r/Frugal
6.8M members
r/Frugal is a subreddit with 6.8M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking, frugal, budget, saving, and food, and they frequently recommend/review grocery store, cell phone plan, and detergent.
Frugality is the mental approach we each take when considering our resource allocations. It includes time, money, convenience, and many other factors.
Popular Themes in r/Frugal
#1
Advice Requests
: "Update #3: how to cut grocery cost as per your recommendations"
22 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "How can I get this mold off my water bottle stopper without replacing it?"
12 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Went to a salvage grocery store for the first time. Spent $25 and got over $100 worth of food."
11 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Is anyone else trying to be frugal without making life feel completely depressing?"
5 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Soda-pop hack for fellow soda lovers since soda is a luxury"
2 posts
#6
Opportunities
: "We reupholstered our couch and it was the right call!!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Frugal
#1
Looking
45 posts
#2
Frugal
: "What's a Frugal hack that you would be embarassed to admit doing?"
37 posts
#3
Budget
22 posts
#4
Saving
: "What mindset or situation shifted you to finally get serious about Saving?"
19 posts
#5
Food
: "How to go about doing freezer meals/back stocking Food?"
15 posts
#6
Shopping
: "I love Coke, but it’s so expensive! How can I make a 2 L last and not be flat?"
13 posts
#7
Tired
11 posts
#8
Spending
11 posts
#9
Money
: "My local Costco had boneless skinless chicken breast for $1.69/lb if you got a 40lb box"
11 posts
#10
Struggling
10 posts
Products Discussed in r/Frugal
Grocery Store
87 reviews
#1
Aldi
4.4★ from 27 reviews
#2
WinCo
4.6★ from 12 reviews
#3
Trader Joe's
4.0★ from 5 reviews
Cell Phone Plan
86 reviews
#1
Mint Mobile
4.3★ from 13 reviews
#2
Visible
4.2★ from 9 reviews
#3
Straight Talk
4.0★ from 7 reviews
Detergent
70 reviews
#1
Tide
4.6★ from 17 reviews
#2
All
4.1★ from 11 reviews
#3
Arm & Hammer
4.3★ from 9 reviews
Flair Used in r/Frugal
#1
🍎 Food
: "Eating out isn’t even fun anymore more"
70 posts
#2
💰 Finance & Bills
: "Prime Day is here, repeat after me, you are only getting a barging if you already know the price from before."
28 posts
#3
🏠 Home & Apartment
: "Compare Ace Hardware Prices, Each Store Sets Its Own"
15 posts
#4
💬 Meta Discussion
: "Book Rec: No New Things by Ashlee Piper"
13 posts
#5
🚿 Personal Care
: "Deodorant stone checking in after one year"
10 posts
#6
🚧 DIY & Repair
: "Local hardware store employee has saved me more money than I can calculate"
9 posts
#7
📦 Secondhand
: "Don't trow away stuff just because it's old"
8 posts
#8
⛹️ Hobbies
: "Going to the movies frequently can be a relatively inexpensive hobby so long as you do a little work"
7 posts
#9
🏆 Buy It For Life
: "Spring Air Mattress over 35 years old"
6 posts
#10
📱 Phone & Internet
: "FYI: don’t sleep on these cheaper wireless companies"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/Frugal
Yearly
+216k members(3.3%)
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Last updated: July 3, 2026