There is a lot of personal finance advice out there that focuses on budgeting and not overspending. The value of that advice is pretty clear: Living beyond your means can have costly financial ...
Some of my favorite memories as a child were summer vacations to see extended family in Houston. We’d pile into a car for Memorial Day or the Fourth of July, drive eight hours from Langston, Okla., ...
There’s a common misconception that the road to riches is paved with extreme frugality. While it’s true that saving money is a crucial part of financial health, it’s not the only factor that ...
Dave Ramsey normally advocates for keeping a tight budget and minimizing expenses. It's the foundation of any financial success story since you will have more money to invest. However, Ramsey ...
There are some people who are frugal by nature, some who practice frugality as a mandate of their faith, and some, like myself, who embrace frugality by necessity. I live within a limited income as a ...
We tend to think of budgeting and frugality as depriving ourselves. It may be more helpful to reframe the way we think about cutting back on stuff. I like the way author Joshua Becker puts it: “Your ...
In a world marked by rising inflation, unpredictable markets, and increasing living costs, the importance of smart saving habits has become more crucial than ever. In many countries, consumer prices ...
“Why go to all that trouble when you can just buy [X]?” It’s such a common refrain when it comes to money-saving tricks, most of us assume it’s common sense. If you’re looking for a better reason to ...
So, it shouldn’t be surprising that Gen Z is embracing the old-fashioned value of frugality — only, of course, with their own digital twist. It certainly doesn’t surprise Brian Jung, a leading voice ...
Kiplinger recently reported that December’s poor job growth will be offset as the economy slowly starts to recover in the months ahead. And the newest Labor Department report shows that the ...