r/Frugal
6.8M members
r/Frugal is a subreddit with 6.8M members. The most common kinds of discussions are money talk and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses looking, budget, saving, frugal, 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
Money Talk
: "Local hardware store employee has saved me more money than I can calculate"
27 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Update #3: how to cut grocery cost as per your recommendations"
17 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Eating out isn’t even fun anymore more"
13 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Rented a carpet cleaner instead of hiring someone"
12 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Wedding Guest Dress Code Frugal Ideas"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Frugal
#1
Looking
45 posts
#2
Budget
22 posts
#3
Saving
: "What mindset or situation shifted you to finally get serious about Saving?"
19 posts
#4
Frugal
: "What's a Frugal hack that you would be embarassed to admit doing?"
18 posts
#5
Food
: "Cost of making a homemade Subway tuna sub"
13 posts
#6
Tired
11 posts
#7
Spending
11 posts
#8
Struggling
10 posts
#9
Cheap
: "Refilling foaming hand soap with regular Cheap soap"
9 posts
#10
Hate
9 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
: "Wife was spending $5 for a piece of cake at Starbucks. We made two loafs for $12"
72 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."
27 posts
#3
💬 Meta Discussion
: "Book Rec: No New Things by Ashlee Piper"
13 posts
#4
🚧 DIY & Repair
: "When being frugal feels really fuckin good"
12 posts
#5
📦 Secondhand
: "I love the 'Free to take' culture that recently made a comeback."
9 posts
#6
🏠 Home & Apartment
: "Compare Ace Hardware Prices, Each Store Sets Its Own"
9 posts
#7
⛹️ Hobbies
: "Going to the movies frequently can be a relatively inexpensive hobby so long as you do a little work"
7 posts
#8
🏆 Buy It For Life
: "Spring Air Mattress over 35 years old"
7 posts
#9
📱 Phone & Internet
: "FYI: don’t sleep on these cheaper wireless companies"
5 posts
#10
👚Clothing & Shoes
: "Frugal purchase: Casio f-91w is done"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/Frugal
Yearly
+221k members(3.4%)
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Last updated: July 14, 2026