frugal underground

Welcome to the eigth Festival of Frugality. There’s plenty here to keep you occupied on a lazy Tuesday, and it’s good enough stuff to make it worth your while even if your Tuesday is more crazy than lazy.

$20 isn’t what it used to be
muse discovers that the “shrinking chocolate bar” effect isn’t limited to candy.

How does FREE wireless internet sound?
From the author, Will Kirby: “This article looks at the growing movement to offer free wireless internet and how to take advantage of it.” I am definitely in favor of that, and the resource Will references found me lots of good options in my area.

The Most Frugal Medicine of All: Your Funny Bone
From the author, Heidi Mapp: “Laughter is even cheaper than an apple a day!” I had to smile myself as Heidi reminded me of the documentary I saw about The Laughter Club.

Easy Curry Chicken and Rice
Jane Dough of Boston Gal’s Open Wallet breaks down the cost of one of her favorite meals, complete with a great recipe and colorful photos.

Dry cleaning silk and wool
From the author, mapgirl: “These are just some tips about how to save money caring for stuff people usually dry clean. It’s a lot cheaper to care for your clothes at home the send them out to a dry cleaner. It’s a practical article about buying silk garments and what temperature water to use for wool.”

Frugal Family Fun
This post is loaded with great ideas for families. Extremely practical.

Money Saving Tip: Don’t Let a 7-year-old Operate Your Digital Camera
From the author, FMF : “A sad, but true, story gained from personal experience.” Ouch.

The real me
From the author, Kay Bell: “What does it cost to check your credit report? Nothing! So do it! That way you won’t end up like Kay, tyring to clean up the mess after someone stole her ID.”

What the heck do you eat?
I’m a big fan of meal planning, and Tracy has a detailed plan that reveals how her family keeps the groceries under $25/week.

Our Frugal Baby, Part II
From the author, Terri W.: “A bare-bones guide to new baby gear necessities for the frugal mom.” This is a remarkably helpful post should you be in a position to use its advice (or know anyone who is). It’s getting bookmarked just in case I ever decide to procreate.

Gadgets That Were A Waste Of Money
From the author, Cercis: “Some of the gadgets I have that I thought would save me money, but never have.” I can sympathize! I love kitchen gadgets and now have way too many that I don’t actually use.

Spend, Spend, Spend
From the author, Frugal Cheap Pants: “My struggle on what I will and will not spend money on.”

How Far We Have Come
From the author, Perky: “The things I’ve changed in the last year to live a more frugal life.” Some good, specific information.

Frugal Exercising
From the author, ~Dawn: “I hate spending money to work out, so here are some of my ways to keep it simple and spend NOTHING!”

Frugality and Index Fund Fees
From the author, jim: “The price of an index fund is in its fees, why pay more when you don’t have to?”

I Love Yard Sales
From the author, Dawn Norton: “Some of the great finds you can get at yard sales.” I’m looking forward to seeing some more yard sale tips from Dawn in the future.

Dream Dinners – Make Your Own Take-Out?
From the author, Jonathan: “I came across a new type of food service that allows you to go there and cook up a bunch of meals using their prepared ingredients and equipment, and you bring it home to your freezer and bake when needed. I decided it might be worth the money and time saved, so I will try it next month.”

Start Investing with Only $100?
JLP takes a look at a way you can start investing with $100. I found the comments on this post to be especially interesting.

Kill-a-Watt
nickel profiles a gadget that might actually save you money. Now I want one!

The Brown Bag Revisited
I love this long-term analysis of “unglamorous” brown-bagging.

Check Those Add-Ons
Adam Graham encourages you to take advantage of the add-on services that you may already have access to for some savings.

Save Big Bucks on Recurring Expenses
Seattle Simplicity recently reduced two major recurring expenses. Can you do the same?

Thanks for reading. Leave a comment and tell everyone which articles were your favorites. Next week’s Festival will be at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity (the festival’s home turf!) so read the rules and get your submission in.

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