Spotlight on the Festival of Frugality, #168 & #167

The next Festival of Frugality will be hosted on Tuesday by Remodeling This Life.

Funny About Money hosted last week's Funny Festival of Frugality #168. Thanks to the host for doing a great job and for including my post--Saving Time and Money for Dinner--in the lineup. The "editor’s picks" included the following articles:

• Budgets Are Sexy: Complaining Will Now Cost This Blogger $1 per Incident…
• Artofthecoupon.com: The Truth about Saving Money with Coupons
• Studenomics: Life Is NOT All about Saving Money
• The Personal Financier: Is Rationalization the Key to Happiness?
• HowToMe: How to Make Toilet Paper Roll Seed Starter Pots
• Wide Open Wallet: Costco vs. Sam’s Club
• Fire Finance: How to Remove Burnt Smell from a Microwave?
• Bargaineering: Highest National CD Rates
• Free from Broke: Frugal Ideas to Help Your Home Sell

The 167th Festival of Frugality, was hosted by Green Panda Treehouse.

The editor's top picks included:

• How To Cut Insurance Premiums In Half

• Negotiating a Deal and Tips on Becoming a Better Negotiator.

• Should We Downsize?

• The Stress of Having Supersized Lifestyle

Kudos to the host for assembling such a great lineup. Thanks for including my post, Scanning for Checkout Errors: Grocery Alert.

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My Favorite Picks From the Festival of Frugality #166

Winter is coming to an end at Student Scrooge, the host of the Festival of Frugality #166. Thanks to the host for putting together a great mix of frugal articles.

Thanks for including my post in the lineup: (The Frugal Duchess shares some suggestions on how best to put your tax refund to work).

Here are a few of my favorite picks from the latest Festival of Frugality:

• From Pimp Your Finances: five everyday businesses that trick you


• From Frugal Homemaker Plus: five inexpensive kitchen tools that save her money.


• From Find Financial Freedom: the story of a man who squeezes every dollar out of his gym membership


• From Modern Gal: what it should mean to have frugal priorities

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Good Financial Cents Hosts #165 Festival of Frugality

Good Financial Cents hosts the #165 Festival of Frugality aka The Broken Hearts Edition. Thanks to the host for reading and sorting through all of the submissions. It's an excellent festival! Thanks for including my post: How I Averted an Emotional Spending Binge: My Six-Step Program in the mix.

Here are a few of the festival posts that caught my eye:

10 Places To Look When Scrounging For Change from No Credit Needed.

10 tips for surviving a layoff from Christian Personal Finance.

Fridge Is Full At Work - Another Sign Of The Economy posted at Free From Broke.

5 Ways to Avoid Bank Fees posted at Wealth Junkies.

Reduce Spending without Sacrificing Lifestyle #3 - Take Advantage of Free posted at My Wealth Builder.


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My Two Dollars Hosts Festival of Frugality: Favorite Picks

My Two Dollars hosted Festival Of Frugality #144 - The Host Bailed Out Edition.

Kudos to the host -- an emergency sub -- for doing a great job on a short notice, and thanks for including my post in the mix: My Blue Shoe Day — Thrift Wins Over Fashion: Lessons from a Color Clash!

These posts caught my eye from the festival:

From The Simple Dollar: What a Frugality Expert Is - And Why I’m Not One

From Sound Money Matters: How to Invite Financial Windfalls into Your Life

From Funny about Money: No-shop days boost frugality

From HowToMe: How to Save Water Indoors (a few tips)

Thanks again to the host for taking the time and effort to compile the festival.

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Save the Wedding Glitter for Retirement & Other Tips from Festival of Frugality

Cut wedding costs, seek free entertainment and chew on frugal philosophy. Those are some of topics posted at the 121st edition of the Festival of Frugality -- (organized by Rather be Shopping.) Thanks to the host for assembling a great carnival. Excellent job! Thanks for including one of my posts in the lineup.

Here are a few of the articles that caught my eye:

From FMF: How to Have Half a Million Dollars at Retirement by Controlling Wedding Costs posted at Free Money Finance.

From Saving Advice: Free (Or Nearly Free) Entertainment For Every Week of the Year posted at SavingAdvice.com Blog

From Living Almost Large: Downgrading your lifestyle? posted at LivingAlmostLarge.

Once again: Thanks to Rather Be Shopping for organizing a thoughtful and thought-provoking carnival.

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