Frugal Cottage

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 [...]