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Festival of Frugality #135 - The Frugal All Over Edition

When it came time for me to host the Festival of Frugality, I was in the midst of announcing the Frugal Blog Network and getting back into my frugal groove… so it was only appropriate that I would be pondering frugality in all its forms. What occurred to me recently is that frugality is such a broad aim. It’s good for us to realize that we can all do better, and that no matter how frugal we are in one aspect of our lives, there are probably others where we could give more attention. And on that note, there are probably areas where we don’t WANT to be more frugal too
So I thought it would be nice to present this carnival in its smaller categories of frugality - living frugally day-to-day, frugality in the home and with our vehicles, frugality when shopping or cooking and eating… and so forth. Enjoy!

The Really Good Stuff: Editor’s Picks

Kris presents The Booze of Summer: A Quick and Dirty Guide to Lighter, Cheaper Drinks posted at Cheap Healthy Good. I love me a good drink, and my summers are almost always entirely about kicking back with some friends and a good drink. However, drinking can be expensive - in cash and in calories - and Kris points us in the right direction in both respects. This is such a good read, packed with great information!

David presents Save Money, Reduce Waste: Stop Buying And Start Borrowing. posted at My Two Dollars. This is SUCH a wonderful post.

Jeffrey Strain spoke to my heart in 25 Ways To Improve Your Financial Situation In Under 10 Minutes posted at Saving Advice Blog. This is a must-read for everyone. Great post!

Squawkfox presents 50 Reasons to Go Green with Reusable Shopping Bags posted at Squawkfox. Please read this article and get on the green bandwagon!

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Lose Weight While Spending Less on Food and Exercise posted at The Digerati Life. This is a great post, and totally in alignment with where I’m at right now. I’ve lost 27 Lbs so far since January, with 40 more to go. It’s been a journey, but I’m still going!

Jason wrote the beautiful post Detaching From Material Possessions a Sign of Emotional and Financial Maturity at Frugal Dad. I loved this article - I have found a much stronger financial maturity in myself as well, and those of you who’ve read long enough will know how long I fought to rid myself of material possessions to achieve simplicity. This is a really well written and throughly thought-out post. Love it

Frugal Life

Frederic Premji got really frugal and explains to us: How I Paid $25,000 In Debt Within 18 Months at BlogMotivation.com.

ChristianPF presents 10 things worth spending more on posted at ChristianPF | Debt help. What a well-written, well-reasoned post! Way to go.

Ryan Suenaga presents Basics: Tricks Help, but Discipline is Still the Key posted at Uncommon Cents. AMEN.

Faron Benoit presents 10 Things Men Wish Women knew about Money posted at Financial Learn. This is just a great post

J. Money got me all riled up in People who like to “split the tab” are no longer my friends posted at Budgets are Sexy.. Girl, I’m totally with you. I hate being in this situation! Listen to the advice and split the check at the start.

Heather Johnson presents 5 Ways to Increase Your Savings posted at Yielding Wealth | Personal Finance. Short and sweet - great advice.

RC presents Why Making More Money Trumps Spending Less in the End posted at Think Your Way to Wealth.

Kristy gets daringly frugal in Money Monday: Carless for a Month posted at Our Life in Colorado.

Kelly presents Finding Room in the Budget for Priorities posted at Almost Frugal. A great post discussing her personal priorities and how they fit in line with her budget.

James presents 6 Tactics For Staying Sane When You Are Unemployed posted at Organize IT. Some very good ideas for being frugal in your decisions while you’re unemployed.

Dana presents Look Good for Less: Saving on Haircuts and Beauty Products posted at Not Made Of Money.

Amanda Milne presents How 2 Phone Calls Saved $800 posted at Value For Your Life.

BeThisWay presents Freezing Increased Food Costs « Are You Going To Be This Way The Rest of The Time I Know You? posted at Are You Going To Be This Way The Rest of The Time I Know You?. I feel this. Sad.

Frugal Home

Chris presents How to Get Cheap Auto Repairs posted at Financial Reflections. This is a great list! I have paid very few dollars for vehicle repairs in the last few years, due to this sort of creative thinking and good advice.

