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Labor Day weekend begins tomorrow afternoon in the U.S. It’s the traditional end-of-summer holiday, and most folks will get Monday off as a paid holiday. My own vacation is going to be a bit different: I’m going to take tomorrow off instead. This will be the last post until Sunday evening.But as always when I take a short break, I’ll actually be working behind the scenes. Next w
Just a simple question for you..are you ready for some football? I know I am. And what’s this rumor about extending the NFL season to 18 games? I don’t like it. As much as I love football, I don’t think extending the season would be popular. With 16 games, every game counts. With 18 games, [...]Post by Frugal Dad
I believe student loan debt is a cancer attacking the financial futures of young people. While I do believe in the value of a college eduction, I wonder if taking on such exorbitant debt before earning an income is a smart thing.I had a small student loan when I first entered college, and then racked [...]Post by Frugal Dad
A while back I mentioned tiny houses here at Frugal Dad. While I’m afraid my family has already outgrown most “tiny house” plans, it is still inspiring to see ways others have maximized their space.I recently ran across a new twist to these tiny houses – tiny solar houses. These small homes are almost entirely [...]Post by Frugal Dad
I’ve been a little quiet around here the last couple of days, and I apologize. I usually aim for the Monday post at GRS to be a J.D. post; and if the Monday post isn’t from me, then I certainly want for the Tuesday post to be mine! But as you can tell, that didn’t happen this week.We’ve been dealing with a minor family medical emergency, so I spent most of Sunday evening i
This fall, I plan to begin work on developing additional content packaged to sell here at Frugal Dad. Over time, I would like to transition out of certain types of advertising and limit ads here to my own products, and private advertising deals, exclusively.I’ve written about a lot of topics over the last three years, [...]Post by Frugal Dad
I did a semi-unfrugal thing today. I drove to Costco to buy a new pair of pants. While I was there, I bought a new shirt. I’ve lost a lot of weight this year, you see; but more than that, I’ve lost a lot of girth. My Crossfit workouts and improved diet are starting to pay off.On January 1st, my size 38 jeans felt tight. Today, my size 34 jeans were feeling loose, and I no longer had a
I’ll be including a new feature in the weekly roundups called “Support Our Sponsors.” Just a short blurb about our current banner advertisers, whose financial support helps pay my expenses here at Frugal Dad and keep things running.Every now and then I get an email from a reader asking how they can support Frugal Dad. [...]Post by Frugal Dad

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