People Share What They're Doing to Save Money in This Economy
Frugal Friends Podcast
Jen Smith & Jill Sirianni | Backyard Ventures
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
It’s one thing to sit week after week and tell you what we’re doing to save money or to watch other personal finance nerds tell you what they’re doing. But what are regular people out there doing to save money in this economy? We found what real people are doing to save money and we think they’re pretty good suggestions that not even finance influencers are talking about.
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| 0:29.9 | People share what they're doing to save money in this economy. |
| 0:45.9 | Welcome to the Frugal Friends podcast, where you'll learn to save money, embrace simplicity, and live a rich of your life. |
| 0:49.7 | Here are your host, Jen and Jill. I've been trying to be more conservative with my money, and I'm starting to be more conservative with my money, and I'm starting to realize the more I don't spend it, the more money I have. Like, it's crazy. |
| 1:03.6 | Hey, frugal friends. I'm Jen. I'm Jill. And it is one thing for us to sit here and tell you how to save money, give tips from doing this for 10 plus years |
| 1:15.5 | or for other experts to make videos on how to save money. But we wanted to share people who are not |
| 1:22.9 | YouTubers, who are not influencers, who are not experts, what normal people are doing to save money in this |
| 1:30.3 | economy. That's what this episode is all about. We found some real people on the internet telling |
| 1:35.0 | you what they're doing. And they're actually pretty good. And not a lot of it is being talked about |
| 1:39.6 | by even personal finance influencers. But first, I am doing some decluttering at home, and we actually have frugal friends' merch |
| 1:48.6 | that we do not sell. |
| 1:49.7 | We only give it away for free. |
| 1:51.9 | And I would like to get rid of some of it. |
| 1:54.3 | So if you're a coffee drinker like me or a tea or other hot beverage drinker like Jill, you could be doing so in a beautiful |
| 2:06.3 | frugal friends mug for free. Frugal A.F. And A.F can stand for whatever you want it to be. |
| 2:15.7 | Frugal and fun. Frugal and fun. Frugal and fun. |
| 2:18.3 | Frugal and folk music lover, whatever you feel. |
| 2:23.9 | And frugal and food. |
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