The Frugal Pig

Tight Budgets Mean Less Eating Out
Of course, we have been encouraging everybody, including our own family, to cut out restaurant meals in order to trim our budget. We know that we can feed 4 people at home with a very good meal for $10 to $20 or less, depending upon the meal, and that dinner [...]

Bread Is Expensive So Use it Stale Too!
Bread, along with all groceries, has gotten a lot more expensive lately. If your family runs through a loaf of bread as fast as my family does, this can really strain the budget. Of course, sometimes one loaf of bread gets eaten and another goes stale.
One of my [...]

Cheap Fish Recipe with Tuna
We are all told to eat more fish, but sometimes that seafood counter has some pretty expensive prices. In order to be healthy, and get our share of fish, we need to turn to good old canned tuna and salmon. But tuna with mayo gets old after awhile. So let’s dress [...]

Eat Cheap and Healthy with Our Frugal Spaghetti Recipe
Everybody likes spaghetti, and its one of these best ways to feed a crowd. Or, if you don’t have a crowd, hold back some of the sauce to freeze in a convenient freezer bag, and then just make fresh pasta when you want to serve it.
Spaghetti has [...]