Mood Boosters to Turn You from Bitchy to Bubbly

Life itself can be crazy sometimes. Add to it all the doom and gloom in the news right now about the recession, unemployment, oil spills and more, and it can take it’s tole on even the optimists in the bunch. If you’ve been forced into frugality due to a job loss, it can be even [...]
Breaking Out of the Friday or Bust Mindset

What is it about Fridays that are so hopeful? You’re energetic and upbeat … ready to start the day … just so that it can end … and the weekend can begin. I’m pretty confident that most of us are like this and it’s not just me. Anticipation begins to swell on Wednesday afternoon, the [...]
How to Make a Wish and Deliver a Dream

When I talk about creating a rich life, it’s about purposeful living; however that is defined for each of us. It’s about the quality of your life, living life and enjoying life. It’s about taking pause and thinking about what interests and motivates you, and then going after it. Make a wish … and fulfill [...]
Change is Good

Evolution. Change. It is all good. If you haven’t noticed, I have a new logo on my site. Consider this LFT 2.0. I wanted the logo to reflect and emphasize the Living aspect of Living Frugal Tips and align with the mission: To create a rich life by living on less. We should all strive [...]
Purging Sucks: Purged Living Part 1

Sometimes you move for a job and sometimes for personal reasons. Most of the time you purge some stuff (and it is OK), but sometimes you have to take the big step and do “the massive purge”. My good friend Bruce just went through this. Actually he moved out west to be closer to his [...]





