Frugalicious

Ever wondered about emergency funds? Beth and Jessica talk more about how, when, and why you should have an emergency fund. Plus, they talk about how saved money can sometimes have emotions. Listen to hear more! Do it or don’t challenge: Review (or think about for the first time!) your emergency fund. How much do you need? How much do you have? Thanks to Atoria for writing and performing our...

Beth and Jess chat about their experiences using cash envelopes to help with budgeting and staying on track with your financial goals. Plus, they reveal more about their childhood allowances! Note: Beth mentions that you can stack coupons at Michael’s. To clarify, you can use the 40% coupon on one item, and the 15% teacher discount on other items. It won’t count both coupons for a sing...

Jess and Beth take advantage of a car ride together to chat about some recent frugal updates in their lives. Get ready for talk about thrift stores, free finds, and how Beth uses her freezer! The post #37 – Let’s Talk in the Car first appeared on Frugalicious .

Beth realized she had more to say about Facebook – take a listen for more tips! Plus, Jessica inspires us all to be foragers. Check out the show notes here . The post #36 – Let’s Talk Facebook Groups (Again) first appeared on Frugalicious .

In this episode, Beth shares more about her favorite hacks for using Facebook to find free and cheap things! Listen to be amazed and inspired. Click here to see the show notes for this episode . The post #35 – Let’s Talk Facebook Groups and More first appeared on Frugalicious .

Welcome back from your travels through the past with the podcast! On this podcast, Beth & Jessica give an unedited update on their lives and current frugal hacks. Get ready for baby news, baby chicks, and Beth’s new favorite hobby. Click here for the show notes. The post #34 – Let’s Talk (More Current) Life Updates first appeared on Frugalicious .

Once again, this episode was recorded quite a while ago, but we hope you’ll enjoy our (slightly outdated) life updates. (Consider this your free ride in a time machine.) If you want to hear a lot about razors, compost and tax credits, this episode is for you! ( Click here for the show notes.) The post #33 – Let’s Talk Life Updates first appeared on Frugalicious .

Happy new year! It’s definitely been a while since we’ve released a new episode, but we wanted to get back in touch with you. We will admit this episode was recorded a while ago, when COVID was still making it hard to gather in person, so the information may be slightly outdated. However, with the cost of everything these days, these frugal entertainment tips might still be helpful! Ch...

Beth and Jessica discuss this trendy idea of having a capsule wardrobe – with all the pros and cons we could think of! We also discuss some of our favorite cleaning inspiration shows and celebrities, which may or may not include our heroine, Marie Kondo. Check out the show notes for this episode here: https://frugaliciouspod.com/episode-31 . The post #31 – Let’s Talk Capsule Wardrobes first...

Jessica interviews Beth about her new life experience of having a BABY and how she has been saving money! We share our top tips and also, as always, our strong opinions (plus some helpful commentary on various baby items). You can get the show notes for this episode here: https://frugaliciouspod.com/episode-30 . The post #30 – Let’s Talk Babies first appeared on Frugalicious .

We discuss how sometimes frugality and cheapness can sound like the same thing – when really they’re not! We give some of our best ideas and thoughts on how you can make decisions that are frugal rather than cheap. Check out the show notes for the episode here: https://frugaliciouspod.com/episode29 . The post #29 – Let’s Talk Frugal vs. Cheap first appeared on Frugalicious .

We start off by doing a life and personal COVID update for each of us, and then jump into a discussion on saving money on vehicles. We go through our personal vehicle history, share some epic ka-chings and wah-wahs for car repairs, and give you all the tips on how to save money on vehicles! You can see the show notes for this episode here: https://frugaliciouspod.com/episode28 . The post #28 – Let...

We grew up cleaning our house every Saturday (because our mom told us to), and in this episode we share all of our cleaning secrets, both what our mom taught us and what we have learned as adults! We talk about how to save money on cleaning products, and we give tips on how to make your cleaning experience an even greener one. You can check out the show notes for this episode here: https://frugali...

