The Frug Life

How much did Mr. Frug make in January unrelated to investments and his job? Find out here! Clickworker A micro task site, I like it because the tasks take very little attention, ideal to do while watching youtube.  Inbox dollars "Beer Money" type site, I enjoy using doing the daily polls, the paid emails, and the search function. Sofi Invest my trading app of choice. Get $50 when you invest $...

In this episode I give an update on Investing in China. I talk about a very expensive Banana sticker and some of the history of large denomination bills in the US.   Want more Frugal Content? Follow me on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefruglife Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFrugLife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_frug_life_podcast Get a free stock when you sign up for WeB...

In this episode, I talk about permanent and term life insurance why you might pick one over the other. My episode on Money Master the Game https://anchor.fm/thefruglife/episodes/My-thoughts-on-Money-Master-the-Game-ec0a5o Resources: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/022615/how-age-affects-life-insurance-rates.asp#:~:text=Your%20age%20is%20one%20of,you're%20over%20age%2050 . ht...

I share a few stories of frugal things I have done recently. https://www.thefruglife.com/2019/02/are-you-frugal-or-just-plain-ole-cheap.html Want more Frugal Content? Follow me on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefruglife Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFrugLife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_frug_life_podcast Get a free stock when you sign up for WeBull and deposit $100. Use my l...

In this episode I talk about incentives. Have you considered the incentives of those you work with? Are people really motivated to put your best interests at heart? Note this is not investment advice. Want more Frugal Content? Follow me on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefruglife Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFrugLife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_frug_life_podcast Get a free...

I talk about the metrics of the Show in 2020 as well as a goal for 2021. Millionaire habits   Want more Frugal Content? Follow me on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefruglife Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFrugLife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_frug_life_podcast Get a free stock when you sign up for WeBull and deposit $100. Use my link below: https://act.webull.com/i/TwIJ8k...

Wealth building today is different. In times past, particularly in the US you could go, work at the local gm plant or other blue collar job and make a living. Now days, I think that is less true. Sources https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/tables/time-series/coh-values/values-unadj.txt https://archive.curbed.com/2018/4/10/17219786/buying-a-house-mortgage-government-gi-bill Want more...

First, what is a stock exchange? A stock exchange is a place where you can buy and sell stocks. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are examples.  But you can trade stocks that aren't listed on either.  OTC stocks are not traded on a traditional exchange, but rather but individual broker dealers.  I own only one OTC stock, iconsumer, which you can get free stocks for here by sign...

Yotta bank in lowering its APY on deposit balances over 25k Expected rates for first 25k is still 1.65% APY however,  for money over 25k is .44% APY Martin's Guest post: https://www.thefruglife.com/2020/12/getting-started-with-side-hustle.html Want more Frugal Content? Follow me on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefruglife Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFrugLife/ Instagram: https://www...

In this Episode I talk about inflation and the price of bitcoin. I also discuss TIPS, gold, silver, and real estate as methods of avoiding inflation risk.  I talk about one type of inflation, which is caused by an increase in the supply of money, while good and services remain constant.  Join the Frug life newsletter: https://www.thefruglife.com/p/join.html Music Credit to the Purple Pla...

There is no podcast episode this week, instead I have a YT video. It will be released at the normal time, 6pm on Monday. https://youtu.be/SOtTY4z7Tgs Want more Frugal Content? Follow me on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefruglife Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFrugLife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_frug_life_podcast Get a free stock when you sign up for WeBull and deposit $100....

Join my newsletter: https://www.thefruglife.com/p/join.html In this episode I talk about the Podcast “By the Book” and the Book, Who Moved my Cheese.  The book offers an interesting story about 2 mice and two humans who explore a maze with cheese in it. One day the cheese has moved, and the character must take action. The book offers the following tips: Change Happens. They Keep Moving The Ch...

Thank you Podcorn for sponsoring this episode of the Frug Life, Check them out at podcorn.com . What is a capital loss or a capital gain? Capital gains are taxed at special rates, lower rates. At least long term capital gains are. Short term is taxed at regular rates. How can I take advantage of timing to pay less in tax now? Here near the end of the year though, you can have a bit of a timing ben...

