Frugal Mania

The word organic seems to conjure mental images of high dollar produce at your nearest Whole Foods market, but in reality organic food truly is the best for you.

Now I need to add to that statement by saying that in order to be truly organic, food that is grown should be grown without the use of any chemical-based (or otherwise artificial) pesticides, fertilizers or other such additives. These foods are grown using completely natural methods - in other words, letting Mother Nature do what she does best and trusting that the resulting produce will be tastier, healthier and well worth the effort.

It can definitely be costly to buy organic. Yeah, I realize that you are nominating me for the Understatement of the Year award at this point, but it had to be said. Still, it is entirely possible to eat a healthier organic diet and still be frugal. In fact, you can do so for around seven bucks a day and you don’t even have to take my word for it - an article at MSN Health & Fitness not only tells you so, they detail how it can be done! This is the first time I have been so absolutely impressed with an article of this type in the mainstream media, and it is handled clearly and realistically.

To be fair, writer Lynn Welsh did write an article for a local Madison, WI newspaper a couple of years ago that also included some excellent tips on this subject, but the former is far more detailed.

Accept the fact that if you want to accomplish this lofty goal you are going to have to make some definite dietary changes. Less meat, poultry and seafood, more beans and rice and other vitamin-rich items.

Reading this article has given me the desire to start working on a new project that I think will be incredibly helpful to fans of Frugal Mania. It is going to be a lot of work on my part but there will be little doubt that it will bring about the opportunity for more people to live a healthier, more frugal lifestyle without resorting to random hit-and-miss frugal living tactics.

I’ve already said more than I should have about it at this point, so you’re just going to have to wait to find out what I’m talking about!