Get Rich Slowly

If you’re new here, you may want to learn what this site is about. I encourage you to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Tiffany wrote with a quick energy-saving tip:
I hang up my wet clothes inside during the day to let them dry. When I get home from work, I put them [...]

In yesterday’s discussion about how to live frugally without looking like a loser, a few people chided me for wearing frayed clothing. MissPinkKate wrote, “Wearing a frayed sweatshirt isn’t a sign you’re frugal — it’s a sign you’re too lazy to buy cheap clothes that look nice, which can be done.” And Shirley said:

J.D., I [...]

This is a guest post from Amanda, a Colorado tech writer and an activist for children with congenital heart disease.
My conversion to frugality began about a year ago, but it’s only been recently that I’ve become good at it. We’ve been saving money by being aggressive with a cash-only purchase plan. If we can’t afford [...]

Sometimes it’s hard to tell when I’m being frugal and when I’m just being cheap.
One side effect of losing weight — a positive one, mind you — is that I don’t fit into some of my favorite clothes anymore. Like most people, I have certain garments that I love more than others. For example, my [...]

At Curbly, the DIY Maven has posted advice on how to save money on laundry day.

When the Spray ‘n’ Wash runs out, make your own.
If you use dryer sheets, only use half at a time.
If you’re shopping, consider a front-loading washer.
Pick up a pair of dryer balls. (I’d never even heard of these before reading [...]

When I was in high school, I was enthralled by the world of fashion. This was the era of Miami Vice, of Tubbs and Crockett and their pastel suits. Of Footloose-inspired skinny ties (and knit ties, too). Of Alex P. Keaton. For several years during the mid-eighties I diverted a portion of my precious comic [...]

A few years ago we bought a century-old house. It’s poorly insulated. There are many windows. There are cracks under the doors. As you might expect, it’s cold. To conserve energy, we use a programmable thermostat to keep the temperature at 54 when we’re not around, and at 64 when we are. Still, that’s chilly. [...]

Last month I wrote about saving money by shopping for second-hand clothes. Today, in a nearby business park, our neighborhood used-clothing shop had a warehouse sale. Everything was a buck (except coats, which were two bucks). Better yet, there was an all-you-can-stuff bin — for $2, you could fill a garbage bag with all sorts [...]

On a street corner near our house is a store called The Dig, which advertises “most clothes $3 - $4 - $5″. Many of these are items of the latest fashions, which have been rejected for whatever reason. Clean and organized, the store also has dressing rooms, something many thrift stores lack. I used to [...]

On my path toward frugality and simplicty, on my quest toward wealth, I’m often forced to choose between price and quality. (The middle path — a moderate amount of money for moderate quality — never appeals to me.) Sometimes I choose to spend a lot of money in order to obtain the best quality, reasoning [...]