Help me find excellent Frugal Living Blogs
July 16, 2020 1:53 PM Subscribe
What are your favorite Frugal living blogs, in time's like this it's good to see other ways people are making ends meet. Thanks so much for the help!
It's not a blog, but I enjoyed Spike Trotman's Poorcraft, now being syndicated through GoComics.
posted by zamboni at 2:21 PM on July 16, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by zamboni at 2:21 PM on July 16, 2020 [1 favorite]
Amy Dacyczyn published a newsletter during the early 90s with tips for frugal living, then later published all the material as the book "The Complete Tightwad Gazette"
book is thick as a brick with lots of ideas. for bonus frugal points see if there's a copy in your local library that can be borrowed.
posted by are-coral-made at 2:33 PM on July 16, 2020 [6 favorites]
book is thick as a brick with lots of ideas. for bonus frugal points see if there's a copy in your local library that can be borrowed.
posted by are-coral-made at 2:33 PM on July 16, 2020 [6 favorites]
I enjoy the Non-Consumer Advocate, who is more of a "buy nothing new" person, but also lives very frugally. She also has a few links in the sidebar of her site to other blogs that are similar in scope.
I also enjoy reading the Frugal Girl. She's not as penny-pinching as she used to be, but she's a conscientious buyer and generally quite frugal. She's got a lot of great recipes, especially for breads, and I've also learned a lot about furniture painting from her.
Both of these bloggers don't sell out and post about a bunch of sponsored stuff that you should buy. They actually live a frugal and humble life. Their comments sections are filled with good comments and well moderated.
posted by hydra77 at 3:23 PM on July 16, 2020 [2 favorites]
I also enjoy reading the Frugal Girl. She's not as penny-pinching as she used to be, but she's a conscientious buyer and generally quite frugal. She's got a lot of great recipes, especially for breads, and I've also learned a lot about furniture painting from her.
Both of these bloggers don't sell out and post about a bunch of sponsored stuff that you should buy. They actually live a frugal and humble life. Their comments sections are filled with good comments and well moderated.
posted by hydra77 at 3:23 PM on July 16, 2020 [2 favorites]
More on the personal finance end, I've started reading Tread Lightly, Retire Early, which has frugality-specific articles, and also a weekly roundup of articles in other blogs that might be helpful in finding new voices.
posted by mersen at 6:36 PM on July 16, 2020
posted by mersen at 6:36 PM on July 16, 2020
I like Frugalwoods. They are very detailed about their finances and do some trader case studies pretty frequently.
posted by wsquared at 8:23 PM on July 16, 2020
posted by wsquared at 8:23 PM on July 16, 2020
Budget Bytes for food, everything is priced out per serving and most recipes are very inexpensive but good
posted by Red Desk at 9:36 PM on July 16, 2020 [6 favorites]
posted by Red Desk at 9:36 PM on July 16, 2020 [6 favorites]
Jack Monroe - cookingonabootstrap.com
posted by Barbara Spitzer at 4:05 AM on July 17, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by Barbara Spitzer at 4:05 AM on July 17, 2020 [1 favorite]
I'm seconding the Tightwad Gazette. Your library might not have the "complete" version (mine had parts 2 and 3 when I lived in the US), but it's an amazing book.
posted by Ms. Moonlight at 10:46 AM on July 17, 2020
posted by Ms. Moonlight at 10:46 AM on July 17, 2020
Response by poster: These are all great, thanks again.
posted by Upon Further Review at 6:46 AM on July 18, 2020
posted by Upon Further Review at 6:46 AM on July 18, 2020
There is some overlap (and with the shiny toys, some anti-overlap) with urban homesteading and back-to-the-landers. I am fond of Root Simple, Low Tech Magazine, and others that are of the "fix the thing" AND "fix the system" solutions.
The book The Good Life Lab is also more of the hardcore frugal lifestyle, but still has some good ideas that can be incorporated without moving house. It is the fruit of a corresponding blog which is not as accessible now.
Also heavily endorsing the Complete Tightwad Gazette. All the advice in there is at least 20 years old and except for the internet replacing catalogs and long-distance calls, almost all of it is still relevant.
Also, mentioned but not heavily endorsed by the Complete Tightwad Gazette, the Art and Science of Dumpster Diving. Seriously, if you have the space and some basic tools to fix and/or clean stuff, you can get some really nice stuff this way (and yes, frequently good quality, safe food). All my garden beds are built out of dumpster wood.
posted by ivan ivanych samovar at 6:08 PM on July 19, 2020
The book The Good Life Lab is also more of the hardcore frugal lifestyle, but still has some good ideas that can be incorporated without moving house. It is the fruit of a corresponding blog which is not as accessible now.
Also heavily endorsing the Complete Tightwad Gazette. All the advice in there is at least 20 years old and except for the internet replacing catalogs and long-distance calls, almost all of it is still relevant.
Also, mentioned but not heavily endorsed by the Complete Tightwad Gazette, the Art and Science of Dumpster Diving. Seriously, if you have the space and some basic tools to fix and/or clean stuff, you can get some really nice stuff this way (and yes, frequently good quality, safe food). All my garden beds are built out of dumpster wood.
posted by ivan ivanych samovar at 6:08 PM on July 19, 2020
I've enjoyed and been inspired by the thriftiness of the Non-Consumer Advocate.
posted by lucyleaf at 3:43 PM on July 21, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by lucyleaf at 3:43 PM on July 21, 2020 [1 favorite]
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