Despite the concerns about recession, the price of gas, and the cost of food, life goes on and bloggers go on blogging. This week the Festival of Frugality received 67 entries sharing ideas, tips, and reflections on the frugal life.
In keeping with Funny‘s theme of simplicity, I’ve not tried to do anything fancy for my first venture in hosting but just listed posts within alphabetical categories, in the order in which they arrived. Every entry that made the cut is well worth reading. Don’t miss the interesting miscellany that appears at the end, under “Etc.”
Editor’s Picks were lost in conversion from iWeb to WordPress.
Enjoy!
Budgeting
Bryce Hogan
Financial Zip
How to Create an Effective Spending Plan
Alex
Home Life Weekly
Wedding Budget Sheet
vh
Funny about Money
Month of Extreme Frugality (NOT)
Dorian Wales
The Personal Financier
Budgeting for Unexpected Expenses
Jonathan
Master Your Card
What I Think of Dave Ramsey
Call for Ideas
Nickel
fivecentnickel.com
Cheap Alternatives for Making Long-Distance Phone Calls?
Cars, Gas, and Getting Around
FMF
Free Money Finance
Save Money by Taking the Train or Bus
Finally Frugal
Frugal Transportation…
Peter
Bible Money Matters
Drive Free Cars and Retire Rich!
Kevin
M4K Parenting & Family Life
Gas-saving Tips
Anthoney Grigsby
HelpMyCashGrow.com
Reduce Your CO2 Emissions
Ryan Suenaga
Uncommon Cents
Understanding the Discover Open Road Gas Benefit
Food and Entertaining
Financial Goal
Goal of Financial Freedom
Inexpensive BBQ Tips
Frugal Chick
Frugal Fruit Basket
Bitsy Pieces
Bits of Pieces
Freezer Meals without the Hassle of OAMC
Aryn
Sound Money Matters
9 Nearly Free Ways to Entertain at Home
Big Larry
Holy Cash Cow
Eat Free on Your Birthday
Cash Money Life
Get $206 in Free Groceries!
Squawkfox
How to Soak Dried Beans: Your Questions Answered
Frugal Habits
David B. Boll
Slow Down Fast
How to Become Wealthy by Living within Your Means
FFB
Free from Broke
Are You Prepared for Summer Costs?
Renae
Life Nurturing Education
I Am a Scavenger
Brooke
Dollar Frugal
Save Water: 3-Minute Showers
Mike
Living the Cheap Life
Why Living in an Urban Area Doesn’t Have to Be Expensive
FIRE Finance
Top 7 Energy-saving Tips for This Summer!
Gardening
NtJS
Not the Jet Set
Everyday Frugal: In the Garden
Michael Nolan
Frugal Mania
Taking the Worry Out of Watering Your Plants
Jim
Blueprint for Financial Prosperity
BFP Garden Project: Need More Planters and Potting Soil
Great Stories
Broke Grad Student
How an Extra Alarm Clock Could Have Saved Me $100
Investing
Retire Happy
My Retirement Blog
Strata of Mutual Fund Expense Ratios
Psychology and Social Aspects of Frugality
Fitz Villafuerte
Frugal or Cheap: Test Your Mindset
Christina
Northern Cheapskate
Why a Recession Is Good for Us
Shannon Christma
Saving Advice
The Benefits of Saving Habits That Make You Look Poor
Hannah
The Purloined Letter
Putting Your Foot (and Your Pocketbook) Down
Bryce
Save and Conquer
Beating Those Summertime Budget Blues
Emily
Remodeling This Life
Not Deprived
Steward
My Family’s Money
The Cost of Having Kids
Andy
Saving to Invest
Tipping Philosophies
Bill
The Wealth Hunter
Is Your “Money Story” Keeping You Broke?
Be This Way
Are You Going to Be This Way the Rest of the Time I Know You?
I Don’t Wanna Work!
GBlogger
Can I Get Rich on a Salary?
