After talking about money with friends at a fitting, Ashley Stetts was inspired to start The Frugal Model, where she shares tips on saving (and more).
People are still being somewhat frugal, but they're starting to buy again.
Seth Kugel starts a frugal road trip through Texas, where he tastes Czech pastries, visits a 19th-century fort (above) and eats a lot of chicken-fried steak.
However, as seen above, the phenomenon of frugal innovation has its starting point in jugaad.
Frank also gives us a little history lesson in Brooklyn pizzerias and explains how back in the day, using top-shelf ingredients was the norm, but over the years, frugal-minded pizzaiolos started skimping on the good stuff.
Life without a home hasn't made me want to start living a frugal existence of white bread and a single can of value lager when I've got that Friday feeling.
Starting this week, the Frugal Traveler column is changing its format — though you'll barely notice the difference.
This diesel-powered sedan or wagon is frugal on the front end, starting at $22,640 with a six-speed manual transmission.
Take Leah Ingram, for example, who started the blog Suddenly Frugal right before the housing bubble burst in 2008 and she could no longer live off her home equity.
Still house proud, and noting the frugal climate, Ms. Feldman, above right, recently started a home furnishings business with Alison Gelb Pincus, left, whose background is in digital media, based on a fashion model: the online sample sale.
