Read more frugality stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/37503/frugality.html2010 - Newseren-usNewser Feed Generator2010-03-12T13:42:15http://www.newser.com/story/82688/coupon-clippers-go-crazy-turn-competitive.htmlWhile the recession has left many cupboards bare, others are sagging as the cash-strapped turn into coupon-wielding obsessives who stock up on months or years worth of groceries on the cheap. While coupon usage peaked in the '90s, it surged 27% last year—mainly due to extreme coupon users, reports...http://www.newser.com/story/82688/coupon-clippers-go-crazy-turn-competitive.html2010-03-08T18:03:49http://www.newser.com/story/75588/how-i-afforded-duke-by-living-in-a-van.htmlKen Ilgunas wanted to go to grad school without going into debt, so he bought a 1994 Ford Econoline van and a parking sticker, and called it home. He lived on frugal meals cooked on a camping stove, showered at the gym, used a sleeping bag for heat. To some,...http://www.newser.com/story/75588/how-i-afforded-duke-by-living-in-a-van.html2009-12-07T18:26:10http://www.newser.com/story/65579/get-a-thumbs-up-in-hitchhiking.htmlHitchhiking, though controversial, remains the epitome of frugal traveling. Ben Bachelder, who has thumbed his way through 35 countries and six continents—including Antarctica—gives the New York Times tips on how to do it right: Start slow : “First-time hitchhikers should go with a friend, just for a little more...http://www.newser.com/story/65579/get-a-thumbs-up-in-hitchhiking.html2009-07-29T16:41:20http://www.newser.com/story/64548/frugal-mainers-easily-weather-economic-storm.htmlA long history of sparse employment and hardships of all stripes has built a culture of frugality that leaves Maine perfectly suited to the current recession, the Boston Globe reports. “Everybody now is into shopping thrift shops, but in most of Maine, people never stopped,” a banker says. “It’s ingrained...http://www.newser.com/story/64548/frugal-mainers-easily-weather-economic-storm.html2009-07-16T20:13:00http://www.newser.com/story/64470/parents-save-send-kids-to-camp-granny.htmlThe lingering recession is forcing cash-strapped parents to cancel camp for the kids—instead, they're being packed off to their grandparents'. The arrangement shifts the child-care burden to grandparents, many of whom enjoy the extra time with their grandchildren. Mom and dad save money and get some time to themselves,...http://www.newser.com/story/64470/parents-save-send-kids-to-camp-granny.html2009-07-15T18:45:00http://www.newser.com/story/56598/full-price-fury-sends-writer-to-the-dumpster.htmlSince February, W. Hodding Carter's family of six has been living within their means on $550 a month, which means making hummus at home and slashing extras like candy and fancy cheese. But now, in a fury over the "unconscionably insufficient number of sale items" at his local supermarket, Carter...http://www.newser.com/story/56598/full-price-fury-sends-writer-to-the-dumpster.html2009-04-19T20:03:06http://www.newser.com/story/55918/frugalistas-rejoice-recession-is-a-validation.htmlShredding credit cards and buying less may sound like consumer America's version of hell, but some—especially those penny-pinchers long scoffed at as miserly—are downright gleeful. "This validates the choices I've made," one tells the New York Times . With the savings rate up a remarkable 4 points since fall,...http://www.newser.com/story/55918/frugalistas-rejoice-recession-is-a-validation.html2009-04-11T16:15:17http://www.newser.com/story/50252/credit-addicted-family-faces-life-on-550-a-month.htmlHis wife kicked him out for 9 months for overspending. Now W. Hodding Carter is helping his family try the unthinkable: living within their means. Saddled with credit-card debt after years of pricey counter tops and dreams of wealth, Carter’s family of six plans to make do with their average...http://www.newser.com/story/50252/credit-addicted-family-faces-life-on-550-a-month.html2009-02-08T23:20:54http://www.newser.com/story/47889/drivers-learning-to-love-older-cars.htmlThanks to the ongoing recession, drivers accustomed to trading in their vehicles often are warming to the idea of a longer covenant with their cars, the Wall Street Journal reports. While the concept might puzzle the less well-heeled, “the 3-year ownership mentality has crumbled,” one insider said. And that means—...http://www.newser.com/story/47889/drivers-learning-to-love-older-cars.html2009-01-14T17:52:00