Q&A

On Friday, I shared that one of my special talents is the ability to kill even an air plant. Ha. In the comments on that …

Hi Kristen, I am a long time reader (10 ish years), but hardly ever comment.  I have two questions for you. For dinner one night …

I have a frugal question about house temperature as it starts to get colder. Where do you personally draw the line at comfort for thermostat …

WilliamB sent me this as a prompt for a discussion here: At what level of income or wealth do you think it’s inappropriate to try …

First up: lots of you asked if I could just move the belt loops on the striped Helly Hansen raincoat I bought on eBay. It …

I have a general question I thought you or a reader could help me with. Since you eat most of your meals at home and …

Hello, hello! We’re having a Q&A session today, so let’s get into it. Shortening Before we get to some questions, I wanted to say something …

Yesterday, Rebekah (who comments as Rebekah in SoCal) sent me a question she wants some help with!     My husband and I are facing …

A question- I’d love to hear how your menu planning and cooking habits have changed in going to a smaller household! It seems like you …

Guys, I almost had to resort to doing a Five Frugal Things post on a Monday again instead of our usual Tuesday. But then I …

I recently (like 2 weeks ago) filed for divorce. Oof, it’s a lot to process. I’m having such a hard time finding real stories of …

I am currently drowning in first week of school tasks, plus my mental state is super distracted because we are all waiting for our math …

We discussed this topic briefly in the last Tightwad Gazette post because Amy wrote an essay about the possibilities that open up when you don’t …

Lots of unrelated topics today. Let’s go! First, two questions from Lina, a German reader we met last October. 1. When I grew up in …

A reader recently messaged me this question: “Can you do a post about adding more fun to our daily lives? Lately, I feel like all …