The Non-Consumer Advocate in The Oregonian

Click here to read an article about The Non-Consumer Advocate that’s running in today’s Oregonian newspaper.
A special thanks to the delectable Anne Laufe, who has now interviewed me three times. I like to think of her as my own personal journalist, everyone should get one!
Katy Wolk-Stanley
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or [...]

The Non-Consumer Advocate Gets Nosy With Her Fellow Frugality Writers

The following is a reprint of a previously published post. Enjoy!
I started The Non-Consumer Advocate in May of 2008 and have really enjoyed the process of putting together the blog. The writing, the reader comments — I love it all!
I’m certainly not the only person writing about frugality, as there are many, many different frugality blogs. [...]

My “Thrifty Threads” are Now Famous!

Angela over at My Year Without Spending is featuring yours truly in her Thrifty Threads feature today, which is described as:
“Thrifty Threads, AKA Most Stylish Compact-y Outfit, where readers model their favorite secondhand clothes.”
Here’s a juicy excerpt:
Katy found this chic ensemble at her preferred venue, Goodwill. Actually, the pants came from Goodwill but the cute green top [...]

How to Embrace Your Inner Cheapskate, an ABC.com Article

Click here to read an ABC.com article on “How to Embrace Your Inner Cheapskate” that includes an interview with me.
Katy Wolk-Stanley
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”

Another Great Column From Get Rich Slowly!

J.D. Roth, over at Get Rich Slowly has written a piece about The New Age of Thrift that includes a mini-interview with me.
My favorite part is the Thrift Captain illustration next to my part. Although my regular readers already know I prefer the name “Captain Thrift.”
Does that come with a cape?
Katy Wolk-Stanley
“Use it up, wear [...]

The Non-Consumer Advocate’s Gets Nosy With Her Fellow Frugality Bloggers

I started The Non-Consumer Advocate in May of 2008 and have really enjoyed the process of putting together the blog. The writing, the reader comments — I love it all!
I’m certainly not the only person writing about frugality, as there are many, many different frugality blogs. However, there are a few key blogs I try [...]

Straight Talk On Curved Cucumbers — Wasted Food And You

 

Did you know that the less-photogenic produce at your supermarket gets tossed?
And that, despite a 26-year high in unemployment, 40 percent of food produced in the United States is never eaten?
“It’s time for the food chain to get over its obsession with perfect produce,”  says writer Jonathan Bloom, describing the weeding-out of curved cucumbers and [...]

Natalie McNeal, A.K.A. “The Frugalista” — Frugal and Fabulous!

 
 

 
Miami Herald blogger Natalie McNeal was living the high life. Drinks out with friends. Bi-weekly salon appointments. Fabulous dinners spent with friends.
Which garnered a hefty credit card balance.
She was living beyond her means. And her reporter’s salary was having a hard time keeping up.
It was time to get disciplined. So Natalie chose the month of [...]