What financial habit do you want to quit? By Marketplace Weekend StaffSeptember 25, 2015TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty ImagesThis week, we're talking about stopping, quitting ... throwing in the towel. POSTED IN: Quitting personal finance basics Saving frugality spending Money budget read
The recession changed how we shopBy Mark GarrisonSeptember 01, 2015KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty ImagesRetailers must deal with frugal customers who grab deals and dash.POSTED IN: coupons frugality discounts ListenreadDownloadDownload
My Money Story: Frugality and cheeseBy Eliza MillsJanuary 09, 2015(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Listener Amelia Rosenman tells her story of inheriting frugality and eating cheesePOSTED IN: cheese frugality ListenreadDownloadDownload
A 21st century Thoreau on living debt-freeBy Kai RyssdalMay 14, 2013Ken IlgunasKen Ilgunas spent two years obsessively paying off the $32,000 he owed on his student loans. And when he decided to go back to school for a graduate degree, he figured out a way to come out the other side debt-free.POSTED IN: student debt frugality ListenreadDownloadDownload
Germans and their frugal, saving waysBy Caitlan CarrollJuly 20, 2012iStockphotoMany European economies are begging for Germany to share its wealth with them. Where did the German culture of frugality come from?POSTED IN: Germany frugality Saving ListenreadDownloadDownload
Lessons from the Great Depression, one meal at a timeBy Adriene HillJuly 13, 2012Great Depression Cooking/YouTubeAt nearly 100, YouTube phenomenon Clara Cannucciari has been inspiring viewers with her "poor man's meals."POSTED IN: Food great depression eating frugality ListenreadDownloadDownload
To a daughter who made her mom proudBy Tess VigelandJune 28, 2012Gisela FranciscoA proud mom nominates her daughter, who weathered a year of unemployment, for this week’s Piggy Award.POSTED IN: Unemployment frugality ListenreadDownloadDownload
Frugal state of mindBy Tess VigelandMay 25, 2012iStockphotoWisebread.com's Meg Favreau makes the argument that frugal living is about prioritizing your passions.POSTED IN: frugality saving frugality spending money budget ListenreadDownloadDownload
Piggy for the uber-frugalBy Tess VigelandApril 27, 2012iStockPhotoKris Keller gets the Marketplace Piggy Award for making sacrifices to stay on budget.POSTED IN: piggy bank award frugality sacrifice montana read