r/Frugal
6.8M members
r/Frugal is a subreddit with 6.8M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and money talk, and the community frequently discusses frugal, looking, saving, food, and shopping, 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"
18 posts
#2
Money Talk
: "For cat owners - Switched to pine pellets to reduce kitty litter in my bed sheets, ended up saving a bunch of money."
17 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Electrical tape is excellent for patching up a hole on vacuum hose"
13 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Sick of being pushed into subscriptions for things that used to be one-time purchases"
3 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Frugal idea. Buy expiring food at clearance prices and put it in the freezer!"
2 posts
#6
Opportunities
: "We reupholstered our couch and it was the right call!!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Frugal
#1
Frugal
: "Frugal tip if you have to use a laundromat: don't use detergent"
78 posts
#2
Looking
45 posts
#3
Saving
: "Cost Saving tips for keeping cool in summer."
32 posts
#4
Food
: "If you could pick just five cheap Food items to make meals with for the week, what five would you pick?"
31 posts
#5
Shopping
: "I overlooked tofu for way too long when grocery Shopping."
27 posts
#6
Budget
25 posts
#7
Money
: "Money saving tip from my grocery store"
24 posts
#8
Home
: "What are your favorite value-for-money Home purchases? (Specific product recommendations please)"
18 posts
#9
Spending
: "Recently lost my corporate job, and how I look at Spending has changed"
13 posts
#10
Tired
11 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"
74 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."
31 posts
#3
🏠 Home & Apartment
: "Compare Ace Hardware Prices, Each Store Sets Its Own"
14 posts
#4
💬 Meta Discussion
: "Book Rec: No New Things by Ashlee Piper"
10 posts
#5
🚧 DIY & Repair
: "Local hardware store employee has saved me more money than I can calculate"
8 posts
#6
📦 Secondhand
: "Don't trow away stuff just because it's old"
7 posts
#7
🚿 Personal Care
: "Refilling foaming hand soap with regular cheap soap"
7 posts
#8
🏆 Buy It For Life
: "Spring Air Mattress over 35 years old"
6 posts
#9
🧽 Cleaning & Organization
: "Frugal tip if you have to use a laundromat: don't use detergent"
5 posts
#10
📱 Phone & Internet
: "FYI: don’t sleep on these cheaper wireless companies"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/Frugal
Yearly
+213k members(3.2%)
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Last updated: June 26, 2026