About The Blog
Prudent Penny Pincher explores ways to save money on everyday life with a particular focus on recipes, DIY, and crafts while sharing helpful frugal tips along the way. Some of the DIY topics this blog covers include home decor, organization projects, and gardening. There are also all kinds of budget-friendly recipes ranging from appetizers to desserts and everything in between.
Prudent Penny Pincher was founded in 2016 and receives millions of page views a month. This blog has been featured in Woman’s World and The Pioneer Woman in addition to working with many well known brands including Groupon, Dollar General, Dealspotr, among many others.
The goals of this website are to:
- Help you save money
- Inspire you to create on a budget whether it be recipes, crafts, DIY projects or other ideas
In addition to continually developing unique content, Prudent Penny Pincher also gathers some of the best (and most affordable) DIY projects, recipes and money saving tips from blogs across the internet. The objective is to organize these sources and help you find the best blog posts for each selected topic with the goals of saving you time and money.
Several hours a week are spent researching through social media, search engines, magazines and other sources to find the best sources for each particular topic. I utilize a strict criteria to make selections (reviews, number of social shares, comments, authorship, etc.). My posts include some brief information about each source and a link to it. This blog is a trusted resource that readers come back to time and time again when looking for expert recommendations on DIY projects, crafts, holiday ideas, recipes and more!
Most of the sourced material on prudentpennypincher.com is posted according to the fair use doctrine of copyright law for non-commercial reporting, education and discussion purposes. Prudent Penny Pincher will always credit ideas when they can be found. Any lack of credit is entirely unintended and will be immediately fixed upon notice. If you don’t want free traffic, I will comply with all takedown requests. Please send takedown requests to stephy@prudentpennypincher.com. Thank you!
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About Me
Hi there, nice to meet you! My name is Stephanie and I am the CEO of Prudent Penny Pincher. I have been an author, content developer and professional blogger for 5 years. I have a B.A. in English and a M.A. in Library and Information Science. Through my educational journey, I learned how to be a skilled researcher and writer, which makes me uniquely qualified and suited for scouring the internet to recommend the best sources and ideas to share with my readers. When I am not rounding up the best ways to save money on the internet, I am putting my creativity skills to use by developing new craft projects and recipes on a continual basis.
Origin of Prudent Penny Pincher
After I graduated with my degrees, I struggled to find a job in my field and debt was piling up. I had to dive head first into the world of frugal living to survive and eventually, thrive. Since my major in college was library and information science, I loved to research and I really threw myself into researching frugal living and became fascinated by all the things I learned. Through my research, I found thousands of ways to save and earn money that I had never thought of before. It was like this whole new world opened up to me. My newfound passion for saving money inspired me to create a blog about frugal living where I share ways to save money every day.
Lisa says
My husband and I are making the change to low carb and my dad has diabetes and we are looking for interesting recipes. All your recipes look yummy and seem easy to make. Look forward to some great meals.
Mischele says
Looking forward to helpful hints .mischelett@yahoo.com
Julia says
I want to go frugal again .. The last time i tried it failed because my son was not interested not that anything other than eatin, playing games and being disrespectful does… but, for my own sanity i want to start again.. What do you suggest.. Thank You.
prudentpennypincher.com says
Hi Julia, I think it’s a good idea to start out saving money on groceries. Its one of the biggest expenses and also the easiest to cut down on.
Dorka says
Hi Julia,
Good on you for going frugal. Shame your son is not supporting you through it. I’m not sure how he is, but I would have started by revarding him with Game Time when he acts like semi decent human being and helps you out a little. One of next steps would be to reuse and recycle us much of your waste as you can without tipping over to becoming horder. And of course to save tons of money on food, there is foraging. You can find something tasty and healthy for most of the year. Of course winter has it’s limitations but even that could be worked with with a little bit open minded approach and will to try something new. Feel free to look for some inspiration on my Instagram @selfsuficientliving. All the best and good luck on your journey. Take it one step at the time 👍😉
B Words says
I am starting to follow you on pinterest to see what this is all about. Getting ready to retire so am wanting to trim down the budget. Lower grocery bills will be a plus definitely.
