frugality

Millennials have a reputation for being "stingy," "cheap" and too financially risk-adverse. However, despite the negative stereotypes, what is often underappreciated about the generation is its ability to be frugal in a way that secures a financial future. It may not be the...

While there are plenty of everyday commodities that are clearly worth their cost, others are open pits for frivolous spending. Unfortunately, thanks in part to successful advertising tactics and societal mentality that new and innovative outweigh tried and true, many people stumble through each...

There's a common misconception that lower income families are a) fat and b) unhealthy, because quick, affordable food is nutritionally crap. Conversely, there's another familiar fallacy that those who struggle financially are also doomed to face malnutrition, because of the lack of...

While savings and budgeting tips abound, there are certain things that — no matter how frugal you want to live — just aren't worth saving the pennies. The main reason being, the cheap options are more than cheap quality; the cheaper quality downright does not justify the lower cost....

Debt happens to many people, but some face a debt situation unlike the "average" graduate who carries loan debts and has a plan for paying them off, or the homeowner who has a mortgage payment and a car loan. Seemingly insurmountable debt, however, is a different beast. This debt is the debt that...