Have you ever thrown something away while simultaneously thinking “gee, I wish I knew someone I could give this to?” You now have many ‘someones’ you can give things away to. In your own community. Welcome to the Buy Nothing Project. So what is the Buy Nothing Project? The best description I’ve read is that…
First, before you even begin negotiating on a new-to-you vehicle you should determine if you can and/or are willing to sell your old ride. Naturally, if your are truly frugal you will have driven your old vehicle into the ground and donated its remaining carcass to a charity like Kidney Car for the tax…
What car to buy is, in my view, a far more complex question than whether to buy new or used. The upside if you have decided to buy used: assessing the relative reliability of various auto brands and models becomes far more feasible with used cars than with new ones which have not yet developed…
If you read my earlier article on frugal grocery shopping, you are now aware of online apps for grocery flyers, like Reebee and Flipp. But did you know that there are also apps that will give you cash back for grocery shopping? Granted, it’s not quite so straightforward. The apps of which I speak trade…
Every frugal shopper knows that to buy an automobile is to buy a rapidly depreciating asset. Your car becomes less valuable with every kilometre you put on it, every little scratch and bump it receives, and every year it ages. Your only strategic upside is that depreciation is heaviest the moment you drive your baby…
Anyone who’s interested in this topic will likely already know the basic strategies of planning your meals based on the grocery store flyers. There is also, of course, the classic trick of shopping around the edges of the grocery store, which is where you will find what should ideally make up the core of…