Frugal Friday: Four tips for frugal entertaining

If the warm weather isn’t reason enough to throw a party, there are plenty of graduations, birthdays, showers and upcoming holidays honoring mothers, fathers and our armed forces to encourage celebration this time of year. If you enjoy hosting, or often have friends and family gather at your place for get-togethers, there’s a good chance [...]

Frugal Friday: Celebrate Memorial Day by grilling on a budget

With Memorial Day around the corner, it’s time to start prepping for a season of grilling and gatherings. If you’ve played host before, you know that planning an afternoon full of tasty meats, cold drinks and good friends while staying on budget can easily become a challenge. So, before firing up the grill and demonstrating your [...]

Frugal Friday: Fun, inexpensive picnic ideas

Spring is in full swing. Days full of warmth and sunshine make it the ideal time to pack up a picnic, gather the troops and head for nature. Whether that means taking a drive to get away, walking down the street to the neighborhood park or even taking a few steps to your own backyard, [...]

Frugal Friday: Four tips to avoid letting good food go bad

We often hear the mind-boggling statistics of food waste in America and across the world, though many of us aren’t quite sure how to avoid adding to those growing numbers. And if you haven’t heard any lately, here is a recent figure to keep in mind: The average American wastes almost 400 pounds of food [...]

Frugal Friday: Five budget-friendly snack ideas for your athlete’s big game

It’s soccer season again. Time for weekly practices, weekend games and worn out kids! If you’ve ever signed up for snack duties, you know that buying the right treats to recharge the team’s energy at half time while satisfying their exhaustion post game can be a bit overwhelming.
The good news? You don’t have to shy [...]