What is 'monetary resourcefulness'? I was going to title this post “The Benefits of Frugality”, but frugal is a word that carries negative connotations, with synonyms like stingy, tightwad, parsimonious, meager, and abstemious...words associated with puritanism, coldness, self-denial, and abstinence...not words you’d want to link to a new life of freedom and exploration.  … [Read more...]

Saving Money Eating Out Of course, the best way to save money on food is to avoid eating out. But sometimes you just get tired of the being at home, or you want to have a type of food that is unique or would be too much trouble to prepare yourself, like a lamb gyro carved off a rotating spit, or an Indian buffet with 15 different dishes, or you want to get new ideas for dishes … [Read more...]

Buying Clothing from Thrift Stores Limiting my clothing purchases is something I am working on. The bargains in this country are just too good. I almost never buy from regular retail clothing stores. Instead, I buy most of my clothing in thrift stores, usually on senior sales days where I get up to 50% discount off the already low prices.  I often find new clothes or very … [Read more...]

Saving on Dental and Vision Care We have stopped paying for dental insurance. When I checked out the dental insurance discount plans that are available all over the internet, at first they seemed attractive, but when I called my dentist’s office, I found out that they offer a 20% discount for uninsured people, and, after factoring in the monthly costs of the discount plans, my … [Read more...]