Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "Fab and Frugal Living". Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own... Read Full Story

"I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress. -- Ronald Reagan" Read Full Story

I know you want to save money, but there are those constant budget busters that steal your money and leave you constantly crying for cash. Here are a few simple ideas to help you save money and leave behind budget busters. Think about switching deodorants. Believe it or not, the less costly no-name brand deodorants are often just as effective as your name brand type. I am a picky eater, but I also realize that there are some combinations of food that I will never taste the difference. If... Read Full Story

August, 7 2008: Today I went into Nob Hill / Raley's and found my favorite bread on sale! It's never been on sale in all the years I have been buying it! Miltons Wheat Bread was on sale for $2.50 a loaf! Oh Yes! Also, I found that Horizon Organic Milk was on sale for $2.85 a gallon, peaches were on sale for $0.69 lb. Organic cheese was on sale for $2.25 lbs. There were so many more sales and I didn't have time to write them down because I was going for a short stop on my way home and... Read Full Story

With gas at an all time high, many people are cutting back on everything, including their food and basic living needs. The American population has been hit hard by the gas crisis simply because in most parts of America, there are no feasible means of mass transportation. Because of the lack of mass transportation and affordable fuel choices, many Americans have had to make some tough choices. Some have left their places of work, in many cases places they have worked for many years, simply... Read Full Story

Everywhere you look, the housing crisis is causing homelessness and heartache as the American dream of owning a home goes down the drain. Sub-prime lenders were only a catalyst in what may go down in history as the worst housing crisis on record. Buying beyond what was affordable in addition to the soaring gas prices, have caused casualties that seem to leave those left in the crunch without hope. Nevertheless, there is hope and you can live without paying rent or owing a high mortgage... Read Full Story

All the dreams that have come and gone; All the memories that will live on and on. High School days we though would last forever; All the time we thought we'd be together. Time seemed to slip by and then go away; Now it's graduation day. So many times we laughed and we shared; So many times we said I love you and I care. The happiness, the sadness, and the fights galore; All these things were wrapped into one and more. Time seemed to slip by and then go away; Now it's graduation day. So... Read Full Story

Sometimes life is tough (well a lot of times)! And in this time of economic turmoil, life can seem to reach the boiling point where the temperature is so hot you are tired of being in the oven. That's when you need a helping hand, not just a hand out. There are helpful places that can give you just such a hand. One such website is a government website that gives you confidential information for little known grants to people who need that helping hand up. It's: http://www.govbenefits... Read Full Story

Sometimes life is tough (well a lot of times)! And in this time of economic turmoil, life can seem to reach the boiling point where the temperature is so hot you are tired of being in the oven. That's when you need a helping hand, not just a hand out. There are helpful places that can give you just such a hand. One such website is a government website that gives you confidential information for little known grants to people who need that helping hand up. It's: http://www.govbenefits.gov... Read Full Story

I received this today in the mail and thought it was hysterical so I am passing it on. But it is SO true, which is actually very sad LOL! "This morning President Bush said each one of us would get a $1200.00 tax rebate. It was previously slated to be $1400.00, but they dropped it to a $1200.00 tax rebate because of various budget problems. Now, if we spend that money at Wal-Mart, all the money will go to China , if we spend it on computers, most of the money will go to Korea or India. If... Read Full Story