FBN Roundup- Living In Sin Edition
The lease for my apartment expired at the end of September so I’m now officially living with my girlfriend. I’ve spent almost every night here at my GF’s house since July so this isn’t much of a difference. Not having my own place though does cause me a little anxiety. Being a 41 year old lifelong bachelor I’m used to my independence.
Here are some of my favorite post from the Frugal Blog Network and beyond this week.
Almost Frugal brought us some “Frugal Halloween Costume Ideas.” You don’t have to spend a lot to enjoy Halloween.
Frugal Babe talked about using her “Jogging Stroller as a Grocery Getter.” This is a creative way to save money by walking for errands rather than using the car.
The Frugal Duchess posted about how she uses “Google for Her Public Transportation Planning.” You can save a lot of money using public transportation and Google helps make it easier to do so.
Frugal Zeitgeist talks about the “Bad Old Days.” Things aren’t all that bad. My life is pretty good and I don’t expect the economy to change that.
Not Made of Money posts about “Home Organizing on a Budget.” Some simple ideas on how to cheaply organize your home. I make use of a couple old shoeboxes to organize my bills and important papers.
The Dough Roller tells us “How to Become a Millionaire.” This is the first become a millionaire post I’ve seen where people didn’t feel comment on how a million dollars isn’t that much anymore.
FBN Roundup- No Internet Edition
I’m out of town this weekend visiting my mother and she doesn’t have internet. I’ve scheduled this post in advance but won’t be on to check comments or emails until Sunday evening.
Here are some posts I enjoyed from the Frugal Blog Network and beyond this week.
Almost Frugal shares “three life lessons” she learned last week. It seems there are always more lessons to learn.
Frugal Babe now has a “finished greenhouse“. I was impressed with their creativity making the greenhouse cheaply.
Not Made of Money is cashing in on the “fall garage sales.” My mom and aunts are garage sale maniacs and I often benefit from their bargain finds.
The Frugal Duchess tells us “what happens when your bank goes under“. I had my money in a bank that went under back in the early 90’s. It was a non-event. On Friday my money was in one bank and on Monday it was in a different bank. The branches, account numbers, and everything else was the same. The only difference to me was that my bank now had a different name.
From beyond the Frugal Blog Network I enjoyed:
My Dollar Plan’s post “29 Steps I took to Leave the Workforce at 29.” I wish I had taken these steps back when I was in my 20’s.
And some bonuses for those of you who like free money:
At Bank Bonuses I posted about how you can get “over $300 in bonuses from Sovereign Bank.”
At Credit Card Bonuses there is a post about a “$100 American Express Bonus.”
That is all for now. October is going to be an extremely busy month for me at school so I’ll probably be posting less frequently. I’ll still post at least three times a week though.
The Frugal Duchess Has Joined FBN
I’m pleased to announce The Frugal Duchess has become the newest member of the Frugal Blog Network. For those few of you who are not familiar with her I’ve included some information about her from her web page. In addition to writing The Frugal Duchess,Sharon Harvey Rosenberg is a write-at-home mom with three kids, one husband, one dog and five blogs. An award-winning journalist, she writes the Frugal Duchess column that appears weekly in the Miami Herald and regularly in about 25 other newspapers.
She has also written a book,“The Frugal Duchess of South Beach
She will be a great addition to the Frugal Blog Network and I invite everyone to visit her blog.
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.
Carnival of Tight Fisted Miser
I’m expanding the number of sites I have online and writing elsewhere as well. To get more exposure for my writing I’ll occasionally post a few links to my posts at other sites here. My usual weekly roundup is already pretty crowded so I didn’t want to add any more links there.
I wrote my first Squidoo lens. It is about the Wachovia Bank $25 Referral Bonus. Combine this with Wachovia’s Way2Save account for a great return on your money. I’d love feedback on how to better use Squidoo.
At BankBonuses.info I posted about the Amboy Direct eSavings Account $50 Bonus. I already have an account with Amboy Direct so I couldn’t take advantage of this deal. I’ve found opening bank accounts to be a pretty easy source of extra money.
At CreditCardBonuses.info I posted about the Discover More Card $50 Bonus.
This post isn’t mine but I meant to include it in yesterday’s roundup so I’m including it here.
Grey at Frugal-Fu is having a Pay-It-Forward Challenge. This is a wonderful idea and I’m thinking of how I should participate.
Weekly Roundup- Insomnia Edition
I’ve had insomnia most of this week which has kept me from being motivated to do much. I’ve slept good the last couple nights though so hopefully it has passed. Here are my favorite posts from the Frugal Blog Network and beyond this week.
