The current issue of Budget Living ^[1] profiles the Economides family and their super frugal ways. Some how this family of seven (dad, mom and five kids) has nearly 80 percent of their mortgage paid off in just ten years, carry no credit card debit and paid for both of their cars in cash — all on a below the median household income of less than $35,000.

But they aren’t keeping their penny-pinching secrets to themselves. They have a site and newsletter ^[2] full of money-saving tips.