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The Frugal Catholic had the privilege of meeting Whitley Osterhout, a professional wedding planner in Washington state, in 2018. I was...

In 2017, the flu got many people, my husband and me included. It hit hard with little warning.  And we weren’t alone: a lot of friends...

ON TITHING "Give to God His 10% DUE and 90% BLESSED will He return to you."  TFC "Give me five minutes with a person's checkbook, and I...

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a convenient place to deposit prayer requests?   Well, after much research, I’ve found that prayer...

Some folks are born straight:  others are crooked to the core.  I am one of the latter.  Case in point, when I was young, I asked God for...

Wild Thoughts #1 You will spend 12-18% more when you use a credit card versus cash, according to a Dun and Bradstreet study.  In other...

Mom's are mandatory. Unfortunately, their love isn't. Maybe your relationship with your mother is good or perhaps not. After all,...

For the past four months, my husband and I have temporarily downsized from a big house to a tiny home of 325 square feet.  The reason is...

The whole concept of wearing something out sounds awful. Who wants to use something so long that it eventually gets holes and cracks and...

With today’s constant barrage of advertisements from the media, the concept of USE IT UP seems quite outdated.  Why should I focus on...

Our last blog looked at the first part of "The Frugal Catholic Depression Era Slogan"– Make it do. Do without: Use it up: and Wear it...

Being the frugal-minded soul which I know you are, I am sure you've heard this depression-era slogan before, “Use it up: wear it out:...

As each year of fugal living ticks away, it becomes more important to make your home magical.  Now I’m not talking about tricks like...

One of the fun parts about writing is rediscovering saved articles. The following piece is one I recently uncovered, and from rereading...

My father-in-law, Captain David L. G. King, USN Retired, used to say that life held three stages: schooling, work and family, and...

One of the joys of having old friends is that you get to know their children and learn from them too. Kathy Edwards, one of my BFF from Jun

Happy New Year!!! The holidays are finally over; congratulations, you’ve survived 😊, and things are back to normal–whatever that may be....

Want a powerful tool to defeat the enemy? Try a Blessing Zapper! Amazing results guaranteed.

Most of the time, we make life more complicated than necessary. Take cream rinse or hair conditioner. It can be a lifesaver, for it...

Imagine you could carry your brain as it is now– sharp, focused, and wanting to learn– and arrive in your 60’s and beyond, thinking well....