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Frugal Articles of the Week

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Every week I like to feature a few frugal articles that caught my eyes. Curl up in your favorite reading nook and enjoy. Hopefully these encourage you to live frugal lives!

This Cold House by Ken Ilgunas
The semi-famous Millennial writer of Walden on Wheels was just published in the New York Times! He’s lived out of vans, hiked the length of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline route, and now he’s turning the temperature down — way down. In this latest experiment, Ken turned down the thermostat of a 4,000 square foot house to 45 degrees. He would’ve gone colder, but then the pipes might burst. Join him on this mini adventure! It’s a fun one.

No Sidebar: A New Approach to Life by Brian Gardner
Minimalism can prevent distraction. Brian Gardner designs incredible WordPress themes and websites with this effect in mind. He gets readers to focus on content, instead of widgets, ads, and sidebars. In this article, he explains how website design is the tip of the iceberg — it’s a way of life.

The Best Things in Life are Free — Or Dirt Cheap by Laurie
The Frugal Farmer is one of my favorite personal finance and frugal living blogs. Laurie captures the many complex issues of living near poverty, with a depression-era nod here and there. In this latest article, she talks about things. It can be powerful to realize that the best things in life don’t cost anything — or shouldn’t!

Hotel 22 by Elizabeth Lo
Occasionally, the New York Times chooses video over the written word to capture a story. Elizabeth Lo has captured a deeply saddening scene in San Francisco. There’s a 24-hour bus line that becomes an impromptu home and warm room for homeless people.  Watch, listen, and gain an empathy for those struggling to survive.

Filed Under: Save Money Tagged With: Article, Free, Frugal, homeless, Homelessness, Keystone, Minimalism, Walden

Frugal Articles of the Week

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Today I wanted to feature a few frugal articles that caught my eye this week. Curl up in your favorite reading nook and enjoy. Hopefully these encourage you to live frugal lives!

7 Tips to Help Keep Your Resolution to Declutter by Joshua Becker
The new year is upon us! Lots of people create resolutions and goals, but few are followed. Joshua created a bulletproof list of 7 tips that’ll help you stay focused on decluttering and living with less.

Quit Whining About Your Sick Colleague by Daniel Engber
America has a productivity problem, and not because we aren’t working enough hours. The problem centers on overwork and overemphasis on the amount of hours put in at a desk. Engber skillfully takes the readers on a collision course with hand sanitizers and media hyperbole around the common cold, and then guides them to a treatise about work-life balance. Well worth a read!

How I Cut $10k in Spending in 2014 by Practical Cents
This month I’m going on a food diet. But in a different twist, I’m not watching calories — only my spending. In this article, Practical Cents breaks down how they cut $10k in costs over the past year. With an incredible table of savings and examples, P.C. makes it easier for readers to see how they too can save!

The Urge to Splurge by Sam (Yours Truly) Lustgarten
I won’t ruin the story, but I wrote about a recent date that was published on my favorite minimalism website, Becoming Minimalist. It centers on the external messages that we hear — both from individuals and advertisements. These messages can make us consume more than we would’ve otherwise. And can defeat our efforts at minimalism!

Breaking Broke by Stefanie O’Connell
Stefanie had a breakout 2014 and she’s looking to leave broke behind! In this stirring article, she talks about overcoming the stereotype of a broke, aspiring actor. She’s ready to take personal finance head-on and show readers how to make some incredible side income.

Filed Under: Save Money Tagged With: Article, Becoming Minimalist, Broke, Declutter, Frugal, minimal, Minimalism, Reading, saving money

New Article at PTMoney.com: Privacy v. Frugality

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My third article was just published on PTMoney.com. This latest post is on the debate over privacy versus frugality. What privacy sacrifices do you make to stay frugal?

This site, PTMoney.com, was founded by Philip “PT” Taylor in 2007. His blog and financial pursuits led him to found FinCon (“A peer conference for the financial blogging community”). Now, his website attracts 350,000 pageviews per month.

Please comment, click, and share widely!

-S.

 

 

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