r/Frugal

Alright y’all. The bananas have all been used.

Even if you order for pickup, the additional cost is outrageous. The other day, we were going to order for pickup through Doordash. The total came out to $90. Luckily, my payment failed. We called the restaurant directly, and the total was just $70.

I always get sticker shock now when I go grocery shopping. It really sucks all the prices I learned to remember to be frugal with my money is useless when everything cost 25% or more. My diet has changed too since my go to meals (mainly chicken and e

I really do try to shop local but sometimes it's impossible. I can't justify spending twice as much on something when I can buy it online. Local bookstore is like 150% more than a online retailer. Local appliance guy same thing. How are people expect

Since frugality is about spending money wisely, what's something you've bought that made your everyday life better? Doesn't matter if you've bought it brand new or second hand. For me it's Shark cordless vacuum cleaner, it's so much easier to vacuu

I’m a recovering alcoholic, I’m currently 30 days clean. One of my strategies going in was to eat a bunch of food when I wanted to drink. It’s working, don’t get me wrong but holy shit is it expensive. Unhealthy and just not normal. How do I ge

When I was first starting getting my money together, advice like this was overwhelming: "Put $500 a month in your IRA. You have to max it out! Save 3 months worth of expenses! Invest in real estate!!!" Bro, I was barely surviving. Here's some thing

I am at my wit's end this morning. There is nowhere left to cut corners. I don't drink alcohol. I don't smoke. I don't have a pet any more. I have one plant (that requires water only). I cut my own hair, don't own any nail varnish, don't have any b