US National Retail Federation reported that 44% of consumers planned to buy gift cards for the 2023 holiday season.
9 Things That Frugal People Always Buy During the Holidays by Cynthia Measom →Saving
How To Have A Frugal Holiday Season – by the Frugal Friends Podcast
Jen and Jill will unwrap meaningful ways to celebrate frugally and offer mindset shifts to help you embrace the holiday season! →Investing
5 Things Frugal People Always Do With Their Investments by John Csiszar
1) Avoid Commissions 2) Use Passive Investments 3) Find the Lowest Cost Variations 4) Trade Infrequently 5) Check Regularly, but Infrequently
When shopping for anything, including investments, you should never confuse “frugal” with “cheap.” →Serious stuff
Here are 40 Frugal Ideas to Have Fun These Holidays to get your started! Most of these are free or can be done with very little cost.
40 Frugal Ideas to Have Fun These Holidays By JESS - MINIMISE WITH ME →Saving
How to Save Money Over the Holidays, According to Personal Finance Experts
It's the holiday season and Americans are, as ever, spending their way through it →Budgeting
U.S. News Frugal Shopper bloggers offer tips on preparing for the holiday season and conducting an end-of-year financial review.
10 Frugal Ways to Save This Fall By Kimberly Palmer →Saving
Why don’t companies want you to repair your stuff? - Aaron Perzanowski
Explore how the Right to Repair movement is pushing back against companies which don’t want consumers fixing their products. →Saving
Reducing Electricity Use and Costs
By following just a few of the energy-saving tips and you’ll see how easy it is to trim energy costs →Saving
The 41 Best Money Tips From Highly Successful People by Jamie Ballard
These pointers will inspire you to achieve financial independence and stability. →Budgeting
56 Almost Effortless Ways to Save Money by Brooke Nelson Alexander
Practical tips from separating your bananas to slow down the ripening process to checking your tires →Saving
30 Ways to Save Money Like Your Grandma Did by Arricca Elin Sansone
Here's how to "waste not, want not" and save money like our grandparents did →Budgeting
15 Practical Budgeting Tips by Rachel Cruze
Whether you’re just getting started in the budgeting world or you want to up your game, these 15 budgeting tips will help →Word of the week
The Diderot Effect
The Diderot Effect states that when we acquire a new possession, it often leads to a cycle of acquiring even more new items. As a result, we end up buying things that our past selves never needed in order to feel content or happy.
The Diderot Effect: Why We Want Things We Don’t Need — And What to Do About It by James Clear →Budgeting
Understanding the Diderot Effect (and How To Overcome It) by Joshua Becker
Becoming Minimalist is designed to inspire people to pursue their greatest passions by owning fewer possessions →Saving
Grocery shopping can be expensive, especially if you have a lot of mouths to feed. Here are eleven tips you can follow to save money on your next grocery run.
11 tips for saving money at the grocery store by Alexandria White →Saving
Our consumer culture pressures many of us to live above our means. The good news is that making a personal and household commitment to a more frugal lifestyle can be a fulfilling, healthy choice and can save you a lot of money.
65 Tips to Save Money Through Self-Reliance By Kale Roberts →Saving
7 surprising ways the public library can help you save money
NPR LifeKit: How to get the most out of your library →Budgeting
Summer is expensive for families. With the kids home from school, your grocery bills will undoubtedly go up. If you pay for daycare or summer camp, that can also eat a big chunk out of your household budget.
50 Best Summer Budgeting Tips for Families By Dawn Allcot →Saving
5 Tips for Saving Money on Your Late-Summer Festivities By Nicole B. Simpson, CFP
- Plan Your Activities in Advance
- Share Costs With Family and Friends
- Use a Tourist Discount Card
- Set Financial Limits
- Save in Advance
Saving
Trying to build your savings, pay off debt and make the most of your money? You might want to try living like a billionaire — but only if that billionaire is Warren Buffett
11 Frugal Habits of Warren Buffett by Amanda Garcia →Word of the week
Frugal
When it comes to handling their finances, someone who is particularly cautious about spending less and saving more is said to be frugal.
Living frugally and happily in retirement by Investopedia →Word of the week
Loud Budgeting
The Loud budgeting movement pushes individuals to be open and honest about their financial situation and to refuse offers of goods or activities that they cannot afford or do not want to spend their money on. It's a tactic meant to make your financial goals visible and audible to friends and family. The notion is that you should keep to your budget to support your financial goals rather than going beyond to live up to others' expectations.
Loud Budgeting – What it Is and how it can work for you →6 Frugal Habits of the Super Rich and Famous by Caitlyn Moorhead
For you to live frugally, you might want to take a page out of the super-rich.
- Pay using cash
- Pay yourself first
- Travel on a budget
- Live beneath your means
- Make your money work for you
- Invest. Invest. Invest.
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