Archive for showcase of blogs

Overload, Chaos, and Organizing My Pantry

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!I started out to write an altogether more philosophical sort of post, but I couldn’t get it done the way I wanted to in the time frame I gave myself, so I’m working on that for next week. I sort [...]

Posted by: DeputyHeadmistress on Friday, December 26th, 2008

Resources for the Single Gal

Thanks for reading the Single Gal series!  Here’s some resources that helped me along on my frugality journey.  Most of them are not aimed directly at single people, but they all have advice that is applicable to people in any season of their life!
Note: Check the library for books!  I found most of these at [...]

Posted by: Frugal.Homemaker.Plus on Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Showcase: You! week 6 – win a free book!

Last time I asked for your favorite frugal site. 
Moneysaving Mom received votes from Jamie, Dana, and Amy @ The Q Family.  Others mentioned Frugal Dad, Get Rich Slowly, Engineer a Debt Free Life, and Refund Cents.
Was your favorite site missing from the list?  Add it!
Question of the week:
What was your worst or craziest frugal [...]

Posted by: kimc on Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Showcase: You! week 5

It’s Thursday.  Usually that means that it’s time to interview a Frugal Blogroll member, but today it also means that I just might be in labor.  I nearly always go into labor on a Thursday, and this time seems to be no exception.  Feel free to pop over for updates if you’re not too shy.
In [...]

Posted by: kimc on Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Showcase: You! week 4

Here’s one of my favorite questions from past interviews of Frugal Hackers:
What do you think was your best frugal post ever?  What was your most controversial?
Let’s hear it.  It’s time to toot your own horn.  Search your archives and serve up your best work!

Posted by: kimc on Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Showcase: You! week 3

Last week’s question revealed that a lot of us suffer from the same frustrations – that frugal living simply takes more time, more work, more planning, and more self control.
But Erin had a slightly different perspective, one that really struck home for me:
The biggest downfall to being frugal, at least for me, is that at [...]

Posted by: kimc on Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Showcase: You! week 2

Last week’s question received 13 responses – way to go! It was wonderful to hear so many different perspectives on the definition of frugal.
Each answer was different and insightful in its own way, but I especially appreciated Southern Seven’s way of taking it beyond the wise use of money:
Being frugal is a way to [...]

Posted by: kimc on Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Showcase: You! week 1

Every week I’ve posted an interview of a Frugal Hacks blogroll member.  This week, I want to start something new: I’m going to interview you.
Here’s the first question:
What does “frugal” mean to you? What do you think it means to other people?
Answer in the comments, or post your answer on your own blog and [...]

Posted by: kimc on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Showcase: Owlhaven

NEW FEATURE NEXT WEEK: Interview You! Be prepared to answer a question in the comments.

Tell me a little about yourself: who are you?
I’m Mary, wife to the wonderful John and mom to 10 kids. Four of our kids were born to us, and six arrived via international adoption. I began [...]

Posted by: kimc on Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Showcase: Be Thrifty Like Us

Tell me a little about yourself: who are you?
We are a husband and wife blogging team who write at Be Thrifty Like Us. We are in our mid 20’s and are new parents to a baby girl. My husband is a CPA & I am a systems analyst. We love the outdoors [...]

Posted by: kimc on Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Showcase: Remodeling This Life

Would you like to see your blog featured here? Join the Frugal Blogroll and use the contact form to request a questionnaire.

Emily blogs at Remodeling This Life.  She took time out of her busy life to answer a few questions for Frugal Hacks readers.
Tell me a little about yourself: who are you?

I’m Emily, a wife [...]

Posted by: kimc on Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Showcase: Six in the Country

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Gina blogs at Six in the Country. She is a frugal mom of four, and living in the country with God at the helm. She loves to live cheap, and whatever is [...]

Posted by: kimc on Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Showcase: Moolanomy

Pinyo blogs at Moolanomy.  His fast growing blog has already begun to attract a lot of attention and plenty of readers.
Tell me a little about yourself: who are you?
First, thank you for the opportunity to participate in the Frugal Hacks’ Showcase. My name is Pinyo. I am 34 years old, married, and [...]

Posted by: kimc on Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Showcase: Sense to Save

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Kacie blogs at Sense to Save, where she shares common sense and not-so-common sense on ways you can save money.
Tell me a little about yourself: who are you?
My name is Kacie, and I’m a 22-year-old newlywed and homemaker living [...]

Posted by: kimc on Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Showcase: Single Guy Money

Would you like to have your blog featured here? If you are a member of the Frugal Blogroll, just email me for a questionnaire.

This week’s featured blogger is SingleGuyMoney.Tell me a little about yourself: who are you?
I am a single 30 year old male trying to get out of debt.
When did you start blogging? [...]

Posted by: kimc on Thursday, April 3rd, 2008