Lasko FHV820 Heater Died, How to Fix Under $2
Has your Lasko FHV820 Heater (or other similar tower style fan or ceramic heater) suddenly died? As in, one day it worked and the next it just won’t turn on? No lights on at all and no buttons working? Remote…
How to Manage a Windfall of any Amount of Money
What’s a Windfall? First of all, what is a windfall? The terminology stems from a fruit falling off a tree. Often described as dropping during a strong wind. The symbolism is applied as a person receiving a sum of money…
Frugal Fill’s Key to an Epic Road Trip: Planning
With summer upon us, and fuel prices on the rise, there’s never been a better time to share some tips and tricks on how to take a frugal road trip. “The cheapest road trip is the one you don’t take.”…
How Small Gains Add Up to Epic Success Over Time
The greatest barrier to success in any facet of life is the lack of getting started. Often times we see the end goal as the only goal. When the end goal seems difficult or impossible to achieve quickly, we simply…
Variables and Variations of FIRE – Financial Independence Retire Early
The Variables of FIRE The numbers that are entered into an investment calculator are the only real variables that matter. Target Amount Starting Amount Return Rate Contributions Investment Length Target Amount The biggest and most discussed variable of FIRE is…
The Simple Rules of the FIRE Movement
What is FIRE There very simple rules to achieve FIRE. FIRE is the acronym for Financial Independence Retire Early. It’s the term coined for a community of people who are attempting to stop formally working much earlier than the typical…
Create Personal Ways to Maximize Your Frugal Lifestyle’s Impact
I decided not to write a post about my “Top 500 frugal living hacks” because there’s a plethora of articles all over the internet with exactly that content. Most of these tips are blatantly obvious. Take “staycations”, use coupons, and…
Managing the Most Important Frugal Living Metric: Monthly Expenses
The most important frugal living metric is management of the category “monthly expenses”. As mentioned in Frugal Fill’s Top Personal Finance Resources post managing monthly expenses (I refer to them as “the monthlies”) is accomplished through budgeting. You can employ…
Most Important Reasons Why You Should Be Frugal Too
Why not be frugal? First and foremost, if you can get by on less, then anything more is just wasteful. I think about this often when we get back from a camping trip. After going a week without showering, sleeping…
