Jeff Yeager

Spend Less, Love More This Valentine’s Day

Posted on 02/12/2013 by Jeff Yeager | The Ultimate Cheapskate | Comments

Money & Savings | RelationshipsMore Americans are apparently going to be saying amore for a-lesse this Valentine’s Day. According to a just-released survey by PriceGrabber.com, Americans are saying they plan to scale back their Valentine’s Day spending. While about half of those surveyed say they plan to spend about the same amount as last year, only 62 percent said they’ll spend up to $100 this Valentine’s Day, a decrease from 68 percent in 2012. And 55 percent said that the lackluster economy will indeed …

Habitat ReStores Have Deals on Home Remodeling Supplies

Posted on 02/5/2013 by Jeff Yeager | The Ultimate Cheapskate | Comments

Home & Family | Money & SavingsWith winter in full swing and cabin fever becoming an almost constant malady, I usually turn my attention to an endless list of indoor home remodeling and improvement projects. See also: Repair or replace? Much to my wife’s chagrin, I insist on undertaking almost every project myself to save money and because I actually enjoy working with my hands and the challenge of mastering new skills. As I like to tell my wife when it comes to my zeal for …

Cheap Super Bowl Party Recipes

Posted on 01/25/2013 by Jeff Yeager | The Ultimate Cheapskate | Comments

Food | Money & SavingsHere’s what the Ultimate Cheapskate will be cooking to feed a houseful of hungry football fans during the big game, all without getting my piggy bank benched or my bank account sacked. Shredded BBQ Chicken Chicken wings have become so popular they’re expected to sell for record prices and even be hard to find. Here’s a way to get all that wonderful wing flavor for a fraction of the cost, cooked in your in slow cooker, of course. 3 pounds …

Creative Ways to Reuse Soda, Beer Cans

Posted on 01/22/2013 by Jeff Yeager | The Ultimate Cheapskate | Comments

Entertainment | Food | Money & SavingsIf you follow my blog regularly, you know that I’m a big fan of offbeat holidays and an even bigger fan of finding creative ways to save money by reusing stuff that most people just throw away. And I may have also mentioned once or twice that, on occasion, I enjoy a nice cold beer. So you can imagine my excitement when I recently discovered that Jan. 24 is officially “National Beer Can Appreciation Day.” (I kid you not.) In fact, …

Tune in to “The Cheap Life”

Posted on 01/15/2013 by Tara Coates | Money | Comments

Entertainment | Money & Savings | TravelToday marks the launch of a new YouTube series produced by AARP called The Cheap Life, starring the “Ultimate Cheapskate” Jeff Yeager. Each week, Jeff will discuss how you can have fun saving money and live the ‘good life’ at a fraction of the cost. The Cheap Life will offer plenty of tips on how to stretch your hard-earned dollars. And, of course, you’ll have plenty of chances to win gift card prizes and cheapskate schwag. So tune in. Be sure to subscribe to The Cheap Life, just click …

Soup: A Cheapskate’s Favorite Frugal Food

Posted on 01/14/2013 by Jeff Yeager | The Ultimate Cheapskate | Comments

Food | Money & SavingsI’ve never met a cheapskate who doesn’t love soup. That’s because frugal folks know that soups tend be both filling and inexpensive and are a terrific way to use up little bits of leftovers and other random ingredients you have on hand. A number of cheapskates I know (including me!) keep what we call a “soup sack” in the freezer at all times. A “soup sack” is a large plastic bag which is the repository for smaller plastic bags and …