In this episode, we sit down with their older sister Kara to talk about even MORE tips for going green and saving money! You’ll get some great tips and you’ll also get the opportunity to know another sister. You can get the show notes for this episode here: https://frugaliciouspod.com/episode26 . The post #26 – Let’s Talk Going Green (Again) first appeared on Frugalicious .

We have lots of great ideas about how to save money on clothing and stretch your wardrobe! We talk about fast fashion and sustainable clothing, and give some simple tips for how to take care of your clothes. Plus we share some of our own personal ca-chings and wah-wahs when it comes to clothing care and purchasing clothing. You can get the show notes for the episode here: https://frugaliciouspod.c...

In this episode we give you all of our secrets for how to save money and have fun meal prepping! Plus, Beth shares her number one tip of how to not give into temptation when grocery shopping. You can get the show notes for the episode here: https://frugaliciouspod.com/episode24 . The post #24 – Let’s Talk Meal Prep first appeared on Frugalicious .

We tackle a slightly intimidating topic in this episode: the dreaded inflation . We hear from crotchety Beth about how she really feels about flight prices, and Jessica shares some of her best gardening tips of how she has saved money in creative ways in her garden! Plus we give some ideas on how to save money for housing, cars, cell phones and food. You can get the show notes for this episode her...

In this episode we talk all about how much we love our freezers and how we use them to save money! We share our best tips for freezing food, talk about Beth’s pregnancy cravings, and give some bonus tips on making your own hummus. You can check out the show notes for this episode here: https://frugaliciouspod.com/episode22 . The post #22 – Let’s Talk Freezers first appeared on Frugalicious .

In this episode we give all of our frugal hacks for saving the environment while simultaneously saving money.  We talk about tricks that we learned from our mom and our grandpa and give tons of practical options for cutting down on waste by reusing, reducing and recycling. To read the show notes for this episode, click here: https://frugaliciouspod.com/episode21 . The post #21 – Let’s Talk Going G...

In this very special episode (our 20th!) we decided to give you a behind-the-scenes view behind the podcasting studio door (a.k.a. blanket) to hear what it’s really like when we record an episode of the show! Get ready to hear some of our podcasting secrets, alternate swears, and real conversations we have when making the podcast. You can also check out the show notes here: https://frugalici...

In this episode we discuss the many things that can “get in the way” of our financial goals and share many personal examples of ways that we have failed and succeeded in this area (neither of us are perfect!). We also share about our love for Little Caesars. To see the show notes for the episode, you can go here: https://frugaliciouspod.com/episode19 . The post #19 – Let’s Talk Things...

Since neither of us have kids, we decided to bring in an expert to share with you how to be frugal with raising your kids. We interviewed our friend Rebecca who is the mom of quadruplets (with another baby on the way)! She shares some amazing tips about how to save money, especially when you’re feeding and clothing multiple babies and kids. We know you’ll love her ideas and hearing her...

Today we talk about ideas 16-30 from an article Jessica found on 30 ways to do self-care! (If you missed part 1, you can go back and listen to episode 16, where we share ideas 1-15). We share our hacks for how to implement these ideas in a frugal (or free!) way. To see the show notes for this episode, you can go here: https://frugaliciouspod.com/episode17 . The post #17 – Let’s Talk #selfcaresunda...

Today we talk about 15 ideas for self-care from a Good Housekeeping article that Jessica found. (Ideas 16-30 will be in the next podcast!) In addition to giving you our hacks on how to most of these things for free, we share about our own journeys with self-care and what self-care looks like for us. To see the show notes for the episode, you can go here: https://frugaliciouspod.com/episode16 . The...

This is the episode you’ve all been waiting for – where we talk all about budgets! We discuss how we do our own personal budgets, as well as some personal ka-chings and wah-wahs in our budgeting journeys. You can see the show notes for the episode here: https://frugaliciouspod.com/episode15 . The post #15 – Let’s Talk Budget Basics first appeared on Frugalicious .