Living on a Budget

  • Charlotte, NC, USA - May 28, 2016: Frontier Airlines A321 (Registration No. N709FR) taking off at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

    Frontier’s $600 All-You-Can-Fly Pass Is the Buffet of Travel. What’s the Catch?

    The days of being able to fly a few states away for less than $100 a person are becoming harder to come by as airplane ticket prices soar, leading underdog airlines to consider new ways to entice travelers. Enter Frontier’s GoWild!…

  • Istanbul, Turkey - January 4 2020 : Mazda MX-5, is a lightweight two-seater roadster with a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout.

    Here Are the Best Cheap Sports Cars Under $30k

    It’s rare to find a car that’s fast, affordable, and well-reviewed, but we’ve compiled a list of rare machines that tick all three boxes. Whether you want a sleek example of Japanese engineering or a high-powered pony car, here are…

  • One roll of silver cloth duct tape on light blue table background. Pastel color. Closeup. Top down view.

    15 Clever Uses for Duct Tape That Save Money

    In many homes, duct tape is the go-to solution when something’s broken. A 2019 study of 2,000 Americans found that 51% of participants had duct tape fixing something in their home, while 37% were using duct tape to hold something…

  • August 8, 2019 Palo Alto / CA / USA - Exterior view a Grocery Outlet bargain market located in San Francisco bay area

    How Salvage Grocery Stores Help Shoppers Save Money (and the Planet)

    As inflation continues to eat away at budgets, more shoppers are turning to salvage stores, which sell damaged, discounted, and otherwise unwanted goods for cheap. In the first part of 2022, some salvage store managers even saw double-digit sales growth,…

  • Unrecognizable man buying beer in a supermarket store.

    The Best IPAs You Can Buy at the Grocery Store

    When IPAs became all the rage in the 2010s, I resisted the craft beer trend, preferring cheap, easy-drinking light beers to the metallic bitterness of a bottle of Lagunitas. Everything from IPA culture’s bloated lexicon to the bottles’ gaudy designs…

  • Serving fish dish as a business class food on board

    Things We Used To Get For Free (But Now We Have To Pay For)

    Once upon a time, we got a lot of goods and services for no charge at all. But now we’re nickeled and dimed from the local gas station to the grocery store to the airliner where a full meal used…