Festival #134 is up at On Financial Success, with a handy user guide to locate which frugal topics most interest you.  Make sure to go check it out!  Here is one of the topics, some tips for juggling bills:

• Art of the Coupon’s Taking a Look at Eliminating Monthly Bills
• Are You Going To Be This Way The Rest of The Time I Know You?’s All I Had to Do Was Ask!

Thanks to Aaron for hosting! Next week the festival travels to Antishay Ventenne so get those entries in!

Squawkfox presents the Festival this week with a theme that just has to be seen to be appreciated.  If you like fruit.  Or undergarments.  Or… both.  :)  Her editor’s picks include:

• Frugal Dad: 75 Tips to Survive a Down Economy.

• The Personal Financier: My View of Frugal Thinking.

• PersistentIllusion: Hype for Skype.

• Money Ning: Setup Google Alerts to Get Coupons and Deals.

• Quest For Four Pillars:  Everyman’s Guide to $30 / Month in Passive Income.

• Financial Reflections:  What Makes Kids Happy?.

Thanks for hosting and doing a very creative job!  Next week the festival travels to On Financial Success so get your entries in!

And budgets are, in fact, sexy, I have heard. At least, my budget is. You can read more about my budget later today but for now check out Budgets Are Sexy’s awesome “Frugal Is As Frugal Does” festival, highlighted by these picks:

• Bad Acne = Credit Card Debt -  One Chance to Live
  
• Save Money, Get A Divorce! - Blueprint for Financial Prosperity
• Yard sale shopping with my daughter - Mighty Bargain Hunter
• What I pay for health care - Early Retirement Extreme

Next week the festival travels to Squawkfox so get those entries in!

Broke Grad Student celebrates the onset of summer with the 131st edition of the Festival of Frugality.  Check out all the summer savings tips as well as his editor’s picks:

• Patience Will Keep Us from Spending Unnecessary Money at Money Ning
• 13 Frugal Ways to Celebrate the Summer at Sound Money Matters
• Secret Food Increase at LivingAlmostLarge
• The Frugal Olympics — Going for the Gold at Greener Pastures

Thanks for hosting!  The next edition of the Festival will be at Budgets Are Sexy so get your entries in!

The Festival of Frugality made its way to Out of Debt Again! Thanks Mrs. Accountability for hosting with your 8 Little Pigs theme (I like that little rhyme too ) and here are her editor’s picks:

• To Be Debt Free presents CVS Extra Care Bucks.
• Money and Fitness Blog figures out if Shopping at Warehouse Clubs is Worth the Membership Fee.
• BeThisWay really sticks to her guns from Are You Going to Be This Way The Rest of the Time I Know You in Free Isn’t Really Free, A Story of Mendacious Marketers.
• SavingAdvice socked away $100,000 in 9 years and tells us about it in How I Lived in Million Dollar Homes for Free.
• Squawkfox tells how women can save potentially $4200 over 35 years with 10 Reasons The Diva Cup Can Change Your Life.
• Faron Benoit from Financial Learn shares 15 Cheap Romantic Date Ideas.
• The Happy Rock presents Free Workout Program - 100 Push Up Challenge.
• Grey from Frugal Fu presents The Fashion Debate: Could you (or should you) look good for less?

Next week the festival travels to Broke Grad Student so get those entries in!

MoneyNing plays host to Festival #129 and does a great job challenging us all to become just a little more frugal.  His three editor’s picks are:

• Frugal Babe presents Back In The Saddle.
• Paula Wethington presents Coupons are not just for junk food.
• Andrew Heath presents The Unlikely Way to Save Money.

Thanks for hosting and doing a great job!  Next week the Festival travels to Out of Debt Again so get your entries in!

No Debt Plan presents Festival of Frugality #128, also interspersing the editor’s picks throughout the categories.  Be sure to get your fill of frugalicious goodness!  The editor’s nods went to:

• Bean-Sprouts presents Zilok Launches in the UK.
• Funny About Money presents What’s a Thing Worth?
• MomAdvice presents Adventures in Breadmaking: Artisan Bread in 5.
• The Personal Financier presents The Personal Financier: Psychology tricks and increased spending – The Case of Expensive Wines.
• My Dollar Plan presents Frugal Tips I Can’t (or Won’t) Do.
• Cheap Healthy Good presents Eating Healthy While Clipping Coupons: The Dos and Don’ts.
• Saving Advice presents Why You Don’t Want A Budget.

Next week the festival travels to MoneyNing so get your entries in!

Festival of Frugality #127 is up at Funny About Money, a first time host. She did a great job with a simple yet eye-catching theme that really makes the posts themselves stand out. Her editor’s picks, interspersed among her entries and labeled with a splashy red icon, were:

Sound Money Matters: 9 Nearly Free Ways to Entertain at Home

Not the Jet Set: Everyday Frugal: In the Garden

Broke Grad Student: How an Extra Alarm Clock Could Have Saved Me $100

My Retirement Blog: Strata of Mutual Fund Expense Ratios

Northern Cheapskate: Why a Recession Is Good for Us

Saving Advice: The Benefits of Saving Habits That Make You Look Poor

Can I Get Rich on a Salary?: Generous Return Policies and “Risk-Free” Trials Can Fool Your Frugality

Erica.biz: Save Thousands of Dollars in Five Minutes or Less with My “Secret” Coupon Hacks

Money Blue Book: Make Money with Paid Online Surveys

Harvesting Dollars: Save Money Using a Foamer

Life Lessons of a Military Wife: Disney’s Magic Kingdom on Less Than $200 for a Family of Five

Thanks for hosting! Next week the festival travels to No Debt Plan so get your entries in!

The Financial Blogger has spread his posts in and among many frugal and not so frugal cars.  Zoom on over and check out all the entries!  Here is a taste with the editor’s picks:

• A Simple Way to Save Money on Food by Brip Blap.
• What Not to Do When A Bill Collector Calls by Destroy Debt.
• Reason Why You Spend Money by Saving Advice.
• Real Estate Short Sale by Tallahassee Real Estate Blog.
• The Best Home Renovation by Michael Emilio.
• Survive a Recession by Gather Little by Little.
• Freecycle Rocks! Guess what I got For Free by Clever Dude.
• Save Money By Not Renewing Immediately by Free Money Finance.

Thanks for hosting! The festival travels next week to Funny About Money so get your entries in!

Festival of Frugality #125 is up at Quest For Four Pillars, and you have to see the french maid.  That is all.

These are Mike’s editor’s picks, quoted verbatim:

• Brip Blap says that American kids maybe aren’t so stupid about personal finance. Best line of the post “some people can’t wrap their minds around simple facts”.
• Pinyo came up with a great frugal or cheap test.
• Saving To Invest has come up with frugal ways to keep your home safe.
• SquawkFox has some frugal dessert recipes.
• Mr. Cheap has some very practical ways to decrease your costs.
• Free From Broke uncovers deceptive gas pricing.
• Rather Be Shopping has a good post on brand names. Kyle, I’m with you on the beer! Nothing but the best for ol’ Four Pillars.
• Prime Time Money has frugal ideas for a wedding.
• Paid Twice compares Craig’s list to Ebay.
• Remodel This Life discusses why she likes being frugal.
• Mrs. Micah had a very good post where she looks at what are your real savings.
• Being Frugal lists some things to do for a frugal wedding.
• Cash Money Life has 15 frugal ideas for Mother’s Day.

Thanks for hosting!  Next week the festival travels to The Financial Blogger so get your entries in!