Tips and advice to heat your home for less this winter as suggested from the ThriftyFun community. To help heat our home, we winterize by covering all the windows with the plastic made especially for them.
Frugal tips or ideas for getting firewood as suggested from the ThriftyFun community. You can cut wood in most Federal or State forests by paying a small permit fee. Advertise in the paper for free firewood needs. Offer to cut down logs on someone's property for the wood.
Tips for saving money on bank fees. Banking is an extremely competitive business and there are many banks (at least where I live) that charge few or no fees. They tend to pay less interest on savings accounts but what bank pays much interest anyway?
Tips for saving money on calling long distance. I dropped my land line and only use a cell phone. It's great because I can walk around the city and feel safe, plus, anyone can get a hold of me in an emergency.
One great thing about frugal living is that being frugal tends to lower your impact on the environment. In honor of Earth Day, we have collected some favorite money saving tips that are also good for the environment.
We finally broke down and replaced our television with a new HD flat screen TV. As soon as we got it home, my husband started bugging me to get the dish reactivated or sign up for cable. My brother pointed out that our new TV had the digital HD receiver built in and we should be able to get channels that way.
It's great to have useful, durable and attractive furniture but even low quality furniture can be expensive. Here are some tips for saving money on furniture.
A good set of tools can save you time and money by doing your own repairs but good tools can be expensive. What are your tips for saving money on tools?