In this episode I talk about Travel tips, specifically, what I did to get ready for my most recent trip. Mostly cleaning stuff out of my fridge.  Check out some of the pictures on IG https://www.instagram.com/the_frug_life_podcast I am fermenting some peppers, made some plum syrup ( I used this video for the inspiration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y24I91gNiTU ), I just had some leftover p...

In this episode, I talk about how I am earning higher interest than a traditional bank, it is with an app called Yotta Savings. You can get Yotta savings in either the App store or the Play store. https://www.withyotta.com/ Remember to use my Referral code Richard45 for bonus tickets! Referenced  material https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe1uWBSnzLw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=466P4UPXco8...

In this episode on the Frug Life, I give 4 tips on Food waste. Also I share a section from the Frugal and Thriving podcast. Check out their blog here https://www.frugalandthriving.com.au/ Tip one Cook what you have . Tip two Use the scraps Tip three Preserve what you can’t use. Or tip four, give it away Other mentioned links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y24I91gNiTU http://anotherboringlifestor...

Join my Newsletter for tips and frugal news: https://www.thefruglife.com/p/join.html How am I investing right now? In short, I'm still investing in my 401k like usual, but I am also looking at some discretionary investments, I might not normally make.  Music Credit the Purple Planet And here are some resources I used in the show. https://ritholtz.com/2020/09/unprecedented/ https://www.youtube...

In this episode, I discuss a question submitted by Daniel Cao, the SHOW’s number one fan! HE WAS NUMBER ONE!  " Is money everything Mr. Frug? " Let's dive in. Music credit, the Purple Planet Want more Frugal Content? Follow me on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefruglife Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFrugLife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_frug_life_podcast Get a free stock...

This episode is part of the small business finance series I am working on.  So what is the history of the R&D credit? What is it? Learn all that today! Justin's Website: https://www.biglifefinancial.com/researchcredits Music Credit: The Purple Planet 

 What is Zero based budgeting and what should you do it? Sources https://www.daveramsey.com/blog/how-to-make-a-zero-based-budget https://www.investopedia.com/terms/z/zbb.asp Music Credit the Purple Planet Want more Frugal Content? Follow me on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefruglife Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFrugLife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_frug_life_podcast Ge...

I answer the question "IS a Tesla worth the price? What if it's used?" from a twitter follower, Dan.  I talk about ways to save money on transportation.  Referenced material: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWvs5H32Oyc Music Credit, the Purple Planet. www.suport.thefruglife.com Get a free stock when you sign up for WeBull and deposit $100. Use my link below: https://act.webull.com/i/TwIJ...

I talk about how to save money on video games, play games for free, and even how to make some money on video games. https://www.reddit.com/r/FreeGameFindings/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blast.blast&hl=en_US Cash alarm App flame Rewarded Play Music Credit, the Purple Planet. www.suport.thefruglife.com WeBull Link: https://act.webull.com/i/TwIJ8klybvIo Want more Frugal Con...

Welcome to the Frug Life, a podcast on investing, saving, and earning money.  So who am I, and why I did start a podcast? All of that and more in this re-shooting of episode one. Music Credit The Purple Planet Want more Frugal Content? Follow me on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefruglife Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFrugLife/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_frug_life_podcast Ge...

In this episode I give a “stock trading idea” and speculate wildly about real estate. https://anchor.fm/thefruglife/episodes/Reading-and-the-Country-e479uv Music Credit, the Purple Planet My stock trading app of choice, Sofi! Sign up here and get $50, when you invest $1,000. https://www.sofi.com/share/invest/2588771 Want more Frugal Content? Follow me on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefruglife F...

I discuss Graham Stephan's  video "How To Make Passive Income with $500" as well as my thoughts and experiments attempting  his recommendations. Graham’s Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DajKPbotAdo Sofi Link https://www.sofi.com/share/invest/2588771 WeBull https://act.webull.com/i/TwIJ8klybvIo Robinhood http://share.robinhood.com/richarh220 Contact me Ricky@thefruglife.com Music cr...