For a college student, textbooks are a major expense. However, through careful planning, the costs can be cut significantly.
When I first started school, I went to the campus bookstore the day before classes started and bought the books I needed. In retrospect, the books that semester did not cost much at all, but it was [...]
We all know the cost of food is on the rise. I know it costs more to feed me, and I only have to cook for one. I can’t imagine how food costs have risen for those with large families. Sadly, it doesn’t appear that prices are done rising either.
Whether you’re working to find an [...]
Thanks once again to Money Saving Mom for submitting this post originally published on her blog for reprinting here at A Frugal Housewife. We’d love to hear from the rest of you too - know about a money saving resource, have a simple cleaning system that works for you, a special way to handle the [...]
Thank you to Money Saving Mom, aka Crystal Paine, for allowing us to reprint this great post. It was originally published on her blog in July 2008.
I’ve received numerous emails from people recently asking how you can lower your grocery bill if you don’t live nearby stores which have good coupon deals or if you [...]
We’re welcoming one of my little sisters, the Muse from Musings, Chocolate and Tea, to our writing team. She is a college student and will be contributing a couple of times a month (more as her study schedule allows). We appreciate the new perspective!
We all know that the most frugal way to have lunch away [...]
This picture shows what we’ve already picked up for my middle little sister. Total value here is around $130 dollars, total spent is around $35 plus $25 of spend it or loose it money in an HSA.
Here’s the breakdown:
All the first aid supplies - I had an HSA at my last job. It was one [...]
I hate to shop for clothes. Actually I dislike shopping for almost everything, but clothes are a particular pet peeve of mine. I’m working on losing weight, but right now I still wear a size that is bigger than I want to wear. The thought of going to a store and standing [...]
I have to start off by saying that I’m glad to be one of the first guest bloggers on this site, and I’m also glad to see that, even though I’m a guy, I was allowed to do a post on The Frugal Housewife site. I think that should ease some of the fears [...]
