If you wait till the very last minute, you will find some heavily discounted (yet picked-over) Halloween costumes. But, if procrastination isn't your thing, shop consignment and resale stores.

Are you frustrated with your finances? Drowning in debt? Or just not sure where your money goes each month?

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Your goal should be to create as big a gap as possible between earning and spending. How do you do that?

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Being a bit frugal can help us to make more conscious choices, not just for our health, but for the health of our planet, too.

There is one thing that sets me apart from the other soccer moms, which is that I am a member of "The Compact." And no, that doesn't mean that I practice polyamory, weave my own caftans and practice 140-degree yoga. It means that I don't buy anything new.

When politicians implore me to go shopping to "improve the economy," I'm inspired to swap, borrow, and make do with what I have. When I hear that more stuff means more happiness, I become that much more passionate about living with less.