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Looking for frugal tips? The easiest way to use this site is either by using the Search engine to search on a particular term, or by using the side menu on the right to search for tips catagorized by type (Children, Travel, etc.). All of our categories can also be found below.

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Around the House This section covers a potpourri of tips and other resources having to do with the house: cleaning it (ex. showers, ovens, rugs), repairing it and more. Also covered here are general appliance tips, such as ways to extend dryer sheets. If what you seek has to do with the house or home, this is the section to start with.	Back to School Buying clothes and supplies for children heading back to school can quickly add up, but we’ve collected a number of tips here that will help you save money on everything from pencils and notebooks to clothing and lunches. This section also offers college and adult education tips and links.
Beauty, Health & Hygiene This section covers a fairly wide area, from ways to inexpensively condition your hair to cheap and effective ways to treat bee stings and sunburns. If it’s ultimate goal is to make you look (ex. make-up, hair, perfume) or feel (ex. spa treatments, bubble baths, vitamins) better, you’ll find it here.	Brides/Weddings Let’s face it: between the flowers, hall & church rental, photographers, dresses, food and band or DJ (not to mention everything in between), weddings can quickly put you in the poor farm. There are any number of ways that you can make this special day affordable without making it look or feel cheap.
Children According to a US Department of Agriculture study, a child born in the year 2000 would cost you $165,630 over the next 17 years. Before you take a vow of childlessness, check out some of the resources in this section. We cover tips for saving money on babies, children’s clothing, toys and more.	Clothing Unless you’re a really dedicated nudist, you’re going to end up shelling out good money for clothing. This section covers tips and other resources for buying and caring for clothes, towels, etc.
Computers This section covers tips for buying computers, software and peripherals, suggestions for how you can use your computer and the Internet to save you money on everything from gifts and shopping to leisure activities (ex. online newspapers, magazines, books) and more.	Cooking/Food This is easily our largest section, and for good reason: there are many ways to save money in the kitchen! From tips to more efficiently using your oven and freezer to ways to cut down on food costs and waste, you can save a lot with a little effort here.
Gardening Gardening can not only be an excellent source of cheap, nutritious food, but it can also provide food for the soul and ease stress. This is also one area where you can save a considerable amount of money by practicing frugality when it comes to seeds, fertilizer, tools, weeding and more.	Gifts Everybody loves getting gifts. Everybody loves giving gifts. Nobody loves the way they can quickly add up and empty your wallet. Find a variety of low-cost gifts that you can make or buy for Christmas, birthdays or any occasion.
Holidays OK, we’re definitely talking Christmas here, that holiday whose sole purpose seems to be to eat green and put you in the red. Tips here include ways to save money on decorating, gift giving (check our Gifts section for more on this), shopping, activities and more. We also cover a variety of other holidays, such as Halloween.	Leisure The crazed Jack Nicholson in The Shining typed it best: all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. You must have fun, but you shouldn’t feel you have to go bankrupt doing so. This section concentrates on the numerous things you can do leisure-wise that require little or no money.
Money: Making and Managing We make money, we spend money. Someplace between the two there have to be ways to better manage it. This section concentrates on tips for saving money in the areas of taxes, credit cards, insurance, checking/saving accounts, mortgages and much more.	Pets/Animals Dogs, cats, birds, rats, horses and more… Pets can help to enrich your life, but they really aren’t much on an investment. There are a number of things you can do, though, to keep pet and animal costs under control.
Seniors Seniors face some special challenges when it comes to frugal living… namely, what many of us choose to do out of interest, seniors are faced to do out of necessity. This section is specifically geared towards helping senior citizens make ends meet.	Shopping Shopping is generally where people tend to be parted most from their money, but this section offers a number of strategies and tips on smart ways to shop and how to always get what you want for minimal dollars.
Transportation/Autos Outside of a house (and, we suppose, a child), an automobile will be most peoples’ biggest expense. Between buying vehicles and maintaining them, you can see a lot of your money fly out the rolled-down window. This section presents strategies for buying cars and trucks and offers tips for caring for them (frugally) so that you can get as much life out of them as possible.	Travel Most people just expect to spend a lot when traveling and break the budget accordingly, but this is a huge misconception. From air flight and hotels to the choices you make when you arrive at your destination (and even the city or location you’re vacationing to itself), you can realize significant savings with the following resources.
Utilities Turn off the lights, close the door… were you raised in a barn? We all know that paying attention to the energy we use (and lose) can have a profound impact on our monthly bills, but how many of us really are doing even a small percentage of what we could in this area? Even adopting a few of the ideas in this section can save you a lot, month to month.	Yard Sales Yard sales… aka barn sales, garage sales, tag sales, etc. Whether you’re hitting them or throwing your own, yard sales are a great frugal resource. The following will help you to find the best bargains at someone else’s sale or eke out the most money from your own yard salables.

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