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For the term "frugal weirdos".
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Holidays and Special Occasions / Smart Buys

18 Nov, 2015

Holiday Gifts For Frugal Weirdos To Give And Receive

As the holidays near and I spring around with glee because I love–LOVE–Christmas, the question of gift giving and receiving is in the air. Presents are often a divisive topic amongst the frugal cadre as we, by our inherent frugal weirdo nature, can’t abide seeing money wasted on worthless stuff. However, as people who are equal parts frugal and Christmas adorers, Mr. Frugalwoods and I have staked out a middle ground with holiday gifts. We don’t...

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Frugalwoods Philosophy

31 Jul, 2015

Updates On The Lives Of Some Frugal Weirdos

I don’t just write about extreme frugality and the awesome lifestyle it enables, I actually live it. Often, folks ask me how I devise my article concepts and the answer is that I simply draw from our daily lives. Everything I write about is either the articulation of an idea I’ve been mulling over or the result of something Mr. Frugalwoods and I experienced. I don’t make anything up on here, so it’s a darn good thing we live the frugal...

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Holidays and Special Occasions / Smart Buys

8 Dec, 2014

7 Great Gifts For Frugal Weirdos

Frugal people are not easy to shop for. You’d think we would be seeing as we don’t buy things for ourselves very often. However, since we’re usually minimalists (to some degree) and disavowers of consumer culture, it’s actually quite tough to buy for the person who has nothing and wants nothing! Ok, so obviously we have something, but, you catch my drift. Every year our sweet families inquire as to what the Frugalwoods home would like for...

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Frugalwoods Philosophy

18 Dec, 2014

Frugalwoods? More Like Frugalweirdos: An Interview of Sorts

We were interviewed today by Even Steven Money! And it didn’t even hurt! Things you will learn in this interview: Where we went to college Who would win in a race between Frugal Hound and Mr. Frugalwoods (obviously I’d beat them both) Whether or not we’ll reveal our identities What’s in store for Frugalwoods in 2015… Things you will not learn in this interview: Crafts you can make from greyhound fur dust bunnies 9 secrets...

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Uber Frugal Month

1 Jan, 2022

You Can Still Join the Uber Frugal Month Group Challenge!

Happy New Year and happy day one of the Uber Frugal Month Group Challenge! You can still join the group if you sign up in the box below by 11:59pm ET today (which would be Saturday, January 1, 2022). There’s a lot we can’t control about the New Year: what other people do, nature, our irrational love of Cheetos. One thing we CAN master is our money. We can be the big bosses of our...

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Featured / Uber Frugal Month

17 Dec, 2020

The Uber Frugal Month is BACK!

You might’ve thought I forgot about the Uber Frugal Month and that would be totally justified because I DID forget about it in July. But NEVER AGAIN. You frugal mavens aren’t going to ring in 2021 alone–you’re going to do it WITH MEEEEEEE and thousands of other Uberly Frugal folks. The Uber Frugal Month is a thing I made up back in 2016 that has since become world-famous. Ok, slow down there, Mrs. Frugalwoods, let’s...

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Entertainment

21 Feb, 2020

10 Ways to Spot a Frugal Friend. #4 Involves Dryer Lint.

You: walking around town wearing hand-me-downs, sipping coffee from a thermos you brought from home, running a debt-free hand through your home haircut, wondering if there are others like you in this world of seemingly endless consumption. Me: other frugal person, catching your eye, noting your home-sourced thermos, digging your not-off-the-rack outfit, wondering if you’re a kindred spirit. The dilemma: how to spot a fellow frugal in the wild without being horrifically awkward? How to...

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Uber Frugal Month

1 Jan, 2020

Today Is Your Last Chance To Join The Uber Frugal Month January 2020 Group Challenge!

It’s New Year’s Day, which can only mean one thing: the Uber Frugal Month Group Challenge starts today!!! Like, right now! The UFM is my free, 31-day money management bootcamp. It will transform how you think about, spend, save, earn, and manage your money. It’s designed as a spending detox, but it goes beyond mere frugality and delves into almost every aspect of money management. There’s still time to join the thousands of fellow frugal...

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Uber Frugal Month

6 Dec, 2019

Join the January 2020 Uber Frugal Month Group Challenge!

It’s time, my friends. The sign-up for my free January 2020 Uber Frugal Month Group Challenge (UFM) is HERE!!!! You’ve read the Frugalwoods Case Studies, you’ve seen the UFM testimonials, you look at my monthly expense reports and think “I can spend less than Frugalwoods!,” and now, it’s time. The UFM is your opportunity to put these frugal concepts into practice. The UFM is your chance to lasso your spending, organize your money, and get...

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Uber Frugal Month

14 Jun, 2019

Revolutionize Your Money In July: The Uber Frugal Month Group Challenge Is Back!

I know you can’t start your summer without knowing whether or not the Uber Frugal Month Group Challenge is happening in July, so consider yourself informed: IT’S BAAAAAAAACK!! The Uber Frugal Month Group Challenge is a free, 31-day program I created to help you better understand your finances, set goals around your money, and ultimately change the way you approach spending and saving. I recently told someone I was bringing frugal back and she about fell...

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