A Simple Wedding
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom This past weekend I had the honor of attending a Swedish wedding ( I didn’t know the bride or groom – family friends) in New York City. It was my first big...
View ArticleYou Don’t Need Money to be Rich
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom Ten Things Money Just Can't Buy In this day and age, we are bombarded by images of McMansions, designer clothing, gourmet meals, fancy vacations, sports...
View ArticleBorrowing From Friends : The Cheapskate Way
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom Just a couple years ago – a matter of months really – I used to buy everything I needed – even for one time events like a summer wedding. I would think nothing...
View ArticleParents: Childhood’s Flight Attendants
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom Today … I am thinking about saving money and why it's important despite how hard it feels sometimes. I woke up with a funny idea : parents are kind of like...
View ArticleQuotes About Being Broke
Sometimes, no matter how hard we work or how many pennies we've pinched, we're still left with a defecit. We shop at Wal Mart almost exclusively – I make our own baby wipes, our laundry detergent and...
View ArticleSuper Cheap Disposable Baby Wipes from Your Closet
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom Extreme Cheapskate Meet Baby Wipes I've become an extreme cheapskate!! Maybe it's sad – maybe it's not – but either way it's frugal: in my world every last...
View ArticleGeneric Baby Formula : Made In Vermont
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom I've talked about my struggles with breastfeeding before. The bottom line is – it just didn't work out for us and I was faced with sticker shock at Baby...
View ArticleIt’s Hard Being So Cheap: Confessions from The Cheapskate Mom
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom I think I'll get a little personal today. I've been an extreme-ish cheapskate for over a year now and I have to confess – it's hard sometimes. Some days, I wanna...
View ArticleFive Easy Ways To Start Saving Money Today
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom So, I sure don't have all the answers to financial conundrums – I'm just trying to find my way out of ours! That being said, I've learned an awful lot in the...
View ArticleNetwork Your Way to Saving Money
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom In my endless pursuit to NEVER EVER pay more than I absolutely must, I've time and time again called upon the helpfulness of friends in high places to help me...
View ArticleThe Cheapskate Mom’s Favorites
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom As I always find I get more out of blogs that are a bit more personal, I'm trying to get a tad more candid on this site – so I thought I'd talk about money and...
View ArticleMy Cheap Wedding Daydreams …
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom My Dream Cheapskate Wedding ! I’m trying something a little bit different today … Well, to be honest, it’s past midnight and I can’t sleep a wink. There was...
View ArticleOn Raising Charitable Children
From Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom : I think it's so important to not only save money but to be giving. I think one great thing we learn from saving money is to live within our means and not be...
View ArticleI’m Just Not That Cheap…. Yet
Tonight, I'm challenging myself to think outside the proverbial -cheapskate- box. I like to think I'm one of the cheapest people I know – and in many ways I am – but tonight we went to a party at a...
View ArticleThe Light at the End of the Frugal Tunnel
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom Well, readers… it's been a long year and a half since I first started this job. When I first started blogging about the perils and merits of being a cheapskate...
View Article5 Unusual Ways to Save Money $
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom In my unending quest to save some money, I travel the cheapskate roads both high and far to find good money-saving ideas. There's (almost) nothing too cheap...
View ArticleThe Expat Life: Cheaper? Food for Thought
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom Long time, no write. I know. & I'm sorry. & I'm thankful to those of you who are still loyal readers. A lot has happened in the cheapskate house. Some...
View ArticleDon’t Cheap Out on Hope
If you're reading this, you're probably not rich and famous. That's cool, because neither am I. I'm a cheapskate by neccesity, to be completely honest. If I could, I'd live in a million dollar home and...
View ArticleThe Best and Worst Things to Buy in September
September is an odd month for shopping, since summer has officially come to a close, and we're inching ever closer to Black Friday. But September has its own deal virtues, including Labor Day sales!...
View ArticleTip: Shop Like a Restaurant Does
Okay, Cheapskates… I have a super secret tip for you. BUY IN BULK – like SERIOUS BULK. No. I’m not talking about BJ’s and Sam’s Club. To be honest, I’ve been a wholesale club member over the years...
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