Archive for Archive for August, 2007
Useful searches
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cell phone
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Walgreens
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Winners
Winner #1 of a shiny used copy of The Tightwad Gazette:
Lisa of Lags World
And among those who blogged about the contest, the winner of the second copy of The Tightwad Gazette is:
Susan of The Brandenburg Diaries, who lives in Germany and will be very glad to learn that (gulp!) she was, indeed, eligible for my [...]
Showcase: The Random Account of Quasimodo
Quasi blogs at The Random Account of Quasimodo. Quasi is a 39 year old homeschool mom with an awesome husband and three amazing children: 17, 15 and 8. She is starting on her 12th year homeschooling. She blogs not only about homeschooling, but also on Christian homemaking and motherhood, frugal living, crafting, and [...]
2 Giveaways: Tightwad Gazette
Could anything be more appropriate for a giveaway on Frugal Hacks than a used copy of The Tightwad Gazette?
Giveaway #1: Leave a comment to enter and I’ll choose a winner on Thursday, August 30.
Giveaway #2: Blog about this giveaway to be entered in a drawing for a second copy! Just leave a second comment [...]
Save money: make it yourself
Deborah lists 100 things you can make yourself. And 100 more. Which have you tried? Which would you be willing to try? Which ones do you think are over the top?
Can you name 10 surprising or unusual items that you have made? Here are ten of mine:
English muffins
Doughnuts
Rabbit cages
Tortillas
Beer [...]
Showcase: What Works For Us
Mom blogs about financing, family and freudian slips at What Works For Us. She recently took the plunge and became a SAHM after her son was born. She took a few minutes out of her busy schedule (what? you thought SAHM’s ate bon-bons all day?!) to answer a few questions for me.
Why do you [...]
Frugal hackers: new badge for the blogroll!
The Frugal Blogroll is growing by leaps and bounds, and maybe you didn’t expect to have the entire blogroll overtake your sidebar when you joined. Whiner. That’s OK. You have a good reason to whine.
Try this on for size: instead of adding the entire blogroll, members have the option of adding the [...]
