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The Simple Dollar · 9 Apr 2025

Money Moves Smart People Make to Keep More of Their Hard-Earned Cash

Managing money wisely isn’t just about being frugal, it’s about being strategic. Smart people know how to stretch their dollars further by taking advantage of the right tools and offers that

Frugalwoods · 13 Dec 2023

I’m Still Alive; also, join the 7th Annual Uber Frugal Month Group Challenge!

I’m still here! I took an unplanned (and therefore unannounced) break from writing the blog, which was intended to be for a week, but expanded to a month and then two months… WHOOPS. I confess I

Frugalwoods · 29 Sep 2023

Reader Case Study: Yearning For a Debt-Free Future

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Frugalwoods · 18 Sep 2023

Why I Let My Kids Go Into Debt

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Frugalwoods · 14 Sep 2023

Welcome to the NEW (looking) Frugalwoods!

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Frugalwoods · 11 Aug 2023

Reader Case Study: Stationed in Japan with the US Marine Corps, Hoping to FIRE

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Frugalwoods · 31 Jul 2023

A Wall Removal And Other June 2023 Expenses

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Frugalwoods · 24 Jul 2023

Reader Case Study: Ex-Pats in Hanoi, Vietnam

[![Reader Case Study: Ex-Pats in Hanoi, Vietnam](https://frugalwoods.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/RCS-150x150.jpg)](https://frugalwoods.com/2023/07/24/reader-case-study-ex-pats-in-hanoi-vietnam/)

Frugalwoods · 20 Jul 2023

The Tail of Gigi The Dog

[![The Tail of Gigi The Dog](https://frugalwoods.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/dog_snow_winter_cover-150x150.jpg)](https://frugalwoods.com/2023/07/20/the-tail-of-gigi-the-dog/) A question I’ve

Frugalwoods · 30 Jun 2023

Reader Case Study: Special Education Teacher In Debt

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Frugalwoods · 19 Jun 2023

The Hobbit And Other May 2023 Expenses

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Frugalwoods · 31 May 2023

Reader Case Study: Plasterer and Social Worker in Manitoba Plan for a Baby

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Frugalwoods · 26 May 2023

We’ll Grow All Of Our Food! And Other Misconceptions I Had About Rural Life

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Get Rich Slowly · 2 Dec 2022

A values-driven life

Hello, friends. Just a quick note to let you all know that my life, at last, seems to be settling. A full two months after the death of my mother, the fog has lifted and I find that I'm motivated to

Get Rich Slowly · 2 Nov 2022

A man of no ambition

A memory came to me this morning while I was walking the dog, a memory of those days when I was fresh out of college and just beginning to work for my father at the box factory. A salesman had come

Get Rich Slowly · 26 Sep 2022

Why I bought a NEW car

I am 53 years old. Never in my life have I allowed myself to buy a car I truly love...until now. This is the story of how I allowed myself to make a huge purchase just for the joy of it. And it

Get Rich Slowly · 22 Sep 2022

How self-centered shopping has made me happier with the things I buy

I've changed the way I shop over the past few years. And although the shift has been subtle, I've found that I'm much happier with the things I buy. In the past, my approach to shopping was simple.

Get Rich Slowly · 20 Sep 2022

Who coined the term FI/RE (financially-independent, retired early)?

It's always fun to unearth some esoteric piece of personal finance history. I know there are only a few nerds out there who care (hello, Grant Sabatier (https://millennialmoney.com)!), but those of

Get Rich Slowly · 1 Sep 2022

Designing my life, part one: Building a compass

Last week, I raved about (https://www.getrichslowly.org/designing-your-life/) the book Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans. These two Stanford design professors have taken design

Get Rich Slowly · 21 Aug 2022

Designing your life

I am obsessed with the film Everything Everywhere All at Once. From the moment I saw the trailer, I knew the movie was meant for me. I was right. The film's bizarre blend of action, philosophy,

Get Rich Slowly · 15 Aug 2022

Life is not a game

You hear the phrase "the game of life" all the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-o8Spa4isQ There are books on Amazon instructing us on how to win at the "game of life"

Get Rich Slowly · 9 Aug 2022

Learning to dance: How couples can have constructive conversations about money

Today, the Get Rich Slowly summer of books concludes with an excerpt from Cashing Out: Win the Wealth Game by Walking Away from Julien and Kiersten Saunders. Julien and Kiersten are the power couple

Get Rich Slowly · 2 Aug 2022

The power of non-monetary investments

The following is from Taking Stock by Jordan Grumet with permission from Ulysses Press. Copyright © 2022 by Jordan Grumet. This passage has been edited to be more readable on the web. I used to