Frugal Friends Podcast

Self-care is supposed to make you less tired, yet every “self-care routine” we see on social media has 18 exhausting steps. Its normalization has come at a cost for some of us. So today, we’re exposin...

1 Touko 43min

Credit cards once felt like endless possibility and hope as if it’s free money. But lately people are noticing something strange as points are harder to use, more complicated and annual fees keep goin...

28 Huhti 47min

Eight years ago today we started a podcast about saving money and somehow it turned into a movement. For 8 years, Frugal Friends has been helping people spend intentionally, save wisely, and push back...

24 Huhti 58min

We haven’t always been money saving experts. There are some lessons we learned later in life that we wish we knew way sooner. These are tips we misinterpreted early in life, looked down on, or just di...

21 Huhti 52min

If there’s one thing we love more than saving money, it’s food. But it’s also one of the areas where most of us tend to overspend. So instead of listening to influencers and mom blogs telling us what ...

17 Huhti 47min

We got a budget confession that’s too good (and relatable) not to share. A listener shared their finances along with the moments that make money feel impossible to manage. In this episode, our goal is...

14 Huhti 57min

Windfalls come once in a blue moon. When they do, it feels like hitting the jackpot—suddenly anything seems possible. But if we don’t use them wisely, they can disappear just as fast as they arrived. ...

10 Huhti 44min

We spend thousands chasing little luxuries—spa days, vacations, expensive coffee—but some of the best luxuries in life are completely free. In fact we believe most luxury isn’t actually about spending...

7 Huhti 50min