Last Updated: May 13, 2025
Frugal Asian Finance uses tiny text files called cookies to remember visitors and make each money lesson faster to load, easier to follow, and more accurate for everyday budgets; by staying on the site you accept this practice and agree to the Cookie Policy explained below.
What Are Cookies
A cookie is a small text file that your browser stores on a phone, tablet, or computer.
Nearly every website saves cookies because they help pages load smoothly and keep basic settings in place.
Cookies on this blog never collect direct personal details such as your full name or phone number; instead they remember helpful bits, for instance the last article category you opened or the currency you prefer when comparing grocery costs.
Why We Use Cookies
Cookies let the site run at full speed, gather anonymous statistics, tailor content to each reader, and protect comment threads from spam bots.
If you pause halfway through a budgeting calculator, a cookie saves your inputs so the worksheet reopens just where you left it; the same tool recalls the five most recent posts you viewed.
Analytics cookies show which guides answer real problems and which need clearer steps, allowing Linh to improve future articles; all data is combined and anonymized so individual visitors stay unnamed.
Types of Cookies We Use
Each cookie on Frugal Asian Finance fits into one of four broad groups listed below.
- Essential: keep core functions running, such as storing a short-lived login token for the comment box.
- Preference: remember choices like font size, contrast mode, or whether you already closed a pop-up tip.
- Performance: measure page speed and reporting errors so charts and calculators load without glitches.
- Marketing: deliver relevant ads and affiliate links that support free content, never blocking articles behind a paywall.
These categories follow industry labels so you can match them with most browser control panels.
How Long Cookies Stay on Your Device
Session cookies disappear once you close the browser tab, while persistent cookies remain until their preset expiry date arrives.
Essential and Performance cookies often last between one day and one month; Preference cookies may stay up to a year; Marketing cookies can remain from one week to six months.
Exact expiration dates follow standard web practices and are visible in your browser’s cookie storage screen.
Managing Your Cookie Choices
Your browser lets you accept, block, or erase cookies at any time; the quick steps below cover the latest desktop versions.
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data → Choose option
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data → Remove or block
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data → Manage exceptions
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies → View all cookies
On mobile, open the browser menu, tap Settings, select Privacy, then clear or block cookies for chosen sites.
Changing settings on one device does not affect another, so repeat these steps on each phone, tablet, or computer.
Blocking cookies may hide personalized article suggestions or prevent embedded spreadsheets from saving your numbers.
Third-Party Cookies and Tools
Third-party cookies come from services that help run the blog, including analytics dashboards, social share buttons, and advertising networks.
Common partners are Google Analytics and ad platforms that match readers with budget-friendly offers; their cookies follow the partners’ own privacy rules, linked where practical inside their banners or widgets.
You may opt out through each partner’s preference page or by using industry opt-out sites that set a no-tracking flag.
Changes to This Policy
This Cookie Policy may change when laws, technology, or site features evolve.
The revision date will appear at the top of this page, and readers are encouraged to check the policy from time to time for the latest version.
Contact Us
Questions or concerns about cookies or privacy practices are welcome; please write to [email protected].
Messages receive a reply in a reasonable timeframe, and every suggestion helps keep the blog transparent and reader focused.