Blog posts filed under "frugality"

How to easily make healthier french fries without the mess or danger of deep frying.

Our frequent flier miles were about to expire, so we made a last-minute dash to Kenosha for pizza.

When you want to cook in the open air, but you don't want to pork out.

'Middle Cyclone' by Neko Case and 'American Beauty' by the Grateful Dead are each just $5.

Our local Pick n' Save has 36-ounce bags of Eight O'Clock 100% Columbian on sale for just $8.99.

I never thought I would be saying this, but I want a Windows laptop.

An economy works thanks to the magic of money changing hands -- from you, to the savings and loan, to your neighbor, to the real estate agent -- the faster, the better.

Oh, yes -- there is delicious Indian cooking in Racine. It's at our house, thanks to our pressure cooker.

The Great Recession makes me consider becoming a monk -- a monk with a Snuggie, a Slanket, and a Heat Surge.

Our neighbor gets plenty of digital channels -- for free -- on the same old TVs she has owned for years.

If Gwyneth Paltrow wants to be the Thin White Next Oprah, she may need to kick her GOOP down a notch.

A 20-minute video looks at global consumerism, limited resources, and waste.

A few things you can do to reduce damage when laundering your clothes.