Almost Frugal has a post on Setting Goals in the Face of Uncertainty. I can relate to this because I finish law school I can’t be sure of my future plans but I can’t just put my life on hold until then either.
Frugal Babe hosted the Festival of Frugality this week. As always there were plenty of good posts in the Festival.
Frugal Zeitgeist tells us Small is Beautiful. I’ve usually lived in small living spaces and I actually prefer them to larger spaces. If I ever move into a van then I’ll be living in a really small space.
Not Made of Money shares some ideas for Inexpensive Food for Tailgate Parties. Football is the only sport I actively follow and food is an important part of it.
The Carnival of Personal Finance was hosted by BankerGirl this week and included my post “How Much Should You Save for Retirement?”
Some of my favorites from beyond FBN include:
“Converting my car to a water-powered hybrid” from Christian PF. I’m very curious to see if this actually works.
Free Money Finance asks “Do We All Really Spend More with Credit Cards?“ I think the key word in the question is “all“. Most probably do spend more when they use credit cards. I used to spend more when using credit but I’m confident that I now have a tight enough control on my spending that it doesn’t make a difference whether I use credit or cash.
Generation X Finance tells us “Why Everyone Should Keep at Least $30 Cash on Them.” There are several reasons to keep some cash on you besides avoiding being stabbed.
FBN Roundup- Credit Card Bonuses Edition
I’ll start off this week’s roundup with a shameless plug announcing my new blog CreditCardBonuses.info. You can probably guess what it is about from the name. I think this blog will be a nice complement to BankBonuses.info. This is all part of my plan to launch 10 sites and try to make a living online. Three blogs is about the maximum I can do, the other sites will all be static sites. I’ll update those as they happen.
Ok, enough about me. Here are my favorite posts from the Frugal Blog Network and beyond this week.
Almost Frugal asked “How do you take your hundreds?” I rarely get a hundred bucks cash at a time but my preference is for twenties.
Frugal Babe posted “No Spending Days and Thursday Thoughts.” I like no spending days and I have a fair amount of them.
Frugal Zeitgeist posted about “Spending Money to save money.” Sometimes you have to do it but you can take it too far.
Not Made of Money posted about “Easy ways to earn extra cash for Christmas.” I can always use extra cash.
Some of my favorites from beyond FBN include:
“The idea of having” from Get Rich Slowly. I have a comic book collection that I should get rid of as well. Although procrastination rather than the idea of having is more to blame for my not getting rid of them yet.
Frugal Dad posts about “Lessons learned from a traffic surge.” I’ve had a couple of traffic surges from StumbleUpon and Smart Spending highlighting my blog. I probably could have taken better advantage of them.
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Top Referrers for August
I’m skipping the law school post and instead showing a little link love to the top 10 blogs that sent Tight Fisted Miser traffic last month. The top 10 are:
- FrugalBabe
- Almost Frugal
- Early Retirement Extreme
- Organicasm
- Free Money Finance
- Not Made of Money
- Antishay Ventenne
- Frugal Zeitgeist
- FIRE Finance
- Hustler Money Blog
Thanks to everyone who sent me traffic. I had a nice increase in subscribers and visitors last month and I hope to increase that trend. I’ll try to provide content that makes people want to stick around.
Festival of Frugality and COPF Picks
I remembered this week to submit posts to both the Carnival of Personal Finance and the Festival of Frugality. The Carnival of Personal Finance was hosted by One Caveman’s Financial Journey. He had a Labor Day theme dividing the categories up by items you’d find at a Labor Day cookout. My post “Keep Savings Aside from Retirement Accounts”.
The Festival of Frugality was hosted this week by fellow Frugal Blog Network member Almost Frugal. Her festival was based on a French vocabulary theme. My post ” Five Free Frugal Resources” was included in Saving Money Tips grippe-sou (money-grubbing, an old fashioned term).
Here are a couple of posts I enjoyed from the COPF and FofF.
Is $250k/year rich? asks LivingAlmostLarge.
This is somewhat relative but as someone who make less than 10% of that I’d have to say yes.
The Role Patience Plays in a Frugal Lifestyle posted at Retired At 47. This is something I still need to work on. If I had more patience I’d definitely have more money.
There are many more good posts be sure to visit the FofF and the COPF and check them out.
Happy Labor Day
I hope you are all having a happy Labor Day. In honor of Labor Day I’m going to do a minimum of labor on this blog today. I’ll do a regular post tomorrow.
Have a good Labor Day.
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