Archive for Archive for February, 2010
New on the Frugal Blogroll this week
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Frugal Legs
A while back I came across this product on sale in the local Wal-mart: I tried it on my legs, and I like it. I don’t like it on my face, however. But for my legs, it worked great. But it’s really just fine sandpaper, so I buy very fine sandpaper (600-b) at the hardware [...]
Exclusive Swag code for new users
Swagbucks paid for Christmas in our house last year and continues to provide a steady source of free Amazon gift cards, which can be used to buy nearly anything on earth, including used books at great prices. We love it! If you’re not using Swagbucks to get free stuff yet, now is a great time [...]
A List of Lists for the Frugal
6 Noteworthy lists by frugal bloggers: Top 100 Things to Disappear in a Disaster – what would you add to the list? 100 Ways to Save $1000 in 1 day – the title may be an exaggeration, but there’s plenty here to get anyone headed in the right direction. Best 101 Debt-Busting Posts of 2009 [...]
Feed A Crowd For Less
Our church hosts a fellowship brunch one Sunday a month. Various groups take turns cooking food for 100 (give or take)–and naturally, this requires some frugal planning. Last month, my group baked the equivalent of 8 ham and potato casseroles to serve with a make-ahead green vegetable salad and fruit. Along with 100 bran muffins from scratch, [...]
Giveaway: H&R Block tax software
Comments are closed on this post and 3 winners have been announced. I recently posted a coupon for H&R Block and I mentioned that I am a happy user, and guess what: they contacted me offering to sponsor a giveaway! To enter, just leave a comment telling how you usually do your taxes. For up [...]
New on the Frugal Blogroll
New additions for the past week: Gina’s Kokopelli Centsible.net Bits of Whitt Money Saving Mommy Simple Saving Savvy frugalmompreneur.com
Stay-Cations
I dislike the word coinage of staycation, but it turns out my family was taking staycations for years before the word was coined. Some of them have been simple meals, as small as having a picnic on a blanket on the living room floor (with plastic ants for ambiance) and as elaborate as an Italian [...]
Winner of The Tightwad Gazette
Before announcing the winner of our latest giveaway, we need to take care of business. First, let’s do some research. You do know who Amy Dacyczyn is, right? You know about The Tightwad Gazette? Here she is long ago, in the heyday of the newsletter that started it all. She’s talking about a recession. Funny [...]
Good links
Tomato Bread Salad – This looks simple and incredibly appealing. Can’t wait to try it! I wonder how it would be with homemade whole wheat bread? Being Happier Through…Botox? – I just had to laugh about this one. The author knew getting a botox injection wasn’t a frugal thing to do, but actually found that [...]
SAHM Jobs
Although I love staying at home with my kids, I am not opposed to making extra money. The Proverbs 31 woman did it, and so do I. When my husband and I were first married, I worked as a grocery store cashier until my pregnancy became too much and I quit. When my son was [...]
Save when you file your taxes
There are plenty of free options available for preparing and e-filing your income tax return, but if you want or need to go the paid route, you might want to try H&R Block. I say that partly because we have used their online software for several years with no complaints. I also say it because [...]
10 Frugal Things To Do When You’re Snowed In
We’re iced in this morning, a not uncommon problem this year. As I survey our dwindling freezer meats, I wonder how many frugalistas wished they had saved that pantry challenge for the real thing! Still, those stuck-at-home times can be great opportunities to save money. Here are 10 frugal ideas for making the most of your [...]
New on the Frugal Blogroll
I check the new ones as I add them, but would love to have your help in maintaining the bigger list. Have you come across inactive blogs or broken links on the blogroll? Let me know so I can keep the list up to date. Below are new additions since last week. Unintended Housewife Budgets [...]
Frugal Hair
I recently made the final switch from shampoo to baking soda for my hair. But I did it gradually. I started by adding some baking soda to my shampoo (I have done this every once in a while for years, usually when switching shampoos or when getting back from a camping trip). But this time [...]
