We used to spend a hell of a lot on food, but now I’ve figured out a better way to shop.

If roots mean a mindfulness of disparities in wealth and a concern for the entire family, I’d say we are finally heeding my grandfather’s advice.

Maybe this project has turned me into a prude, but I’m not against having fun—especially when that fun comes in the form of a cassoulet cook-off.

Maine shrimp are a firm, tasty treat that also happens to be unbelievably cheap: They’re selling for as little as $1 a pound along the state’s highways right now....

My family’s newly thrifty ways may not be extreme by everyone’s definition, but clearly this economic crisis demands radical changes from all of us.

I’d always thought a ruffed-grouse meal would come at the pinnacle of my life, but no matter. This was the kind of price I can afford. Free!

For the first time ever, my family of six is going to live within our means—in other words, spend $550 a month.