Generous Return Policies and “Risk-Free” Trials Can Fool Your Frugality
Shopping
Kimberly
My Good Sense
How I Organize My Coupons
Erica Douglass
Erica.biz
Save Thousands of Dollars in Five Minutes or Less with My “Secret” Coupon Hacks
bhunter
Mighty Bargain Hunter
The Hefty Time Cost of “Free” or “Really Cheap”
Alexander
Wealth Junkies
Saving Money on Groceries
Ben
Money Smart Life
Free Trial of Blockbuster Total Access Can Save You Money This Summer Movie Season
Amanda Mine
Value for Your Life
Top 10 Dollar/99-cent Store Values
Mother Hen
Ship Full O’ Pirates
Photo Broadside: Fire Away!
(Scroll down in this to learn how Mother Hen got a smokin’ deal!)
Side Jobs and Extra Income Streams
Raymond
Money Blue Book
Make Money with Paid Online Surveys
Money King
The Money Kings
Recycle to Save the Planet and Maybe Get Paid Too
Taxes
Wenchypoo
Wisdom from Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket
Taxing the Rich? Hell, You Can’t Even SOAK ‘Em!
Tips, Hacks, and Leads
Jennifer
Getting Ahead
Tips for Conserving Water
Chief Family Officer
10 Tips for Minimizing Life Insurance Costs
Chargrylls
Debt Non Sequitur
Free Cash for Snowflaking – Snowflake Report – $57.83
Paid Twice
Festival of Frugality Homepage
Frugal Tip: Reusable Water Bottles
Penelope Pince
Our Fourpence Worth
Some of the Many Uses for Vinegar around the House
Todd
Harvesting Dollars
Save Money Using a Foamer
RC
Think Your Way to Wealth
My Frugal Phone Fix: Repairing a Motorola Razr Cell Phone
Travel
Veteran Military Wife
Life Lessons of a Military Wife
Disney’s Magic Kingdom on Less Than $200 for a Family of Five
Penny Nickel
Money and Values
15 Tips for a Frugal, Relaxing, Earth-friendly Vacation That’s Car-free!
Etc.
J. Savings
Budgets Are Sexy
George Bush Offers to Give You $2 Million, but…
Lars
Insightsandadvice.com
Fix Your Credit Report – How to Remove Hard To Get Off Negative Items – Part II of III
Paula Wethington
Monroe on a Budget
Don’t Fret over Teacher Gifts
KCLau
KC Lau’s Money Tips
When Should You Rewrite Your Will?
MIT Beta
Don’t Feed the Alligators
Frugal Baby, Part II: Feeding Baby
17 Comments left on iWeb site
GBlogger (Can I Get Rich On A Salary)
Simple is elegant! And I love splashy red asterisks — and wish I could do them on my blog. (I guess that’s asterisks envy…) Thanks for all the work of hosting and for bestowing a splashy red asterisks on my post!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 – 06:56 AM
I like your format!
I’ll post a roundup later today.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 – 07:01 AM
I’m really looking forward to enjoying my tea and reading this week’s articles.Thanks for including my post and for hosting!BTW, great blog, I will we sure to come back later and take more of a look around!
Sincerely,
Amanda
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 – 07:21 AM
Thanks for hosting and including my article!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 – 07:21 AM
Thanks for hosting and including my article.Lots of great submissions thisweek!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 – 08:14 AM
Thanks very much for hosting and for including my wife’s post.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 – 08:38 AM
Great posts!Thanks for including my post!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 – 08:54 AM
Thanks for hosting and thank you for selecting my post as an Editor’s Pick!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 – 10:15 AM
Thanks for your hard work. I like the nice clean layout!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 – 10:16 AM
Great job on this carnival and thanks for including our post!
Penelope
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 – 01:13 PM
Yeah, same here!Nice layout, and nice picks 
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 – 01:13 PM
Billy
Great blog! There is so much valuable info here. Thanks for posting.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 – 03:41 PM
thanks for the link!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 – 04:43 PM
Christina @ Northern Cheapskate
Thanks for the link and the star!I’m glad you liked my post.You’ve done a great job of putting so many fabulous articles together!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 – 05:46 PM
Great job with your first venture in hosting! Thanks for the splashy red asterisk!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 – 08:05 PM
Thanks for adding my post.. I still need to get my round up written, I’m a little behind .. but that’s nothing new
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 – 11:53 PM
If memory serves, this is my first time actually participating in a Festival and I LOVE what you’ve done with it!
Thanks for making the tradition continue!
Thursday, May 29, 2008 – 05:38 PM
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