Frugal Living: Am I Ready?
Hi Folks,
These days “Frugal living” isn’t the quaint little phrase that we used to pass around in casual conversations. It’s pure realism for many of us.
And for many retirees who were living frugally before the ”great recession”, living really frugally is now the norm.
Categories: THRIFTY SENIORS Tags: frugal retirement
How To Be A Frugal Retiree
Hi Folks,
Are things getting tight at your house? They are at mine. Expenses are going up but my income isn’t. My wife is going over our “Spending Plan” (some folks call this a budget but “spending plan” is much more appropriate) for 2011 to see where we can cut costs this year. The difficult part is we cut costs last year and the year before! But we shall see – we shall see.
Woody
Categories: THRIFTY SENIORS Tags: frugal retirement, The Frugal Retirtee
Retirees Living on Social Security
Hi Folks,
I receive more visitors to this blog from people searching the keywords “Living on Social Security” than any other keyword. This surely tells us that many retirees are struggling to make ends meet.
The following article by Samantha Asher discusses living on Social Security. If you have not retired, listen to her advice. If you are retired and having difficulty making your money stretch to the end of the month we will explore ways of making it go farther and ways of adding to it in future posts.
Categories: RETIREMENT LIVING, THRIFTY SENIORS Tags: frugal retirement, living on social security
Saving Money on Food
Hi Folks,
I’ve just returned from running a few errands and picking up a couple items from the bread store. I bought a loaf of whole grain bread and a package of bagels for the grand total of $3.00.
I’ve mentioned before that you should check to see if there is a bakery outlet in your city. If there is one you can save a lot on your bread purchases. The outlet nearest me sells Arnolds and Thomas as well as other brands. Bread and pastry items this outlet sells are fresh and never out of date so why should I pay $3.50 – $3.85 for a loaf of whole grain bread that I can buy for $1.50.
Categories: THRIFTY SENIORS Tags: FRUGAL LIVING, frugal retirement
COST & ENERGY SAVING TIPS – heating your home
Hi Folks,
Today’s article serves more of a warning of increasing energy costs than offering usable how-to advice, but being reminded of what is coming is the first step in preparing.
We’ll look into this more in the coming days.
Categories: THRIFTY SENIORS Tags: frugal retirement
COST & ENERGY SAVING TIPS: your car
Hi Folks,
I guess you have noticed that it isn’t getting any cheaper to drive these days. With costs going up on about everything most retirees are scrambling to make ends meet. But there are ways to save, lots of them, we just have to learn what they are and make the effort to apply them in our everyday lives.
Over the next few days I will cover ways you can save money on energy. Most of these ideas won’t be new to you, they are just reminders of ways you can easily keep more of your money for yourself. We’ll start with your automobile. Read more…
Categories: THRIFTY SENIORS Tags: CAR COST SAVINGS, frugal retirement
