Frugal Is the New Black

"Anyone finding it hard to cope with the credit crunch will find little sympathy from teacher Kath Kelly.

The cash-strapped teacher had an alcohol-induced wager with friends that she could beat the credit crunch by living on just £1 a day for a whole year - and won.

Miss Kelly, 47, ate at free buffets, shopped at jumble sales and scavenged food discarded by grocery stores and restaurants."

DailyMail: How a cash-strapped teacher beat credit crunch by living on one pound a day for a year after drunken bet, September 5, 2008
NewYorkTimes: Travel:Lessons from the Frugal Grand Tour, September 5, 2008
See also: FrugalVillage
Frugal Hacks
Frugal Fashionista
Frugal Beginners Guide to Green
Freegan
Independent: Freegans, the bin scavengers by Liz Scarff, February 20, 2006

Art: Soup, 2007, Swoon