Nickel presents Don’t be Stupid: Rotate Your Tires posted at fivecentnickel.com. You should read this article - excellent advice and a worthwhile read.

Bryce shows us how to keep our quality things quality in Avoid Solar Ray Damage posted at Save and Conquer. I didn’t know half this stuff - thank you!

Rich Leverage presents 5 Ways to Keep Stucco Looking Fresh | Handyman Fix Home Repair posted at Handyman Fix Home Repair.

Wenchypoo presents Saving Energy Begins at Home II: Things You Can Do to Save Energy Costs posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket. This is a very good post, although I heartily disagree with her point about hypermiling - it CAN be safe and wise. Extreme hypermiling can be dangerous, but a lot of it is just common sense and in practicing it myself I’ve added 5 mpg to my truck, easy.

Dorian Wales presents 10 Tips on More Efficient and Economic Use of Air-Conditioners posted at The Personal Financier.

The Happy Rock presents Daycare Dilemma - Exploring Ways To Cut Costs posted at The Happy Rock.

Paula Wethington repaints a daughter’s bedroom frugally and consciously in While you were out: Monroe on a Budget edition posted at Monroe on a Budget.

FMF presents The Two Best Ways to Save on Home and Auto Insurance posted at Free Money Finance.

Andy presents Stuff posted at Tight Fisted Miser.

KCLau presents Average Monthly Household Income in 2007: Is it enough? posted at KCLau’s Money Tips.

Frugal Eating

Jim presents Four Reasons to Shop at Farmer’s Markets posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity. There are a load of farmer’s markets here in the northwest, and I’ve been meaning to check them out and plan my schedule around one close to me. This post’s got me excited to look in earnest.

Frugal Babe presents You Can Do A Lot With That $40 posted at Frugal Babe. Gotta love when you and your friends think alike: frugally!

NtJS presents A Frugal Summer Treat posted at not the jet set. Yay!

Heather presents Meal Planning: A Primer pt 1 posted at Home Ec 101. For pathetic cooks like me, this is an excellent read. I’m off to buy groceries soon, and the post came just in time

Chief Family Officer comtemplates Frugality vs. health (or, I’m joining Weight Watchers) over at Chief Family Officer.

Frugal Shopping

Andy presents Shopping Effectively posted at $aving to Invest.

Kay presents Tricks for Shopping at Amazon.com posted at MommySuperShopper.

Megan wrote Coupon Confessional posted at Counting My Pennies. I have the same dilemma, and months ago decided not to hunt for coupons. If I get one or come across one that I’ll use, by all means I will use it! But I don’t go hunting anymore… for me it’s just not worth the hassle to save a few dollars.

Broke Grad Student presents How College Students Can Save Money on Software posted at Broke Grad Student.

DJ presents Starting a “Gift Closet” for Children’s Birthday Parties posted at The Family Wallet. What a great idea!

LAL contemplates: Fuel efficiency worth it? posted at LivingAlmostLarge.

Grey presents “Oh, god, not that time again!”, or, The Fu Takes On School Supplies posted at Frugal Fu. I, for one, LOVE school supplies and everything that goes into buying them, but her ideas here are splendid nonetheless. This is a lovely post!

PlanningQueen presents Christmas Planning In July - Presents posted at Planning With Kids.

Richard presents Best Buy Rewards Zone: An Interesting Beast posted at Student Scrooge.

Sean presents The Drugstore Game - How Do You Calculate The REAL Savings? posted at Financial Ramblings.

Ashley presents A Trip to Costco posted at Wide Open Wallet.

Frugal Fun

PT presents Frugal Vacations: Weekend Getaways That Don?t Break the Budget posted at Prime Time Money. Yay for frugal fun with friends

Sean Lewis presents 25 Ways to be Tech-Savvy but Frugal posted at The Money Saving Blog. I love all things techie, and so, of course, I loved this article.

Raymond presents How To Get A Free Roller Coaster Photo At Six Flags or Disney World posted at Money Blue Book Personal Finance. Frugal fun, I say!

