Frugal Living. Pinch Pennies. Tightwad Gazetteers.

Cheapskate Monthly  

"A cheapskate:

• Does not spend more money that he/she earns, no matter how desperate or tempting the situation might appear.
• Has a spirit of generosity, regularly sharing money, time, and other resources with people in need.
• Lives honestly and ethically, regardless of the temptation to do otherwise in order to get a better deal.
• Saves at least 10 percent of all income.
• Does not buy compulsively but makes intelligent and well-thought-out choices.
• Lives within a financial plan that includes a margin to allow for fun and spontaneity.

That's it! Nothing negative or shameful. Being a cheapskate is honorable. You see, there is absolutely nothing wrong with having nice things or having dreams and goals for achievement and success. But we get into trouble when we demand the right to have things now by diving head-over-heels into debt through the improper use of credit."  This is a wonderful site... with a few free goodies, but well worth the $18 bucks a year it costs to access the majority.  Has a FREE PREVIEW of Debt Proof Living.

Consumer World  Incredible Resource!  Comparison shopping of bargains.  Best bargain prices. 

The Dollar Stretcher
"Living Better...For Less". Packed full of hints and tips.

Frugal Family Network  "Living Creatively Within Your Financial Means"

Shel Horowitz's Frugal Fun and General Frugality Resources. Over 40 articles: Archives of (and sign-up form for) the Monthly Frugal Fun Tip Sheet, book excerpts from The Penny- Pinching Hedonist: How to Live Like Royalty with a Peasant's Pocketbook, and original content to help you have more fun and spend less money. Also articles by other frugality experts, some of whom are so thrifty they make Frugal Shel look like a spendthrift!

The Frugal Life 

Living Cheaply includes some basic budget living tips and some hints on living without credit.

Nolo.com  A section of this legal site on debt and credit. Including: Avoid Overspending  Credit and Debit Cards  Strategies for Repaying Debts  Debt Collections Student Loans  Chapter 7 Bankruptcy  Chapter 13 Bankruptcy  Credit Repair

Tightwad Central 

The Sustainable Times  A Halifax ezine on a variety of topics:  credit unions green jobs fair-trade coffee eco-transport eco-tourism growing industry  u.i. alternatives gnp is gross saving africa's elephants  shorter work-week self-reliance helps environment  ending third world debt natural sewage treatment gender and development ethical shopping  butterfly farming in the pacific
growing ginseng in n.s. sustainable logging in b.c.  micro-credit local soda pop better bananas  ethical investment  WOW!!!  Plus... a Free Food Cafe

Frugal Links

Frugal Life

Cheap Books

BookCloseouts.com  New books at a 50% to 80% discount.  This is definitely one of the best places to shop for cheap books on the net!  Constantly changing, so go there often.

Bargains

BargainDog.com 

Debt Consolidation

iDebtAssistance.com works with a non-profit consumer counseling agency which works directly with your creditors to:

• Drastically lower or even eliminate your interest payments.

• Reduce your monthly payments as much as 50%.

• Consolidate all of your monthly debts into one simple payment.

• Significantly reduce the number of years it will take to pay off your debt.

Get a FREE No Obligation Quote.

The Ultimate Consignment & Thrift Store Guide, an international guide to  the world's finest consignment, thrift, vintage secondhand & resale stores.

Internet's Bargain Shopping Guide

Internet Resale Directory The Internet's Largest Information Source To RESALE SHOPPING 

Eclectic Village Used Clothing and Jewelry

IWant.com  Tell the world what you want... then sit back and let the offers come to you!

YardsaleS.com is the real, nationwide site for the sale of every type of used consumer goods. This includes antique stores, estate sales, thrift shops, individual classified ads, yard/ garage/ tag/ rummage/ moving sales, re-sale, Church and School sales.

The Frugal Shopper  Are you looking for great deals and bargains in a family friendly atmosphere? Are you searching for tips and hints on how to live a simpler, more frugal life? 

Good Housekeeping's The Ultimate Flea Market Guide  How to shop, when to bargain, and what to buy  "I am a garbage picker, I'm not ashamed to say.  When people put their stuff out on the curb, I always stop to investigate.  In this In this way, I have collected a set of etchings by a semifamous turn-of-the-century (the other century) artist, two ancient steamer trunks, and a rocker with a tooled leather seat that was so charming someone stole it from my porch...."  And so begins a delightful "must read article".   The 10 Best Flea Markets in America  and Good Housekeeping's Flea Market Guide  (lists by state).

Flea Market Guide "This is the ORIGINAL Lee's Flea Market Guide.  BEST, BIGGEST and always updating!"

Salvation Army Thrift Store Locations

Southern US Thrift Stores

Handy Household Hints that could Save You a Bundle

Stain Removal Guide and here's another Stain Guide

How to Reduce Junk Mail

Heloise's Household Hints archived at Good Housekeeping.

How to Have Your Name Removed from Mailing Lists  

The Living Web's
Top Picks

FreePlants.com  all about landscape gardening, propagating landscape plants from seeds and cuttings, and has one of the most educational gardening discussion boards on the web... plus information about starting your own profit producing backyard nursery.

Free Swapper Shopper
Your Local Swapper Shopper is an online advertising paper in everyone's local Community up and going world wide simple to use one day internet hot spot for buying and selling your Flea Market Junk (another persons treasure) advertising your business, house, horse, auto, you name it, anything you would advertise in your local newspaper can be advertised in Your Local Swapper Shopper™ online paper. Up to a 40 word ad is "Totally Free" leave it until it sells, no strings no fees, just notify us by e-mail when it sells, so we can remove your ad ...

Unusual and Uncommon Plants... some with medicinal uses... some with craft uses... some edible ornaments... some fragrant.

The Kitchen Gardener  Gardening Tips from Taunton Press.

The Caretaker Gazette  "....a unique newsletter containing property caretaking and housesitting opportunities, advice, and information for property caretakers, housesitters, and landowners....

• More than 130 caretaker opportunities in each issue. Over 700 each year worldwide!
• Large Situations-Wanted section.

The Simplicity Resource Guide designed by Linda Breen Pierce, founder of The Pierce Simplicity Study and author of the book Choosing Simplicity: Real People Finding Peace and Fulfillment in a Complex World (Gallagher Press, January, 2000).

Choosing Simplicity features the real-life stories of people who have simplified their lives as well as the author's reflections and insights on their life experiences... and provides a wide spectrum of resources related to simple living, including book reviews, links to related sites, and relevant articles

ConsumerWorld.org  "Everything Consumer"

How to Save $50,000 to $60,000 on your EXISTING mortgage... and pay it off early.

Recycling

The Freecycle Network

Dumpster Diving

Dan's Trashy Page "My Finds"

The Art and Science of Dumpster Diving (and how some folks have supported themselves and their families!)

Trash Thrash

Turning Trash into Treasure

The Unique Art of L. Haywood Coffey.  Outsider Art depicting recycling at its finest. 

See also TheLivingWeb.net's Dumpster Diving for Fun and Profit

Foraging for Wild Food

www.foraging.com  Excellent links site

You Can Become a Hardcore Forager An article from Backwoods Home magazine

See also TheLivingWeb.net's Free Food, Wild Food

Frugal Money Makers

Frugal Ways to Make Money  

Become a Dealer in Used and Rare Books

Free Frugal Newsletters

The Frugal Life

Frugal Living Newsletter

Frugal Newsletters by Subscription

Frugal Gazette

Frugal Dog Food

Homemade Dog Biscuits

Frugal Hobbies

MakeStuff.com  Where to find craft-related freebies.  Recycling stuff.