Frugal Archive

  • Got a brand new shiny job? Watch out for these pitfalls.

    Tweet Congratulations! You have a shiny new job and you’re going from making $10/hour (minimum wage in Ontario) to $40,000 a year! WOW! $40,000!!!!!! That is DOUBLE what you were making before. ($10/hour x 2000 hours a year = $20,000) But wait. Does this mean […]

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  • What kind of frugal personality are you?

    Tweet Frugalette of Super Frugalette listed out 4 types of frugal folks: Non-Frugal Selectively Frugal Categorically Frugal Exclusively Frugal Non-Frugal = No budget but they instinctively don’t overspend, but they don’t try to be frugal. Example: They need something and will buy something mid-priced and […]

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  • Shop like a Parisienne!

    Tweet It is universally accepted that French women in general are achingly chic, but they don’t spend a lot of money to achieve that look. (Although if you read The Essence of Style — How the French invented High Fashion and Fine Food, you’d come […]

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  • The Art of Being …. Utterly SHAMELESS

    Tweet SIDE NOTE: I’ve never really understood the intention of employers to save on heating costs by turning it down so low, you’re forced to wear your winter jacket in the office. Literally. I’m definitely a tightwad for heating costs, being the one who likes […]

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  • Are you suffering from frugal or debt fatigue?

    Tweet Anyone who has ever paid down a significant amount of debt, or having to deal with a massive change in spending because of a job loss or something similar would know exactly what I’m talking about. People who suffer from debt or frugal fatigue […]

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