Frugal Living Today

In a time when it seems that the government couldn’t possibly imagine another way to misuse the taxpayers’ hard-earned money, when every major company CEO has their hand out begging for billion-dollar bailout crumbs, is it possible that there is a new breath of frugal air on the way to Washington D.C.?  The answer is yes!

Congressman Elect Jason Chaffetz of Utah won his new seat in a 100% volunteer-run campaign and arrived on Capitol Hill carrying a cot wrapped in duct tape.  He says he is going to work the same way he ran his campaign - frugally and responsibly.

Instead of renting an apartment in Washington, he’ll sleep in his office and shower in the House gym, returning to Utah on the weekends to spend time with his wife and three children.

Chaffetz has always lived a “pay as you go” lifestyle as he calls it, and his only debts are his mortgage and his car.  I look forward to watching this up-and-coming politician to see just how much of an impact he might be able to have on a wasteful failed government system.

Down with Debt is another great Today.com blog that shares much in common with this site, in that the author regularly posts frugal living ideas and her own frustration with the wasteful mindset of our society and the business economy bailout that doesn’t do a thing to help those of us who need it most (and are paying for it, by the way).

There’s even a post on how to process fresh horseradish and I mean - who doesn’t need to know how to do that?  I had to leave her a comment that I was now hungry for some real horseradish thanks to her description of the stuff I love so dearly.

Down with Debt has an advantage over me in one regard; as a parent she is uniquely positioned to answer some questions that I may not be able to.

As much as I know you love hearing from me, the thought occurred to me that some of you might like to know where I get my inspiration.  I mean no one could just come up with all of these frugal tips on their own, right?  The truth is that much of what I write here does come out of my head, but that’s a product of years of frugal living.

When it comes to frugal blogs though, I do have my favorites.  I have gleaned tons of useful frugal ideas from many sites all over the web, so I have decided to share a few of my favorite frugal blogs with you over the next few weeks.

Frugal Cuisine

On this site, Pepper shares Chinese food and snack ideas for less than $3 per day.  Everything from main dishes to salads, street food to snacks can be found here and believe me, I’ve tried quite a few of them!

The beauty and elegance of Asian cuisine is captured in the photos and the descriptions so be warned that you’ll end up hungry when you visit this site!

Be sure to stop by Frugal Cuisine and tell Pepper you heard about the site on Frugal Living Today!  More of my favorite frugal blogs coming soon, so stay tuned!