After high school, I was dying to get my hands on a brand new car. I had my adolescent sights set on either a colorful GEO Tracker or a sporty Mitsubishi Eclipse. After all, I landed myself a job soldering small components together at a local factory that paid me a little bit more than […]
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25+ Low-Calorie Snack Foods To Help You Lose Weight And Save Money
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure for more info. It’s safe to say that most people struggle with maintaining their ideal weight. I know I’m constantly watching my portions and counting calories to stay as fit and healthy as possible. Thankfully, I’m no stranger to incorporating exercise into my routine, but […]
How We Had Frugal Fun In New York City
New York City is not known as a cheap city by any stretch of the imagination. However, we decided to take it on anyway. Since Mr. MMM and I only live a few hours away, it certainly wasn’t our first trip to The Big Apple, but it was our daughter’s first trip that she’ll actually […]
The Latte Factor: Why I Started Buying Lattes Again And Why I Don’t Feel Guilty
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure for more info. When David Bach first introduced the Latte Factor in his book The Automatic Millionaire, people everywhere (including me) applauded and started embracing the idea of cutting small expenditures from the budget in exchange for becoming a millionaire. I mean, who wouldn’t want […]
How We’re Achieving FIRE/FIOR Through Selective Frugality
As many of you already know, Mr. MMM and I are on FIOR. We’re starting out subscribing to the FIRE movement, then realized we didn’t quite fit the mold. So, naturally, we invented our own movement – F.I.O.R. FIOR stands for Financial Independence Optional Retirement. I even wrote an entire post about it! Basically, both […]
Our All-Time Favorite Frugal Things To Stuff In A Holiday Stocking
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our Disclosure for more info. Buying for the holidays doesn’t have to be expensive. A thoughtful gift is much better, and usually more appreciated, than an expensive gift. That’s not to say we never give expensive gifts, but we rarely stuff them in holiday stockings – no […]