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Festival of Frugality #184

06/29/2009 By Charlene 6 Comments

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I am very excited to be hosting my first Festival of Frugality! If you are not familiar with the festival it is a carnival that provides a forum for all the great ideas floating around the frugal blogosphere!

If you are new to my blog- thank you for stopping by! I hope I can provide a resource for stretching those hard earned dollars. Sign up for my RSS Feed or Follow me on Twitter to learn how less really can be more!

Since we are nearing the 4th of July, an Independence edition seems appropriate. I thought I would put a frugal twist on the holiday and focus on celebrating financial independence! What would you do if you were free from debt?

EDITOR’S CHOICE:

MoneyNing has a great article that addresses the age old question of how to make money doing what you love with Side Hustle, Self Employed, Entrepreneurship.

Todd at Personal Finance Playbook presents Should You Refinance? Anyone that says “Frugality is the new hip thing” is tops in my book.

Monevator says “Borrow now and have less later” in The Really Obvious Thing We All Forget

When Borrowing Money sage advice my friend!

Spiral_goddess

Would You Hire Someone to Take Care of Those Little Details?



Carrie at Its Frugal Being Green points out something that never occurred to me with eBay Best Offer: Ask for a Discount

Fiscal Fizzle explains what grocery loss leaders are and how to utilize them to cut your grocery bill.

Money Beagle has an interesting twist at Can You Really Save Money on Utilities by Cutting Back?



Tyler at Frugally Green writes Sustainable Kitchens: Getting the Most Out of Our Appliances

Darwin at Darwin’s Finance has a comprehensive guide to FSA plans at How FSA Plan Account Contributions can Save You Thousands



And on the same note Lulugal at How I Save Money says Save Money By Increasing Your FSA Contribution



My Life ROI gives us 5 Tips to Prepare for Next Years Tax Season

Nickel at FiveCentNickel Discusses the Benefits of Homemade Household Cleaners



And Cassy Roberts at To Have and Have Not tells you how to Simplify Your Cleaning by buying fewer products

Silicon Valley Blogger at the Digerati Life presents Find a Cheap Prescription & Discount Medication Using Medtipster

Savings Toolbox presents A 6 Step Plan For Shopping For Life Insurance– now this is something I have put off far too long.

Kelly at Almost Frugal presents Back to the Basics: Reducing Your Expenses
CalifDreama


Would You Tell Your Boss to Shove It?



D. Ninja at Punch Debt in the Face discusses Sizing People Up– Hey Ninja, I may look like your average coupon clipping mom- but each of these coupons represent one more dollar toward a paid for house!

I Pick Up Pennies reminds us Sometimes, it’s Just About Making Progress

The Dough Roller presents 0% Credit Cards- A Massive List of No Interest Credit Card Offers

Four Pillars presents Benefits of an Online High Interest Savings Account

Stuck in the Metal

Would You Live a Happier More Carefree Life?

Just don’t forget to floss- as Alyssa Francis at Keeping the Kingdom First reminds us Flossing is Frugal

Investing School discusses how he enjoys life more as a Passive Investing Convert

JMoney at Budgets Are Sexy says we should all Live Like You’re Broke… (or at least consider it)

Mrs Money at Ultimate Money Blog says I Stopped Saving for Retirement!

Peanut (Lauren)



Would You Splurge on a Few Little Luxuries?

Aryn at Sound Money Matters offers practical tips with 10 Affordable Ways to Update Your Home

Shadox at Money and Such says Don’t Kid Yourself: We are Not More Frugal

Ishan at I Love Free Software tells us How to Set Up a Virtual Fax Machine for Free

Kathryn at Out of Debt Christian addresses Michael Jackson’s Financial Legacy


David R Lampsen at Personal Finance Analyst discusses Saving Some Green on Fresh Greens at the Farmers Market

Stretchy Dollar says to Put it on the Table
Troston

Would You Start Writing Checks to all Those Great Charities You Always Wanted to Support?


Finance Tips 101 presents Car Donations- Knowing the Facts

St Louis Punk-Rocker




Whether or Not You are Enjoying Financial Freedom, I Hope You Can Kick Back, Relax and Enjoy Your Holiday Weekend…



Make it From Scratch shows us how to make frugal Salmon Patties with Salmon Patties- Fish for a Tight Budget



When you are done eating all those Salmon Patties check out Debt Help Ideas tip on making those jeans fit again (way to show them who is boss Birdie!) with Money Saver Tips for Pants



Buck Weber at TheBuckList offers great ideas at How to Camp on the Cheap

Raj at Debt Goal has simple steps for enjoying Frugal Sundays

Free Money Finance asks Do You Fly or Drive on Summer Vacation? (and because I know everyone is wondering- I prefer to drive).

Jim at Bargaineering has a project for your holiday weekend with Square Foot Garden



Going to Atlanta? Amy at The Q Family has a few ideas for Outdoor Adventures Around Atlanta

There were a ton of submissions this week and I read them all! I hope you enjoy the great ideas these bloggers presented and I’d love to hear your comments below… Be sure to check in at Money Relationship for next week’s carnival!

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Comments

  1. Money Beagle says

    06/30/2009 at 7:00 AM

    Thanks for hosting and for including my post!

  2. Alyssa @ KeepingTheKingdomFirst says

    06/30/2009 at 8:22 AM

    Financial independence- great theme! Being debt free is truly freeing.

    Thank you so much for including my submission. I followed you on Twitter!

  3. J. Money says

    06/30/2009 at 8:33 AM

    Nicely done 🙂

  4. [email protected] says

    06/30/2009 at 8:42 AM

    Thanks for hosting – great job!

  5. CassyLynn says

    06/30/2009 at 1:31 PM

    Great hosting! I loved reading the other blogs.

  6. The Investor says

    06/30/2009 at 1:52 PM

    Thanks for the editor's pick and kind words. Very proud given all this competition. 🙂

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