Instead of an article this month, I decided to share this great recipe that came to us via www.myrecipes.com. My husband changed it by...

Cole, you are THE UBER-FRUGAL Millennial as judged by me and my millennial daughter, Hannah, with whom you began ...

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...

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:...

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

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

In September of 2015, my husband of 35 years and I embarked on a new phase of married life, retirement! We took off together in our...

My husband Michael, of 35 years, and I were riding home in our 15-year-old car when I asked him, "Hey, I need to write a blog; so what do...

Years ago, while attending a lavish wedding for the daughter of a high school B.F.F., I turned to another friend, Laura, and announced,...

Frugal ideas are like softball pitches: they arrive in various styles.   My softball pitcher daughter has taught me that play areas...

In the last TFC blog post, Glean Outside Your Home to Save Big, we discussed how gleaning outside (collecting little by little) can help...

My daughter-in-law, Caroline Avant, said she had an idea for my writing. Caroline mentioned that her neighbors (this past fall) would...

You’ve probably seen those colorful aluminum containers that grasp your credit cards and are RFID resistant, meaning that thieves can’t...

You probably have it lurking under your bathroom counter, and if you are like the rest of us, your $1.50 bottle of 70% or 91% rubbing...

Need seven great Christmas gifts that are free or nearly so? Check out this article.

The SOS philosophy says: SOS: Set Our Spending (create a family budget). And families aren't the only ones who need a budget.