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This weekend I got in touch with my inner eco-nerd by purchasing a tumbling compost bin, installing it in the side yard, and feeding it kitchen scraps

Earlier this week, I realized the ad policy at Frugaltopia needed rethinking. The goal, the whole point of Frugaltopia, is to offer antidotes to commercial culture, and

I've been looking for a Valentine's Day alternative for years and am totally on board with Sasha Dichter’s idea to reboot Valentine’s Day as Generosity Day.

Scattered Light in Madison Square Park from Kimberly McCaffery on Vimeo.

Frugaltopia was born on a crisp January day in 2009, not long after the Great Recession began. I was having a lunch with Jen, my best friend

The best things in life are free, and Neil Pasricha is keeping track of them on his blog, 1000 Awesome Things. Watch his TEDxTalk to hear

[caption id="attachment_1936" align="alignleft" width="203" caption="Budget-Friendly Bubbly"][/caption]One of my best girlfriends is 3,000 miles away right now, but she just called and proposed that we drink our first

It's hard to go wrong when there's butter, sugar and dark chocolate in the mix. This is the recipe for the English toffee I made as part

In my previous post, Last-Minute Homemade Holiday Gifts, I mentioned that I was planning to make some dark chocolate peppermint bark and English toffee as