June Rush says
Sound good thank you love to save money on a fixed income
Betsy says
Where do you get the round log pieces for the centerpieces? They are so expensive at craft shops and on Amazon.
prudentpennypincher.com says
Yes, they can be expensive, but if you sign up for Micheals e-mails, they send 40-50% coupons at least a few times a week and some of their coupons stack with sales. Plus, they do price match and will beat cheaper prices at major retailers and then lower that price by 10%. Sometimes, you can also find them on craigslist, resale stores or discount stores like Home Goods and Big Lots for less than $6. Depending on how many you need, you may be able to buy in bulk online for a discount as well.
Deanne Brinkley says
This website is faaabulous!!! I started using the PrePear recipe and planning site and these are so great for having tons of recipes in one place to add to my various collections. I love how you organize each group of recipes by ingredient such as chicken or beef, etc. , it makes it so much easier to scroll through to choose. I have only 7 friends and family that are fellow recipe collection collaborators so far, but I mentioned how great your website is on my Facebook.
I don’t do crafts or much holiday baking, but my husband just retired and I can set up a meal on PrePear’s meal planning area, and he can start our meals, now have more to choose from, wish you every success !!
Brenda Bradbury says
Are these books to order???
Bette says
Add me to your lists. Thanks
prudentpennypincher.com says
Hi Bette,
I added you to the list! Thank you for subscribing. 🙂
cyndi says
add me to your list please
prudentpennypincher.com says
Added! Thank you for subscribing 🙂
Peggy says
I’m looking for a free crochet pattern for a name banner. I lost mine. I would crochet their last name then frame it.
Nichole says
This is supposed to be vegetarian recipes and I don’t know if anybody has told you yet but anything with Alfredo sauce isn’t vegetarian. Alfredo sauce is made with parmesan cheese. Parmesan Cheese is made with rennet which is a calves stomach lining. Just thought you should know.
prudentpennypincher.com says
Hi Nicole, I think you meant to post your comment on my vegetarian post not the about page, but yes you are right that most parmesan cheese is not vegetarian. However, there are many brands sold in the US that are labelled “Vegetarian Parmesan” without animal rennet. BelGioioso Vegetarian Parmesan is one of the more popular choices. You can find a full list of vegetarian cheese here: https://vegetatio.com/content/joyous-living-full-vegetarian-cheese-list — Hope that helps!
Sonny says
I love this stuff how do I subscribe?
Deborah A Christianson says
How do I purchase the magazine 100 Christmas Crafts
Frustrated says
OMFG, shitty ad serving interruptions from Hell, I just wanted to read a page. Instead I’ve been redirected, had advertisements take over, and I am fighting to even leave a comment about the ads
Page load sucks. Ad serving sucks.
I CANNOT READ YOUR WRITING BECAUSE ADS TAKE OVER.
prudentpennypincher.com says
Hi,
I’m sorry to hear that! Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know. I really appreciate it! There should never be any redirections or pop ups with my ads. Occasionally, bad ads get served so I reported it to my advertising partners.
Thanks again,
Stephy
Jean Ann Widder says
Please add me to receive help in getting some areas organized. I do believe it is free and things are very tight right now. I look forward to learning and receiving good information. Thank you.
prudentpennypincher.com says
Hi Jean, I added you to the email subscription! Here are some posts that you may find particularly helpful for organizing on a budget:
Darlene Turenne says
Do you sell the gingerbread book?
prudentpennypincher.com says
Hi Darlene, No, sorry — these are not books for sale. They are just free ideas. You can click the link for the one you want and they will give you a tutorial for how to make it.
Mindy says
Is there a pdf of the recipe collections? Looking to save time rather than clicking every link and then printing it out. I love your website thank you so much for providing all the information you do.
prudentpennypincher.com says
Hi Mindy,
You are very welcome 🙂 I’m glad to hear that you enjoy the website! Unfortunately, there is not a PDF version of the round up posts I do because of copyright issues. Many of those links go to different websites. I’m sorry!
Kathy Schoonover says
Where can I get copies of your recipe books?