Todd presents Vacation Budgeting posted at HarvestingDollars. We all love vacations, but they don’t have to leave you in budgeting misery when you get back. An excellent post.

Cash Money Life presents Get Paid to Try Blockbuster Total Access! posted at Cash Money Life.

Connie Brooks presents What the Kung Fu Panda Can Teach You about Becoming a Millionaire [SPOILER ALERT!] posted at Money Smart Life. This is a very cute and clever article

Super Saver presents Digital Converter Box - A Cost Effective Alternative To HDTV For Us posted at My Wealth Builder.

Mom & Dad present Free Movie Tickets From Discover/Fandango posted at raising4boys.com.

Joe Caterisano presents How To Save Money On Movies posted at Penny Pinching.

Finally Frugal: Living With the Money You Saved!

Anand presents How to Master Money & Wealth | Money Management posted at Anand Dhillon.com. This article really wasn’t about frugality, otherwise I would have made it an editor’s pick - there’s a load of great advice and a solid pan in this post. I encourage you to go and read it

MoneyNing presents 7 Reasons Why We Need to Start Budget Tracking Now posted at Personal Finance Blog by Money Ning.

Thanks for reading - I hope you enjoyed this week’s selection! Next week my friends over at Master Your Card will be hosting. Have a great, frugal week!

Photos, in order of appearance, by Rob Lee, Matt Browne, doobybrain, Corey, Divine in the Daily, Shuttercat7, Mathias Pastwa, and John Althouse Cohen. Thanks, guys!

Filed Under Frugal Living, money and finance

Comments

18 Responses to “Festival of Frugality #135 - The Frugal All Over Edition”

David on July 22nd, 2008 6:35 am

Thanks for hosting and including me!
Monroe on a budget on July 22nd, 2008 6:36 am

I like the format this week : )
Patrick on July 22nd, 2008 7:04 am

Great job hosting!
Bryce @ SaveAndConquer on July 22nd, 2008 8:17 am

You always have an interesting viewpoint. I like your smaller categories of frugality. Thanks for hosting and for including my post.
PT on July 22nd, 2008 8:24 am

Great host, Shanti. I can tell you put a lot into it. Thanks for including me.
Kristy on July 22nd, 2008 8:37 am

Thanks so much for including my article!
Andys on July 22nd, 2008 9:07 am

Thanks for including my post on shopping effectively. Great theme and like the pics.
Personal Finance Buzz on July 22nd, 2008 9:57 am

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Value For Your Life on July 22nd, 2008 4:23 pm

Thanks so much for hosting, I’m really looking forward to this week’s posts! I appreciate you including my post about my latest money-saving mission.
Sincerely,
Amanda
Frugal Dad on July 22nd, 2008 4:32 pm

Great job with the festival this week! And thanks so much for making my article an editor’s pick!
PlanningQueen on July 22nd, 2008 7:18 pm

Some fantastic posts here and the way you ordered meant it was so easy to navigate through.
Broke Grad Student on July 22nd, 2008 7:49 pm

Thanks for hosting!
Laura Brandon on July 23rd, 2008 4:25 pm

wow, what a great post! thanks for posting all these great links!
Grey on July 23rd, 2008 4:46 pm

Thank you so much for hosting, and including my article!
RC@Thinkyourwaytowealth on July 23rd, 2008 6:46 pm

Thanks for hosting and including my article! Great job!
Chief Family Officer on July 25th, 2008 8:04 pm

Thanks so much for hosting and including my article!
James on September 8th, 2008 2:03 pm

Antishay, you write a very enjoyable blog. A very pleasant read. I can just imagine how busy you are with all of your varied ventures; nonetheless, it would be nice to read about some updates regarding your various posts. Oh well, I’m sure that the world has its demands on your time…such is life.

I see that you’re continuing to work on your EF. Keep it up, it’s an essential aspect of any sound financial base. Cheers!
Michelle on September 18th, 2008 12:08 am

Wow - thanks for the list of links! I really like this Festival of Frugality edition.