I came across this today. They are being called the most frugal family in America. They are a family of seven who lives DEBT FREE on $35,000 a year. They are an inspiration for frugal families everywhere.

I should note that I am not one of those frugal families, though my husband might wish that I would be inspired. I have tried in the past to clip coupons, but never found that they saved me any money because I was buying things that I didn’t normally use. And most of the things we eat don’t have coupons.

I wished that they had done a more in depth interview with them. What do they eat? I’d love to see her monthly meal plan. And what do their children think? Some of them looked old enough to have after school type jobs, I wonder if they use their money to make non frugal purchases.

Update: It was brought to my attention that they have a book out. Go check it out of the library. Buying it would definitely NOT be frugal, would it? But I provide the amazon link for your ease of viewing.

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In the same vein I bought those Tightwad Gazette book years ago. They are really great books, but the fact that I bought them and then ignored virtually all of the advice shows that I am not a contender in the cheapest family in America contest. Not that I throw money around, I most definitely do not. But, when it comes to reusing coffee grounds and repurposing ripped stockings for other things, well I fall short.

(Edited to add: Comments are closed on this post because of the amount of spam it is receiving that the spam filter is not catching.  So frustrating!)