Brilliant Frugal Living

Brilliant Frugal Living

A weekly podcast featuring interviews with some of the biggest names from Hollywood to DC and everywhere in between. Lifestyle columnist, consumer reporter, personal finance author, and nationally-syndicated radio host Kristen Hagopian reveals money-saving, time-saving ways to live luxuriously while still on a budget.

Episodes

Inexpensive foods with proven health effects better than drugs

February 27, 2020 • 11 mins
If the cost of pharmaceutical drugs isn’t enough to turn you off, how at the mile-long list of side effects? Wait until you hear about the inexpensive foods available at your local grocery store that are often proven to be even more effective that drugs! Check this list with your doctor and see which ones benefit you and your family the most – Frugal On!
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Huge Unthought of Financial Benefits Of Stay At Home And Work From Home Parents

February 20, 2020 • 10 mins
The unsung, unbelievably lucrative benefits of having a stay at home/work from home parent on the payroll. Numbers don’t lie, and these figures might just shock you. Frugal On!
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Michigan Couple Who Paid Off 120K In Student Debt In 3 Years

February 13, 2020 • 10 mins
Meet the Michigan Couple who teamed up to tackle their debt like a linebacker! Learn the tips, tricks & strategies that blitzed 120K of student debt in 3 short years on a very average American salary – Frugal On!
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Outstanding Inexpensive Highly Lucrative Side Hustles - Part 1

February 6, 2020 • 11 mins
Looking for new ways to earn more cash, build your nest egg & pay off that debt even faster? In today’s fast-paced, skyrocketing economy, lucrative side hustles are in the rise - merge your many talents with the latest list of high paying side gigs – Frugal On!
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Weddings - Recap and Slashing Cost For Dresses, Tuxes, and Guest Travel

January 23, 2020 • 8 mins
A Brilliantly Frugal Wedding Recap Segment, with fabulous advice on slashing travel costs straight from the experts! Don’t miss listeners chiming in with their real-life travel, tux & dress stories. Ready to save thousands and still pull off the gorgeous wedding of your dreams? Frugal On!
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Weddings - Slashing Venue Clothing Cake Costs By 50-90 Percent

January 16, 2020 • 10 mins
Next in our wedding series – Slashing the cost of the venue & clothes! Beautiful wedding locales, fabulous dresses & tuxes are even more gorgeous when you’re spending 50-90% less on them, am I right?! Tune in to catch the effortless strategies that will keep thousands more in your pocket where it belongs – Frugal On!
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Weddings - Slashing Bar And Cake Costs By $5,000

January 9, 2020 • 8 mins
Next in our wedding series – Slashing the Bar & Cake Costs! The average Bar & Cake costs can hit $7K at some of today’s weddings! Care to take those costs down by 70% or more? Tune in to hear my easy, guest-friendly strategies, as well as feedback from listeners, their wedding planning advice might just surprise you -- Frugal On!
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One Of The Finest Frugal Wedding Gifts Ever

January 2, 2020 • 11 mins
The first in our wedding series! I just enjoyed one of the loveliest weddings ever, and it got me thinking. How much spending is TOO much? Weddings indeed should be memorable, but not for the out of control expenses! Enjoy our easy, effective, cost-slashing strategies, and one of the finest frugal wedding gift stories you’ve ever heard. Frugal On!
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More Fast And Easy Money Saving Moves

December 26, 2019 • 8 mins
Listeners LOVED one of our last segments on outstanding, effective moves to spike your savings FAST, and they’ve added their own experiences! Tune in to catch the best of the best ideas straight from Nationwide listeners on what worked for quick savings, what bombed, and the one proven move they recommend more than anything. Frugal On!!
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Top Toy Trends

December 19, 2019 • 10 mins
Kristen talks with Adrienne Appell with the Toy Association about the top toy trends.
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Saving Big Money Fast

December 12, 2019 • 10 mins
When it comes to finances, slow & steady indeed wins the race. And yet sometimes, we all encounter that moment in life when we need to save some big money FAST. Tune in to catch the experts top proven methods to give that savings account a highly motivational spike – Frugal On!
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Motivational Personal Finance Sites

December 5, 2019 • 8 mins
In these crazy workaholic times when our motivation & energy is about as strained as our finances, there’s nothing like a binge indulgence of the most effective & motivational financial rags to riches success stories & sites that can refuel the frugal engines. Enjoy our top picks, and be sure to notice the parallels of some of today’s most successful Americans – every single one of them endured financial tough times & setbacks too...
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Top Finance Blogs To Follow

November 27, 2019 • 11 mins
In an ocean of personal finance blogs out there, how do you know the ones that pack the biggest proven punch? Tune in and hear directly from my blog-addicted self, as well as listeners (and other experts) which blogs were a hit, which are a miss, and why you just might want to start writing your own! Frugal On!
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Listeners Remodel Their House For 95 Percent Off Using Goodwill Craigslist And Habitat

November 21, 2019 • 8 mins
We all know there’s strength in numbers, so try these numbers on for size! Listeners Coast to Coast share stories of how they remodeled & redecorated their homes for 90-95% off with the help of the Fabulously Frugal Trifecta of Goodwill, Craigslist & Habitat for Humanity Homestore! These stores are near just about everyone, not to mention often available online! Listen to their fantastic ideas, then add your own & share with us ...
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The Millennial Couple Who Rehabbed And Furnished Their Fixer For 95% Off Retail

November 14, 2019 • 10 mins
You know I love a great frugal fixer upper rehab! It’s one of the fastest, surest ways to significantly grow your investment portfolio, and empowering as heck! You love the rehab stories about Chateau Hagopian, now hear from a millennial couple who shared their stories for rehabbing & refurnishing their fixer for up to 95% off retail! Frugal On!
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Attack of the Organic Pennies per Pound Killer Tomatoes

November 7, 2019 • 10 mins
Okay, you guys remember “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes”? Thought it was just a corny movie idea, now I realize it was written as a legitimate cry for help by the spouse of a gardening enthusiast. They’re delish & organic & literally pennies each, which you know I LOVE, but I need some good ideas what to do with these, and our FB fan club didn’t disappoint! Catch listeners’ great ideas here! We're gonna need a bigger boat. I mean c...
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Another Guest Bedroom Makeover For Less Than $50

October 31, 2019 • 11 mins
Another Gorgeous Guest Bedroom Makeover! Learn every tip, trick, store & website we used to create a lovely $800 bedroom makeover for just $50!
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Saving Serious Cash Going Old School

October 24, 2019 • 10 mins
No School Like The Old School for saving serious time, sanity, and of course, your wallet!
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How The Wizard of Oz Mentality Can Save Your Wallet

October 17, 2019 • 11 mins
Fabulously Frugal Lessons “The Wizard of Oz” taught us all.
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Brilliantly Frugal Car Maintenance

October 6, 2019 • 10 mins
Easy strategies to increase the mileage, safety & value of one of your biggest assets – your car! Car Expert Lauren Fix joins me to discuss the go-to moves to keep your car in its best shape as we ramp up for winter, as well as an AMAZING new promotion from Hertz! Frugal On!
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