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I’m Still Alive; also, join the 7th Annual Uber Frugal Month Group Challenge!
I’m still here! I took an unplanned (and therefore unannounced) break from writing the blog, which was intended to be for a week, but expanded …
Reader Case Study: Yearning For a Debt-Free Future
Brian and Michael, both 34, live with their two cats in central Connecticut. Michael works as a project coordinator for a state behavioral health age…
Why I Let My Kids Go Into Debt
Last weekend was ye olde county fair here in Vermont and, of course, we were on the scene to cuddle cows (if you’re Kidwoods) and look askance …
Welcome to the NEW (looking) Frugalwoods!
As you may have noticed, things look different around here! Turns out, there’ve been some advancements in web design in the nine years since I …
Reader Case Study: Stationed in Japan with the US Marine Corps, Hoping to FIRE
Kat and her husband Jay live in the Okinawa Prefecture of Japan where Jay is stationed as a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. They are childfree by c…
A Wall Removal And Other June 2023 Expenses
A menace wall in our home is gone! Longtime readers may recall that we’ve embarked on a slow, years-long renovation process, which we kicked of…
Reader Case Study: Ex-Pats in Hanoi, Vietnam
Laura and her husband Ethan are from Philadelphia, PA, but have been living in Hanoi, Vietnam for the past two years. Ethan teaches English literatur…
The Tail of Gigi The Dog
A question I’ve been getting a lot lately: “What happened to your dog???” I get this question via email, through blog comments, on …
Reader Case Study: Special Education Teacher In Debt
Anna is a 35-year-old special eduction teacher of middle school students with severe and profound disabilities. She lives in rural Illinois and is cu…
The Hobbit And Other May 2023 Expenses
Yes indeed, we’ve welcomed a hobbit into our home. Mr. FW is a well-known lover of The Lord of The Rings books and the main reason he wanted to…