In Praise Of Frugal Friends

Posted by: MerchantShips on Monday, January 25th, 2010

Like minded friends can be your best tightwad treasure.

Who else will call you when she sees organic eggs slashed to fifty cents a dozen? (True story!) Who knows that your daughter is having an American Girl birthday, and picks up a trunk full of extra clothes at a yard sale down the street?

I love to watch the frugal trading on Facebook. My connected friend Paige is a master of sustainable and cooperative living. I see her swapping childcare needs, passing along unwanted toys, and trading garden bounty--and recipes--with neighbors. Truly, she's an inspiration and a reminder that we can share over the virtual fence, too.

Do you have a frugal friend nearby?

Bargain Briana has extended the idea of the frugal friend network with the Frugal Map. As more blogs are added, you'll be able to click on this visual blogroll to discover deal bloggers in your own area. Not only will your coupon match-ups become more accurate, you may find more of those unadvertised specials that make bargain shopping so fun.

Along with the amazing blogroll here at Frugal Hacks, the Frugal Map will be a great resource for all of us who love to save.

A quick shout-out to my local frugal blogs Faithful Provisions, Frugal Dr. Mom, Nashville Cheapster, Tara's Favorites, Keeping Our Cash, Faithful and Frugal and if I've missed you, too, please leave a link in the comments!

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2 Responses to “In Praise Of Frugal Friends”

Shannon Miller Says:
January 25th, 2010 at 2:30 pm

I don’t have frugal friends in “real life.” Sometimes it seems like I’m surrounded! I have noticed, though, that a lot of people are asking me questions – often people I don’t even know – about saving money or living on one salary. There are a lot of people in our small town that are out of work. I hope that I can reach out and be helpful to those that are starting to see the light about frugality.

Kelly Says:
January 27th, 2010 at 6:43 am

Thanks so much for the shout out, and for writing up this great map of frugal bloggers!

 

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