Mary Hunt

Mary invites you to visit her at EverydayCheapskate.com, where this column is archived complete with links and resources for all recommended products and services. Mary invites questions and comments at https://www.everydaycheapskate.com/contact/, "Ask Mary." Tips can be submitted at tips.everydaycheapskate.com/ . This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually. Mary Hunt is the founder of EverydayCheapskate.com, a frugal living blog, and the author of the book "Debt-Proof Living."

Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle

Mary HuntJune 16, 2022

How Getting Through Hard Times Makes Us Stronger

Discouragement plagues all of us from time to time. If you’re discouraged about your situation — be it financial, family,…
Read More »
Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle

Mary HuntJune 16, 2022

Best Places to Buy Eyeglasses

There are a number of ways to buy prescription eyeglasses, including from local opticians, independent optometrists, optical departments in big-box…
Read More »
Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle

Mary HuntJune 15, 2022

Ask Cheapskate

You should see my email inbox. Yikes! It’s overflowing with questions, tips, stories, feedback, rebuttals and all kinds of love…
Read More »
Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle

Mary HuntJune 13, 2022

How to Stop Worrying That Your Housing Bubble Is About to Burst

You bought the biggest house they said you could qualify for, taking advantage of low rates and creative financing. Who…
Read More »
Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle

Mary HuntJune 9, 2022

What to Do While You Wait for Things to Return to Normal

Life on earth has never been perfect, but you’d have a hard time convincing some people of that. It’s not…
Read More »
Opinion

Mary HuntJune 8, 2022

A Letter From 13-Year-Old Abby

Dear Mrs. Mary Hunt: My name is Abby. I am 13 years old. So, my mom got your book, “Raising…
Read More »
Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle

Mary HuntJune 7, 2022

Best Inexpensive Umbrellas

I wouldn’t even venture a guess for how many umbrellas I’ve purchased in my life. It’s not so much that…
Read More »
Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle

Mary HuntJune 6, 2022

Help! I Have Issues With Your Tub and Shower Soap Scum Cleaner

If I were keeping track of the number of responses from my readers that are filled with praise and gratitude,…
Read More »
Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle

Mary HuntJune 2, 2022

Drowning in Scraps of Fabric

Longtime readers of this column may remember the reader who wanted to know where she could donate her fabric scraps.…
Read More »
Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle

Mary HuntJune 1, 2022

12 Ways to Simplify Your Life

Would you be willing to accept a reduction in pay if you could work fewer hours to spend more time…
Read More »
Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle

Mary HuntMay 31, 2022

Dip-It for Percolators, Laminate Floors, Unscented Dawn

Growing up in Boise, Idaho (shoutout to all my Gem State readers), my parents had a percolator. I can still…
Read More »
Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle

Mary HuntMay 30, 2022

Life Under Biden: What to Do When You Don’t Have Enough Money to Pay the Bills

It might be the skyrocketing cost of fuel and food, or perhaps you’ve lost your job or you’ve already been…
Read More »
Opinion

Mary HuntMay 26, 2022

Vinaigrette on the Coffee Table

Not long ago I got a request from reader Kelly R., for a DIY recipe for furniture polish. She said…
Read More »
Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle

Mary HuntMay 25, 2022

Clean Up Those Cloudy Headlight Covers

Well, you’ve done it again! You clever readers have come up with another batch of fabulous ways that you save…
Read More »
Entertainment, Health and Lifestyle

Mary HuntMay 24, 2022

How to Help Someone You Love Build a Good Credit Score

Dear Mary: I’ve heard that adding someone to your credit card will help that person establish a credit history, even…
Read More »

Previous page Next page