Tonight’s Frugal Coast2Coast show is in honor of Earth Month. We will be talking about and sharing ways in which being green and being frugal can really compliment each other. You can also pop by my Great Green Giveaway and enter in for a chance to win a prize package totaling over $130-it includes a… Keep Reading

Kaye from SandwichINK won the Hannah Montana Doll & Microphone! Congratulations, and good luck to everyone on the Great Green Giveaway.

Ok, I just couldn’t resist the alliteration. Give me my corny moment folks! But seriously-this month is Earth month-I think it is so fantastic that celebrating and educating folks about our environment is now emphasized for a whole month rather than a single day. Of course the official Earth Day is still April 22. In… Keep Reading

One persons trash. . . is another persons treasure. So in honor of Earth day here are some things I have saved from the “Trash” and found a new life/use for. 1) I have a milk jug in my pantry filled up with red lentils I bought in bulk. (much easier to use than a… Keep Reading

For those of you who DON’T have a little girl between the ages of 6-12, Hannah Montana the Movie opens in theater’s today. Seeing as Princess IS between the ages of 6 and 12 (8 to be exact!!) we are all about Hannah in the Frugal Upstate household. If you will remember, we even had… Keep Reading

Congratulations April, you won the $25 gift card and tote bag from A Full Cup! Please use my contact form to send me your full name and address so your giftcard and shopping tote can be sent to you! Stay tuned later today for another great chance to win!

The fine folks over at Fire Finance have release their “Top 100 Personal Finance Blogs” list for March. Frugal Upstate came in at 46-so that’s in the top 50! Woohoo. I am always so impressed that he does this list-the amount of work involved in simply looking up the statistics for all of the blogs… Keep Reading

Thanks to the lovely Meredith from “Like Merchant Ships” I found a link to this recent article about the infamous “Amy D” author of the Tightwad Gazette. Tips from a Tightwad Enjoy!

You know, it really gives me a warm fuzzy inside when I know that some frugal knowledge I’ve passed on has really benefited someone. I had a moment like that last night when my friend Beth let me know that she loves and uses my laundry softener tip. Go by her blog, Savy Saving Mom… Keep Reading

There are lots of things going on behind the scenes here at Frugal Upstate-so I thought I’d let you all in on the fun and get your opinion on a few things. First off I am working on a new logo and site layout. So if you show up here one day and it looks… Keep Reading