Save Money! Great Frugal Living Websites

Do you consider yourself to be a frugal person, or would you like to be more frugal? If you do, you are not alone - now who wouldn't want to save some money wherever they could? There are some great frugal living websites available that can teach you a lot about adapting your habits to become more frugal, without making dramatic sacrifices. Best of all, these resources are available to you - all for free!

I will admit that I have not considered myself to be an extremist when it comes to being a frugal person. I do not save aluminum foil and use it three times, or make people take gift wrap paper off of gifts carefully so that I can re-wrap gifts in it again for another time. One thing I did realize by reading frugal living websites was that I was spending too much money on magazine subscriptions, but I still wanted to subscribe to some of my favorites. Through a frugal living website I found a discounted magazine website that offered subscriptions for a very inexpensive price, saving me at least half of what I typically spent on magazine subscriptions. So there are lots of ways that you can adapt your current lifestyle to be more frugal, and save money for your long-term dreams and goals.

Here are some great frugal living websites. If you know of another one, be sure to share it with us!

All Things Frugal http://www.allthingsfrugal.com/

This is the website for All Things Frugal, and also for The Pennypincher Ezine and Tightwad Tidbits Daily. You can find frugal living tips on just about any subject, from children and kids, home improvement, shopping, recipes, decorating, money, cleaning and autos. This is a great website with lots to offer. You are sure to find some great tips here on frugal living.

The Dollar Stretcher http://www.stretcher.com/index.cfm

The Dollar Stretcher, edited by Gary Foreman, offers financial tips that will please any frugal thinking individual. Many of the tips come in from readers, and you will be pleasantly surprised by how creative and imaginative other readers can be. You have the chance to ask your questions and have readers respond to your questions at the website, this is such an valuable service, and reading these Q & A's can teach you so much about saving money. Find articles about home, car, children, college students, holidays, weddings, gift buying, bank rates, credit cards, credit ratings, saving money and saving for college - just to name a few. This is a website that will teach you something new everytime you visit it, well worth a visit every couple of days or at least once a week.

The Budget Decorator http://www.thebudgetdecorator.com/

This is the website for budget decorator Kathleen Wilson. Mrs. Wilson is not only a decorator, but is the mother of five children and three stepchildren - so she is certainly familiar with life on a budget! Mrs. Wilson has articles about every room of the house and a great e-zine that you can subscribe to. You can also learn about her ebooks or other decorating books that are available for purchase.

Frugal Living @ About.com http://frugalliving.about.com/

Guide Pat Veretto covers lots of topics that will be of interest to frugal living enthusiasts. Be sure to check out The ABCs of Frugal Living, which lists her tips in an easy to read A through Z format. You can get lots of great ideas right there. The Emergencies and Tough Times section has lots of great articles that are sure to appeal to readers. Articles such as Do You Need Help Paying For Child Care, Getting Government Help and Resources for Low Income Families, are great for frugal families on tight budgets. There is lots to find at this website on all sorts of topics.

Better Budgeting http://www.betterbudgeting.com/

This is a great ezine that has a wonderful website with lots of money saving tips. Perfect for a frugal living family or individual. There are articles about budgeting, a budgeting class, budget calculators, budget planners and free budgeting forms. Lots of ideas to help you save money on books, dealing with debt, cooking, entertainment, find great coupons, grocery coupons and get tax help. This is a great website and an excellent ezine to subscribe to learn more about frugal living.