Most all of us have seen the photo at the right; the photo of a crying elderly man, hurting for his country, and upset because he could not withdraw his wife’s pension check due to the lack of cash pertaining to the Greece crisis. Here is some of what the man had to say as …
In case you’ve missed it, we started a series over at Fruclassity on living on a frugal budget. We interview individuals, couples or families who are living well on a smaller income and on a frugal budget. I am very honored to feature my lovely mother for this Fruclastically Frugal Interview. My mom was a …
When a person is overwhelmed with a large amount of debt, the thought of continuing on with a debt payoff goal is, at times, nearly unfathomable. This, my friends, is called debt fatigue. Most people working toward a debt payoff goal or any other goal toward financial success have to deal with battling debt fatigue …
On Fruclassity today, we’re sharing the story of one family’s journey to mortgage free. Our guest today is Will, a colleague at the high school where I work. As a teacher, I find it interesting to see different people earning similar incomes navigating their finances in such radically different ways from one another. Will stepped up …
Hey, friends! The Frugal Farmer has been featured as Cell Phone City’s “Savings Guru of the Week”! Check out what they had to say about us in this post and learn more about our journey from suburbanites to hobby farm owners.
As we work on redefining our mission here at the Frugal Farmer, I spoke earlier on how to practice spiritual (emotional) self sufficiency and how to practice financial self sufficiency. I also shared some important survival tips for everyday life. Today we’ll talk about the third part of self sufficiency: physical self sufficiency. The Keys …
A few years ago, I took a class that was instrumental in teaching me the importance of thinking “big picture” in everything I did. Part of what the class focused on was always being prepared for an emergency situation. There are some SHTF scenarios in which we have advanced notification, like hurricanes and the like. …
