Contact Frugal Mom with questions, corrections and guide ideas
One email address for questions, corrections and topic ideas, and a few tips that help a message get a quick, useful answer.
The quickest way to reach Frugal Mom is by email at [email protected]. One inbox covers everything: questions about a guide, corrections, recipe results, ideas for new topics and anything else about the site. Every message is read, and the notes that point out a mistake are handled first.
The site is written for US families on a budget, so the most useful messages usually come from real kitchens and real grocery receipts. If a price in a guide looks out of date where you shop, or a freezer meal came out differently than the recipe card promised, that is exactly the kind of note that makes the guides better for the next reader.
What to write about
Most messages fall into one of four groups, and each one helps in a different way.
- A question about a guide. Maybe a step in the 7-step once a month cooking method is unclear, or you want to know whether a casserole from the frugal recipes can be halved. Ask away. A good question often turns into a new line in the guide.
- A correction. Prices change, stores rename programs and food-safety advice gets updated. If you spot something that looks wrong, include the page address and what you found, ideally with a source such as a store flyer or a government page.
- A recipe or project result. Did the freezer meal plan work for a family of six? Did the homemade laundry detergent clump in your machine? Results from real homes, good or bad, are the best test the guides get.
- A topic idea. Many guides started as a reader question: how to refill air fresheners, whether dryer balls work, what hominy actually is. If there is a money-saving problem in your house that the site does not cover yet, send it in.
How to get a quick, useful answer
A few details save a lot of back and forth:
- Paste the address of the page you are writing about, or at least its title.
- Say what you expected and what happened instead. For recipes, mention pan size, oven type and how long the dish was frozen.
- For price corrections, name the store and your state, since prices across the US can differ by a dollar or more on the same item.
- Keep one topic per email. Two short messages are easier to answer than one long one that mixes a correction with three new ideas.
Photos are welcome when they help explain the problem, such as a freezer label that smudged or a craft fair table layout you want feedback on.
What an email reply cannot do
The guides share general information about cooking, budgeting, side income and household savings. They are not personal financial, tax, legal or medical advice, and an email reply is not either. For tax questions the best starting point is IRS.gov, and for a food-safety question about something already in your freezer, FoodSafety.gov has the official storage charts. If you are dealing with debt, a nonprofit credit counseling agency can review your situation in detail.
Frugal Mom does not sell products, run paid coaching or ask readers for payment details. Any message that claims to come from the site and asks for money, gift cards or account logins is not genuine and can be reported to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
Before you write
It may be worth checking whether the answer is already on the site. Start here lists every guide by topic, the family and home tips page collects the small everyday savings, and the work from home ideas for moms guide covers side income questions from startup costs to scam warning signs. The About page explains how the guides are researched and kept up to date.
If the answer is not there, write in. Questions from readers are how the planner grows.
Questions, answered
How long does a reply usually take?
Most messages get an answer within a few business days. Corrections to a guide are read first because a wrong price, measurement or freezer time affects every reader who follows the page. Busy weeks around the holidays can add a day or two.
Can Frugal Mom answer personal money or tax questions?
The guides explain how budgeting, refunds and deductions generally work, but an email reply cannot replace advice for your specific situation. For taxes, IRS.gov and a local tax professional are the right places. For debt, a nonprofit credit counselor can review your full picture for free or at low cost.
Do you accept guest posts or sponsored content?
Guide ideas from readers are welcome, and many of the best topics started as a question. Pitches for paid placements, link swaps or ready-made articles are usually declined, because every guide on the site follows the same format of tested steps and shown costs.
I tried a recipe and it did not work. Should I write?
Yes, please. Tell which recipe, what you changed, the size of your pan and how the dish froze or reheated. Those details make it possible to spot a missing step or an unclear quantity, and the recipe card is updated when a fix helps other readers too.