Tag "Saving"
Save Money on Medical Bills!
Hello, Frugs! Today, I have a Q&A with Cindy Holtzman, who is a medical billing advocate. After seeing Cindy on CNN, I wrote about her work, stopping shady health care waste. I just had to bring her to TheFrugalista.com to share her wisdom directly with us. We all know health care is not cheap. The [...]
Kourtney Kardashian is an Extreme Couponer
I have to admit that I’ve been known to view Kardashian TV from time to time. Please don’t judge me! I recently caught up on Kourtney & Kim Take New York and noticed that Kourtney has taken up extreme couponing as a hobby. With Kourtney pregnant with her second kid, I think she may be [...]
Is Kanye West a Frugalisto?
So last night, Kanye West did an 86-tweet speech about starting a design company and needing talent. Mr. West wants to start a movement that will help creative types as well as kids. “DONDA is a design company which will galvanize amazing thinkers and put them in a creative space to bounce [their] dreams and [...]
Frugalista’s Top 5 Posts of 2011
Hey Frugs! I wanted to share my top and favorite posts of 2011, in case you missed a few! If you’ve read them all, I hope you enjoy this trip down frugal and fab memory lane! If 2012 is as memorable as 2011, we shall have a happy year of saving and fun! 1) Real [...]
Frugal and Fab New Year’s Budgeting!
It’s holiday time for the real Frugalistas: The New Year!!! The passion for personal finance and budgeting is high in January, and I love it. I have to admit that I’m not the most conventional when it comes to budgeting. I don’t use a spreadsheet. I use a hybrid of paper and pen for adding [...]
T.J. Maxx and Marshalls
Hey, Frugs! Last week, I did a quick trip to New York for a holiday blogger event sponsored by T.J. Maxx and Marshalls. In my book, The Frugalista Files: How One Woman Got Out of Debt Without Giving Up the Fabulous Life, I wrote about how I spent every Saturday shopping at T.J. Maxx and [...]
My Anderson Show Video!
Here is the video that I shot for the Anderson daytime show! The show is all about looking well for less, featuring model and business woman Heidi Klum. You know I love it! I’m giving some tips about holiday nail polish! Yay! Special shout out to my peeps from the Nightly Business Report who let [...]
Renting Out Your Life for Money
Newsweek ran a piece by essayist Rob Baedeker detailing how he rents out items in his home and even his dog to make some extra cash. I’m all about the side hustle and believe in several streams of income. Heck, I’ve even written about people selling their bodies for cash! Still, I am so surprised [...]
Small Business Saturday!
Hey Frugalistas! I hope that you had a fantastic holiday. I had a great Thanksgiving and I am super thankful for the people in my life – especially you! So I forgot to mention Small Business Saturday! It’s all about shopping to support the independent business owner. As a person who has launched a brand, [...]
Is Christine Lagarde a Frugalista?
Yay! So I watched 60 minutes last night and was really intrigued by Christine Lagarde, the first woman to become managing director of the International Montetary Fund. I immediately got some Frugalista vibes from her. She does her own grocery shopping, wears a Birkin bag and is a top money boss! Check out her Vogue [...]
