Tussiemussie has written in with a suggestion for a Forum Entry. Here are her thoughts. "Hi, I would be very interested to read "How To Save Money At Home." There are so many aspects: utilities, cooking heathfully while spending less, living in a smaller sq. ft. Home, and many more aspects...

On Easter Sunday I decided to try something different with the Virtual Thrift Club site. I invited the audience to write about strategies they have used that are near and dear to them. Welcome to Thrifty Living Today. A special way of life for the Twenty-first Century. My name is Lori Blatzheim and I...

sueellen suggested we consider how to get motivated and remain motivated while paying off credit card debt. We have received thoughts from a number of readers. These include: having a little money budgeted for spending looking for free or low cost entertainment writing a spending log, this may help in...

Awhile back I mentioned that The Dollar Stretcher could be found on Pinterest . Evidently there must be a lot of TDS readers on Pinterest because the response has been awesome! We're seeing a lot of interest in our boards. And the repin rate has been amazing! We wanted to say 'thanks' to...

Do you like to go for walks? Do you have a favorite place to walk? Do you miss walking when you can't take the time or are unable to do so? I recently wrote a blog in Dollar Stretcher that describes a walk I recently took. http://community.stretcher.com/blogs/thrifty_living_today/archive/2013/03...

Do you know how to stretch your dollar to its absolute breaking point? Does the idea of spending money on anything other than what is ABSOLUTELY necessary make you sick to your stomach? Do you love showing off how very little you spend? Then we want YOU! TLC is currently casting for a second season...

As I sit here, I am thinking of all the help and funds we have received from our health insurance plans for physician appointments, medical tests, surgeries and illness. Welcome to Thrifty Living Today, a special way of life for the Twenty-first Century. My name is Lori Blatzheim and I am your host....

Hello Everyone, It has been awhile since I posted a topic on Virtual Thrift Club. We have had some very, very cold days here in the midwest. I understand that the weather we have been experiencing is headed towards the East Coast. Then there was a week where we prepared our house and watched as a number...

When I was a child, I spent time watching my father make and repair items around the house. He had a talent for mending things that had broken. He would fix window screens, replace screws, and sometimes repurpose things that had lost their original intent. Welcome to Thrifty Living Today, a special way...

By the time we retire, many people have started and contributed to a retirement plan. For many of us this is done through our employer. Welcome to Thrifty Living Today, a special way of life for the Twenty-first Century. My name is Lori Blatzheim and I am your host. I have questions: Do you have a retirement...