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!

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!

Dawn at Frugal for Life hosts the Festival of Frugality for the 206956497th time (or maybe the 12th time, who’s counting?) and as always does an excellent job showcasing the best of frugality from around the web this week.   Her entries are in alphabetical order by name, and I’ve selfishly chosen to showcase the letter that includes the homepage’s frugal tip:  F. :)  F is for frugal, after all!

• Festival of Frugality - Frugal Tip: High Deductibles With A Plan
• Finally Frugal - Frugal envy
• Financial Tips - High Gas Prices Affecting Families
• FIRE Finance - Top 10 Dollar Store Buys
• FiveCentNickel.com - Frugal is as Frugal Does?
• Frugal Pursuit - Minimizing gardening costs
• Funny about Money - w00t! Frugal Works BETTER!

Thanks Dawn for another stellar festival!  Next week the festival travels to Quest For Four Pillars so get your entries in!

Festival of Frugality #123 hits Sound Money Matters this week!  Scroll down past the book review to get to those meaty articles.  :)  There were 6 editor’s picks this week:

• Money Blue Book manages to find the upside to higher gas prices - less traffic and more use of public transportation.
• Mrs. Nespy’s World runs down the job benefits that can be a deciding factor for prospective employees. It pays to treat employees well.
• Cheap Healthy Good explains why diet foods are actually not good for your weight or health and suggests ways to eat more healthfully instead.
• Frugal Homemaker Plus discusses the importance of teaching children about frugal values early.
• Just Shoot Me Now shows you how to outwit the stores by always checking the unit price. Bigger isn’t always cheaper.
• Credit Addict explains how to combine the stimulus checks, grocery gift cards, and rebate credit cards to save loads on groceries.

Next week the festival travels to Frugal For Life, the queen of the festival, so get your entries in!

On Financial Success brings us Festival #122, and in a break from the ordinary, he puts the entries into paragraphs instead of lists, as to not overwhelm with a huge list of articles.  Nice job!  As to not turn his effort into a list, I bring you one of the paragraphs from his creation in its entirety:

From Frugality encompasses more than just money:

The frugal super-stars among us combine their interest in thrift with a green thumb because growing your own greens saves you money and protects your health at the same time. You can grow potatoes in old tires or install a professional greenhouse, but everyone will benefit from collecting their rain water for irrigation which can be done quite simply. To learn more about gardening, just make a trip to your local library which is also another popular way to avoid spending money.

Next week the festival travels to Sound Money Matters so get your entries in!

I only saw one post that mentioned taxes (and it wasn’t about filing taxes) - Four Pillars discussed  Emergency Funds and Tax-Free Savings Accounts.  But there were an astounding 12 editor’s picks in this edition:

• Think Your Way To Wealth: How to Develop a Frugal Mindset
• Frugal Dad: The Ultimate Frugal Weekend: A 48-Hour Spending Fast
• Dorm Earning Blog: Saving Money During College
• The Digerati Life:   Frugal Tips: How To Make 10 Ordinary Things Last Longer
• Sarahspy:   Four ways to suck less at vintage & thrift shopping
• Frugal Homemaker Plus:  Frugality and Luck
• Cheap Healthy Good:  The Hour: How 60 Minutes a Week Can Save Hundreds of Dollars on Food
• Value For Your Life:  100 Frugal and Healthy Eating Habits
• My Dollar Plan:  30 Money Saving Tips
• Know The Ledge:  If You Don’t Need It, It’s Not A Great Deal
• Greener Pastures Personal Finance:  25 Life Tips and Tricks
• Consumerism Commentary:  The Frugal Lifestyle: Are We Missing Out on Life?

Next week the carnival travels to On Financial Success so get your entries in!

A Penny Saved took on the challenge of hosting the Festival of Frugality this week, and since he did not pick editor’s picks, I shall give you a few highlights from the Transportation Tips at the end of the carnival. Just in case you didn’t read to the end.

• Handling Finances: Gas Prices Too High? Slow Down!.
• FIRE Finance:  Car Pool, Ride Share, Hitch Hike your way to Fun & Dollars!.
• Penny Nickel: Travel by bus: save hundreds of dollars, the environment, and your sanity!.

Next week the Festival travels to Rather Be Shopping so get your submissions in!

Flexo of Consumerism Commentary starts his hosting of the Festival of Frugality this week with the announcement he’s quitting his day job to blog full time!  But with the reminder of April Fools Day at the end of the post - is he quitting or isn’t he?  Either way, he’s done a fantastic job hosting and chosen 7 stellar editor’s picks:

• The Digerati Life: Rent Instead Of Buy, And I Mean Anything!
• The Frugal Duchess: presents Sell the Coach Bag? What I’m Willing To Give Up for Financial Security.
• She Laughs at the Days to Come:  Lovely Leftovers
• Gather Little By Little: Homemade car cleaning products
• 20saver: The beginnings of a frugal wedding.
• Sound Money Matters: Is A Frugal Lifestyle Always Environmentally Friendly?
• Money and Values: 10 ways you can use less artificial light—lower emissions and your energy bill!

Next week the festival travels to A Penny Saved so get your entries in!