Meal planning, grocery shopping, meal prepping, cooking, cleaning OH MY! Just feeding ourselves and our families can feel like a daunting task, and when we add affordability and the goal of healthy eating to that list it can be quite a challenge for many of us! SO we brought in an expert, Cassy Joy Garcia to talk about some hacks she has found to eat well on a budget.Get Full Show Notes Here!Get our FREE 7-Day No-Spend Challenge Workbook here! https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/free Join the waitlist for Club BFF: https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/club-bff-waitlist/ Subscribe for more on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/frugalfriends Hang out with us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/frugalfriendspodcast/ We have a live sip + learn coming up on October 17th at 6pm EST. Grab your beverage of choice and join us as we share our debt payoff stories, successes, and mistakes as well as 3 secrets to paying off debt faster that aren’t widely talked about. Spots are free but limited so head to https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/training to grab yours.

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Eat Healthier, More Affordably & Easier w/ Cassy Joy Garcia

Everything we do, our actions and behaviors (including the way we spend) begins in our mind. Our minds are responsible for so much, including our habits! These subconscious decisions can be the very thing that keeps us from reaching our financial goals; habits aren&apos;t inherently bad, but let&apos;s talk about how we can make our habits work for us instead of against us!Get full show notes here!Thanks for listening! See you next week!Get our FREE 7-Day No-Spend Challenge Workbook here! https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/free Join the waitlist for Club BFF: https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/club-bff-waitlist/ Subscribe for more on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/frugalfriends Hang out with us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/frugalfriendspodcast/ We have a live sip + learn coming up on October 17th at 6pm EST. Grab your beverage of choice and join us as we share our debt payoff stories, successes, and mistakes as well as 3 secrets to paying off debt faster that aren’t widely talked about. Spots are free but limited so head to https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/training to grab yours.

How to Identify & Improve Spending Habits

We believe investing is important, but it doesn&apos;t have to be complicated. There is an approach for stock market involvement and saving for retirement or other large expenses that is simple and minimalist. Join us as we aim to remove some of those investment &apos;barriers to entry&apos;.Get full show notes here!Get our FREE 7-Day No-Spend Challenge Workbook here! https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/free Join the waitlist for Club BFF: https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/club-bff-waitlist/ Subscribe for more on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/frugalfriends Hang out with us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/frugalfriendspodcast/ 

Minimalist Investing

We all love a good debt payoff story and this one combines debt pay-down with some tangible tips that dual income (and some single income!) households can implement. Listen in as Elle shares with us some strategies for debt freedom and even increased savings!Get full show notes here!Get our FREE 7-Day No-Spend Challenge Workbook here! https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/free Join the waitlist for Club BFF: https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/club-bff-waitlist/ Subscribe for more on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/frugalfriends Hang out with us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/frugalfriendspodcast/ 

Paying Off $33K of Debt While Living on Half of Your Income w/ Elle Martinez

What exactly is simple living, and how might it benefit our lives? When it comes to frugality, saving money and cutting expenses; simplicity has a lot to teach us! Let&apos;s talk about what it looks like to live simply and some tangible steps to get us there!Get full show notes here!Get our FREE 7-Day No-Spend Challenge Workbook here! https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/free Join the waitlist for Club BFF: https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/club-bff-waitlist/ Subscribe for more on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/frugalfriends Hang out with us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/frugalfriendspodcast/ 

Simple Living, But Make It Frugal!

We talk a lot about the difference between being frugal and being cheap and one essential defining factor is that frugality makes room for spending on the things we value. Of course, this does require some thoughtful and intentional budgeting around these values. While there are many ways to approach budgeting, we feel a values-based budget has the highest likelihood of actually sticking. Listen in on HOW to budget around your values!Get full show notes here!Get our FREE 7-Day No-Spend Challenge Workbook here! https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/free Join the waitlist for Club BFF: https://www.frugalfriendspodcast.com/club-bff-waitlist/ Subscribe for more on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/frugalfriends 

What Is Values Based Budgeting & How Do You Practice It?

Food waste is one of the biggest contributors to busting our grocery budget every month. Not to mention reducing waste (of any kind) both helps our finances and the environment! It&apos;s one of our favorite kinds of episodes since we get to interview Debt Kickin Mom about some tips and tricks to limit the amount of food we waste in the kitchen so we can actually eat what we buy and keep saving money on food!Get full show notes here!

Zero-Waste(ish) Cooking w/ Debt Kickin Mom

Ever wonder if you&apos;re missing some secret tip about how to actually curb spending and make your budget work for you? Well, there is no magic wand to help, BUT there is one area of ourselves we often undermine in this whole process; our mind. All of our behaviors, including our spending habits begins in our brain so let&apos;s start there! Join us as we take a look at the ways we can interrupt our patterns and behaviors before they turn into purchases we don&apos;t need and financial goals we never achieve!Get full show notes here!

Psychological Tricks for Sticking to Your Budget

Is it better to pay off our mortgage or invest the money? It&apos;s a hotly debated topic (well at least in financial circles) with some surprisingly conflicting conclusions. We&apos;re exploring how to determine the best approach for each of us individually and the factors we each should consider.Get the full show notes here!

Investing vs Paying Off Your Mortgage Early

We&apos;ve talked about sustainability at the micro level, but what about the macro level? How can we make decisions with both our time and money that creates long-lasting benefits? Ron Gonen is here to share about how we can aim at a circular economy rather than a linear one and the benefits this can bring to our communities both financially and environmentally.Get full show notes here!

The Financial + Environmental Benefit of a Circular Economy w/ Ron Gonen

Do you find you are constantly buying new decor items for your home? Is it costing far more than you want to spend to make your home pleasing to the eye? On this episode we&apos;re exploring how to identify your personal design aesthetic so you can decorate in a way that is authentic to your style and stop buying more stuff! Decorating to the point of contentment is the aim. Listen in! Get the full show notes here!

Decorating Your Home On A Budget

Is hyper-focusing on debt pay-off the right financial move for you right now? While it&apos;s no secret that we frugal friends love debt freedom, there are some considerations to make before jumping head first into debt pay down. Listen in as we discuss some additional pieces to think about on this financial journey!Get the full show notes here!

Should You Focus On Paying Down Debt Right Now?

Thinking about starting your own side business, or even full-time business? Feeling overwhelmed by all that&apos;s involved with owning a business? You&apos;re not alone! And Laura Adams is here to talk about the most important things to consider when being a solopreneur, and how to take small, manageable steps towards being your own boss! Get full show notes here!

Your Guide to Simple Solopreneurship w/ Laura Adams

Taking care of ourselves is about far more than massages and bubble baths and thankfully it is also not about spending loads of money. We&apos;re taking a deeper look at what it means to be kind to ourselves in a holistic way and the various ways we can care for our whole person well!Get the full show notes here!

Frugal Self-Care

It&apos;s frugality 102 - we&apos;re taking this think to the next level and exploring the differences between being &apos;frugal&apos; and being &apos;cheap&apos; while also talking about the foundational tenets of frugality. It&apos;s a good one. The kind that gets Jen all amped up.Get the full show notes here!

What is Frugality Really? And Is It Right For You?

Controlling your spending is hard to do. On every episode of Frugal Friends, we'll try to help you gain a little more control on one aspect of the countless directions your money is being pulled toward through frugality and a few laughs. If you're trying to save money, spend less, adopt minimalism, pay off debt or reach financial independence, we think you'll like the show.

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