The 20th Edition of the Festival of Frugality

Welcome to the Festival of Frugality. This festival was assembled by JLP from AllFinancialMatters on behalf of the MoneyBlogNetwork. We hope you enjoy the festival as there are lots of good posts to check out.

Shopping

Let’s start with books. I visit our local Barnes & Noble frequently but don’t buy much because I think their prices are too high. However, Cecilia Green at City Girl’s Financial Blog looks at whether or not the Barnes & Noble Member MasterCard a good deal. It seems like everyone has a loyalty credit card these days.

If you are looking for magazines, Mighty Bargain Hunter at Mighty Bargain Hunter offers up Really, REALLY Cheap Magazines.

Gift Giving & Receiving

FMF at Free Money Finance reminds us to Select Wedding Gifts Early, while LA MoneyGuy at It’s Just Money wonders why people register for expensive gifts with his post Gift Registry: Where did you register? As a married man for nearly 13 years, my advice to LA Money Guy is to QUIT THINKING ABOUT SUCH THINGS! You are wasting your time!

Financial Stuff

Kay Bell at Don’t Mess With Taxes talks about money (literally) in My 2.8 cents worth.

I talk about spending money in Wise Spending Habits for Kids while Big Cajun Man highlights a frugal man in Portraits in Cheapness: Makes $2M a year and is Frugal!

Around the House

Dawn at Frugal for Life highlights Freebie Myths and The Family CEO talks about coupons in her post My Rules for Coupon Use.

As Spring turns to Summer, Thomas at Personal Finance is Fun warns Don’t Touch that Thermostat!

In the Kitchen

Amanda at Young and Broke demonstrates the Kitchen Cupboard Sweep while Jeffrey Strain at Personal Finance Advice challenges us to Use More of what we have (you’ll see what I mean when you read his post). Jennifer Fowler at Frugal Upstate shows us how to make quiche with her post Let’s Quiche.

Out In The Yard

I like a nice-looking yard. However, gardening and landscaping can be quite expensive unless you have a plan. Claire at Tired but happy has some great advice for gardners with her post Frugal gardening: Think perennial.

In The Garage

The price of gas is going through the roof. Maybe it’s time to think about getting a scooter. Vawz at Scooter Snoop has some advice with Scooters Needed as Fuel Price Hits Lofty Heights.

If a scooter isn’t your thing, consider the Toyota Echo - the Perfect Car for the Frugal-Minded posted at Blogging Away Debt.

Since you can’t have a car without insurance, you might want to read mapgirl’s post I just Saved Money on my Car Insurance.

Out and About

Supermom in NY presents Frugal Tips For Dining Out With Kids! posted at Getting Out of Debt. And, for those nights without kids, Jose Anes at Money and Investing shows us how to be frugal drinkers with his post Frugally Drinking. Hey, I’m all for that!

That’s all for now. I hope you enjoyed it. You can submit an article for next week’s festival at BlogCarnival. Have a good week!

- JLP at AllFinancialMatters

April 23, 2006 | Filed Under Carnivals | 1 Comment 

Blog of the Week - No. 2

This week’s Blog of the Week is Financial Confessions of a College Graduate. She’s currently living in Japan and trying to get out of debt so that she can attend law school. She hasn’t been blogging too long, but her blog is worth checking out.

-JLP

April 6, 2006 | Filed Under Blog of the Week | 1 Comment