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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 [...]
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
What if you don’t buy a daily latte?
Are you tired of seeing the same money-saving tips that don’t apply to your situation? Low-Hanging Financial Fruit and What Comes Next When it comes to making major changes in your financial situation, you’ll probably get some pretty standard advice for saving money: stop buying coffee every day, brown bag your lunch and start clipping [...]
New on the Frugal Blogroll
Savor the Savings Tips & Treasures Dodge & Weave Tara’s Favorites Prudent & Practical The Savings Queen My Chicago Mommy Short on Cents Mom Stays Home With Me A Welcoming Heart The Freebie Addiction Thrifty Northwest Mom Smart Money Mom Mommies Savings Keeping Our Cash Household Cents My Deal Frenzy Coupon Queeny Did you find [...]
New additions to the Frugal Blogroll
New on the Frugal Blogroll since last time: Puget Sound Prudence “Deal”icious Mom Making My Own Luck Frugal Upstate (an old-time member and occasional contributor, mysteriously lost from the list) Coupon Queeny – One Coupon at a time! A Frugal Housewife In-Training La Vida Cheapo Living Richly on a Budget Frugal in Houston Lovin’ Free [...]
New additions to the Frugal Blogroll
So far, so good. I’m keeping up on new members of the Frugal Blogroll. New since Friday: http://dealwisemommy.blogspot.com http://confessionsofanover-workedmom.blogspot.com/ http://www.halloffamemoms.com http://learningthefrugallife.blogspot.com/ http://frugalapolis.com http://www.javagabble.com http://moneysavvymama.blogspot.com/ http://snoodledoodles.blogspot.com/ http://moosaidthemama.blogspot.com/ http://findingfavorwithgod.blogspot.com http://www.alaskacoupondiva.com http://www.moderatemeans.blogspot.com http://www.syncxpress.com/ http://www.cedarcitymom.blogspot.com/ http://moneysavingsecretsblog.com/ http://frugalplayground.com/ Did you find any new treasures to add to your daily reading? Let us know!
Bookmark this resource: The Best Time to Buy Almost Everything
The Best Time to Buy Almost Everything gives the best time of year to make almost any purchase, major or minor. Categories include House & Home, Auto, Food, Electronics, Travel, and more. Did you know new mattresses arrive in stores in May; Furniture in January and July; vacuum cleaners in June; appliances in September and [...]
AirTap: have you heard of it?
I heard about the AirTap Heat Pump Water Heater just last week on the radio, and already I want one. It’s not cheap, but it is cheaper than the much-vaunted tankless water heater, and it seems to be easier to install and far more efficient. Imagine a water heater that heats its water–not by gas, [...]
How one family eliminated $106,000 of debt in less than 5 years
He makes ~$4,000/month, and she’s a homeschooling mom. Read their story here.
Assignment: find your priorities
A very intriguing assignment from Fiscal Fizzle, found via Get Rich Slowly: Cut Your Income in Half For this exercise, you’ll need to pull out your latest family budget and update it, if it’s not current. This establishes an accurate baseline from which to work. To enter the scarcity mindset, imagine that your total household [...]
We all know the saying that “every cloud has a silver lining,” and I love to see it applied to the current economics situation. I’m not a Seth Godin reader, but a reader emailed this morning to tip me off to Seth’s cheery outlook in his post, Winning on the uphills. It’s short, sweet and [...]
Frugal Linkage
Great articles, tools, and other discoveries to help you save money. How cost-effective is it to make pantry staples? – A fresh and fun look at the old question – along with some serious analysis. Austere Times? Perfect – The NY Times says that thrift is re-emerging as a desirable consumer value, and devoted penny-pinchers [...]
Decluttering with a camera
Noah at Noprobo has some great tips on how to get the most out of Ebay while uncluttering your life and your home. He suggests you start decluttering by making 4 piles of everything you don’t regularly use: sell, give away, trash and memories. So far, so good. I’ve seen this advice and I think [...]
