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Festival of Frugality #227 – The “Outside” Edition
April 27th, 2010Like anything else in personal finance, living a frugal lifestyle is very personal. You can follow the most common techniques to live a frugal life, and that will get you far. But there are some ideas coming from people who think outside the box that you might find really interesting! It’s time to celebrate unusual ideas and our diversity as people, in this week’s Festival of Frugality! We hope you enjoy the posts listed here.
A couple decides to live a frugal life-style abroad. Risks you’d take to live your dream.
Paul shares his unique experience of Raising a Cow for Beef: Month 8.
Start a large appliance co-op. How to Get a Big Appliance for Half Price (or Less!).
JoePLemon speculates that you can Stretch the Life of Your Mower by Giving Him a Name.
Tom compiles a list that lets you save money and also have fun. 14 FREE Ways to Spend a Friday Night (FUN Included!).
Ryan talks about reusable car filters, air filters, and coffee filters. Reusable Filters – Save Time, Money, and Resources.
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The following posts celebrate last week’s Earth Day. Our personal frugal choices benefit our own finances, but if we do things right, they may also benefit the environment.
MoneyStrands lists 7 Ways To Go Green and Save Green.
Fire Finance gives us 7 Energy Saving Tips for this Summer.
A review of LED light bulbs: LED Bulbs Save Money By Using Less Energy.
Jaime urges us to eat local food. Green Kitchen: Why Eat Local?
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These posts also caught my eye.
Mike makes the point that Frugality Doesn’t Mean You Have To Deprive Yourself.
Chris lists 7 Ways to Ensure You Never Pay Full Price For Anything Again.
FMF compiles a few frugal ideas. The Best Ways to Quickly Improve Your Cash Flow.
Chris tells us how he hunkered down to survive unemployment. How I Survived Unemployment.
Cap lets us know about his spending vices, asks us about ours, and makes suggestions about how to control them. What’s Your Dreadful Spending Vice?
Grace compares brand names to store brands. The English Muffin Epiphany.
Neal’s daughter shows him How To Get An Expensive College Education For 80% Less.
Bucksome tells us about websites where you can get free stuff. Internet Savings: Freebies.
If you want to lead a frugal lifestyle, you may also want to read the Tips for Establishing Home Food Storage.
RC urges you to follow 5 Rules for Stretching Your Food Dollar.
Christina gives us Cheap Ways to Update a Spring Wardrobe.
Brenda shows How to Save Up To $500 A Year Dining Out.
Mrs Not Made of Money has Tips for Saving Money on Sports Equipment.
Jason reviews restaurant certificates in Saving Money Eating Out.
Miranda warns you to Keep Your Finances on Track as the Recession Comes to an End.
Laura describes the benefits of Health Savings Accounts in Changes Coming for Health Savings Accounts.
Ric explains How Hilton HHonors Rewards Program Works.
Adam writes two financially inspired sonnets. It Starts When You Save.
Kevin designs Financial Lessons That Should be Added to Sesame Street.
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