I'm taking a beginning sailing class, and that has me scheming about ways to continue sailing after the class is over, namely buying a s...

We spent last week on vacation in Austin, Texas, and had a great time. Amanda's employer flew her out to San Antonio for a conference, a...

Recently Vanguard opened a new mutual fund, the Total World Stock Index . This is an index fund tracking the FTSE All-World Index, which is...

Last weekend we participated in a garage sale with some other members of our family. Unfortunately it was mostly a bust. Our gross sales w...

A key mindset in frugality or simple living is to think in terms of utility rather than products. Our consumer-driven society is oriented t...

My favorite frugal entertainment activity is Trivia Night at our local pub. $2 will buy your way in to participating in the trivia event, in...

Early in graduate school, a friend and I termed the phrase "General Life Organization" (GLO), pronounced "glow". GLOwin...

This article in the Green Issue of the New York Times, written by Michael Pollan (author of the famed “In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manif...

Amanda and I both own cars. My commute is a walk, and Amanda's car works better for routine errands, so my car is relegated to "ba...

Mass-market entertainment gets cheaper as it ages. Examples: movies start showing at dollar theaters shows on premium TV channels become av...