Frugal Living and Frugal Shopping

It's one thing to make money, but it's another thing to know how to hold onto as much of it as possible.

Have you ever known someone who, no matter how much they made, always seemed to not have enough money to meet their needs?

Here's a video of "How to Prepare Frugal Meals for your On-the-Go Family".

The keys is that people confuse WANTS with NEEDS. Folks have been lulled into thinking that if they want something, then they are entitled to it (especially since credit cards and home equity loans are so easy to come by).

We hope to help already frugal Mommies, learn more, and also to share their secrets.

We also hope to help 'spendy' Moms learn to conserve, creatively, in a trendy way. Frugality isn't anything to be ashamed of. It actually shows strength.

Is it easier to spend, or to keep your desires in check?

Just like people admire fantastic musicians or skilled athletes, who have developed their skills though discipline, frugality is a discipline that is as satisfying as running a marathon after months of training, or being asked to join a band because you're known for your musical instrument skills.

The biggest obstacle to learning how to keep more of your money is to get into the mindset that tightwads aren't hermits that don't have fun. Tightwads know logically when to make a purchase, rather than relying on emotion to help them make the decision.

Rich people know the value of a penny. Poor people don't.

Give a rich person the opportunity to earn a few more pennies in interest on their investments, and they'll do it.

Give the poor folks the same opportunity, and they generally don't see the value.

(Don't confuse poor with broke. Poor people seem to find ways to keep themselves broke. Rich people are occasionally broke, but find ways (providing value to others), to keep themselves from becoming poor.

Free Stuff is already listed under our website's Freebies section. Our focus here is making our hard-earning money go as far as possible by using creative alternatives to solve life's daily needs.