Frugal Cottage

A Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) is a salary supplement paid to employees to cover differences in the cost of living, particularly as a result of an international assignment. The amount of COLA should enable an expatriate to be able to purchase the same basket of goods and services in the host location as they [...]

You’re never too old to learn. Don’t let an empty piggy bank stand in your way of getting a free education either!
Got a computer and the time and energy? Chances are there’s a free online course to suit you courtesy of MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW), made available by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At last count [...]

In the green: Gardening industry sees boom as families grow own veggies to save on groceries
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — With the recession in full swing, many Americans are returning to their roots — literally — cultivating vegetables in their backyards to squeeze every penny out of their food budget.
Industry surveys show double-digit growth in [...]

TOKYO: As recession-wary Americans adapt to a new frugality, Japan offers a peek at how thrift can take lasting hold of a consumer society, to disastrous effect.
The economic malaise that plagued Japan from the 1990s until the early 2000s brought stunted wages and depressed stock prices, turning free-spending consumers into misers and making them dead [...]

FORT MEADE, Md. - The recession has everyone looking for  ways to cut back — from eliminating the daily cup of coffee to canceling the cell phone — but one local military family is going far beyond the occasional coupon when it comes to being frugal.
Toni Anderson says she’s saving a lot of dough by [...]