Festival of Frugality #170 – Frugal Living is Timeless

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Some people seem to be worried that frugal living is no longer in fashion. That somehow, responsible spending is not the right thing to do anymore when everyone is saying that consumers need to spend in this economy. With so many amazing articles in this edition and such a great audience, I’d just like to say

• Frugal living is timeless
• Frugal living is about sensible spending and
• Frugal living is a personal choice

If you’ve also made that choice, there’s no need to care what other people think.

Editor’s Choice

• Heather Levin presents How To Recycle Tires In Your Garden. Brilliant idea! You should turn this into a business.
• Single Guy Money presents I Don’t Make Enough To Save Money. Yikes. I wouldn’t know what to do if that was my friend.
• glblguy presents 95+ Money Saving Tips – From the readers! The title almost deserves to be in the Editor’s Choice. Click through to find out how you can save.
• nickel presents How to Save Money on Groceries – 45 Ways to Reduce Your Grocery Bill. I wish I read this piece 5 years ago when I started buying my own groceries.

Personal Stories

• Monica Boerckel tells us that she’s not only saving money communicating but getting more money whenever she takes the bus.
• WC presents Was Buying the Wii a Huge Mistake?
• Buck Weber presents Don’t Die Farting. No, I don’t think the title refers to him even though I put it in personal stories.
• FMF presents Free Money Finance: Extreme Frugality: Car Edition. Interesting but I highly recommend not trying this.
• Charlene Haugsven presents Why I Shop at Costco.
• FruGal presents Splitting the bill. Oh, the drama.. Fair or unfair? What should she do?
• Erin presents Grow your vegetables, grow your savings?
• Travis presents 3 Things I Learned Painting
• Wealth Itself presents How We Saved $31 Dollars This Month on Our Electric Bill
• Elizabeth G (Modern Gal) presents Surviving Without Cable
• BP presents his dilemma. Why don’t we help him figure it out?

DIY and Free Stuff

• Lynn presents Save Money By Making Homemade Cards
• The Happy Rock presents Libraries Rock! Free Books, Movies, and Entertainment For All
• Penelope Pince presents When “Free” Things Aren’t Free: Beware the Hidden and Indirect Costs
• Kris presents Last-Minute Little Dinners for One: Tips, Ideas, and 25 Recipes
• Lindsay presents 7 Reasons to Grow Potatoes in Your Vegetable Garden

Planning, Saving Money and Money Management

• KCLau presents Save money the stupid way
• Jeff Rose presents Get Your Plan to Eliminate Debt and Save Money
• FFB presents Is Saving 8 to 12 Months Expenses Even Possible Or Practical?
• Green Panda presents Pet Care | Ways to Save
• Savings Toolbox presents Money Saving Tips from the Grocer
• Wojciech Kulicki presents 10 Ways to Leverage Your Wedding Budget
• Silicon Valley Blogger presents Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps To Financial Success
• The Smarter Wallet presents Money Saving Ideas To Create A Frugal Household Budget
• RC presents Frugal Living- Going from Necessity to Habit
• Lisa presents The Budgeting Blog – Budgeting Guides, Tips, Tricks, and News
• Sarah presents Cutting Down on Unnecessary Fees
• Madison presents How to Manage Money in Your Marriage
• Kristia presents If an economic crisis hits you, are you ready?
• Ted presents Handling your Money in College

Alternatives

• Kyle presents Store Brand VS. Name Brand
• Mrs. Modern Tightwad presents MacGyver Monday: Fabric Softener. Making your own softener as an alternative is great!
• Aryn presents Avoid Wasting Milk with These Substitions

Reduce Spending

• Katherine presents Reduce Your Grocery Budget
• mfd explains the tired and true of The Value of a Phone Call.
• LAL presents Hip to Clip. Is coupons becoming mainstream?
• Cooupon Artist presents 13 Great Places To Get Extra Coupons
• Chris presents Bushfires: can we afford not having home insurance?
• My Life ROI presents Save Money by Streaming Television & Movies Through Your Xbox 360 or PS3
• kathryn presents The Relationship Between Clutter and Money
• Celestine presents Materialism Breeds Unhappiness

Others

• It’s Frugal Being Green presents Use It Up. Just make sure you aren’t trying to use “more” just to use everything up!
• M is for Money presents Tax Credits for Being Energy Efficient
• Megan presents Borrowing from yourself
• the weakonomist presents Barter: Your Economy Depends On It. If you can’t get paid, maybe you get something else in return.
• Nate Desmond presents 20 Free Online Courses from Traditional Colleges and Universities
• Dan presents Lowest Mortgage Refinance Rate Comparison by the Readers!
• jim presents Best Student Credit Cards
• J. Money presents Do Pawn Shops really deserve that bad of a rap?
• ChristianPF presents Would you walk away from your mortgage?Miss M presents Tax Credits for Energy Efficient Improvements
• Patrick @ Cash Money Life presents Ohio College Advantage 529 Plan Review and $25 New Account Bonus
• Patrick @ Military Money presents 2009 Economic Stimulus Package Plan Benefits
• BankMan presents Watch FDIC Insurance Protect Assets as a Bank Fails
• Barry presents Letting Kids Earn Their Allowances
• Todd presents Don’t Forget To Fund Your Roth!
• DR presents ALERT: Refinance Your Mortgage Now!
• Kate Kashman presents Understanding Your Social Security Statement
• Ryan Suenaga presents The Frugal Comeback?
• Rob presents How to Respond to Late-Paying or No-Paying Tenants
• vh presents Frugality, savings, and the causes of doom
• Curt presents I Would Prefer a 2009 Stimulus Check, To a Tax Deduction
• Neal Frankle presents Why We Send Our Kids To Expensive Colleges
• pfincome presents Cash Flow Management – Investing Passive Income
• Steve Patterson presents Use your Home Office as a Tax Deduction in 2009
• Abigail Perry presents When is an upgrade worth it?
• Lisa Spinelli presents How Have Your Retirement Plans Changed?

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