FBN Roundup- Birthday Edition

My birthday is Tuesday and I’ll be 41 years old. I don’t feel that old and I hope I don’t for a long time.

Here are some of my favorite posts from the Frugal Blog Network and beyond this week.

Almost Frugal gave some advice on moving in to your first apartment.  It seems like a very long time ago when I moved in to my first apartment.  This advice would have been helpful.

Frugal Babe says frugal living makes goals easier to achieve.  I agree completely.

Frugal Zeitgeist wonders who pays for hurricane evacuations.  If people ignore warnings to evacuate it does seem reasonable to charge them for the cost of rescue.

Not Made of Money talks about finding a reliable car mechanic.  This can save you a lot of money.  I have a mechanic I use in the small town where my mother lives.  His repair costs are always much cheaper than I’m quoted locally and he’s kept my car running a long time.

I participated in the Carnival of Personal Finance this week which was hosted by The Personal Financier.  It included my post about my “Plan to Retire at 50.”  Just because I plan to retire then doesn’t mean I won’t be doing anything.  I plan to stay active physically and mentally.

I participated in the Festival of Frugality which was hosted by Living Almost Large.   My post was about saving money by buying gift cards online.  I was pleased that the host uses this method to save money also.

There were other posts I liked this week but this is plenty of links for one post.

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