Broke Grad Student is our host this week, and he revealed the secret weapon that helped him pinch every penny…Ramen Noodles.  Here is the “Ramen” themed Festival of Frugality #115, and his top 5 picks are:

• Andy at Tight Fisted Miser shares an exercise and frugality hack that is sure to put a smile on your face. Be sure to check it out for a good laugh!
• Becky at Family and Finances provides step-by-step advice on getting the best deal on airline tickets. Read this article before you buy your next airline tickets.
• Have you ever thought, “Hey, I can afford 5 payments of $9.99, no problem!” while not noticing that the full price of what you are thinking of buying is actually $50? David warns about The Affordable Monthly Payments Syndrome at My Two Dollars.
• Did you know that restaurants, bakeries, stores, etc. throw away perfectly good items in their dumpsters? Amanda reminisces on dumpster diving in college at Me vs Debt.
• FANDD explains how being cheap can hurt your career at Go To The Ant. Read about three frugal habits and where to draw the line before you potentially hurt your career.

Next week the festival will be hosted by Green Panda Treehouse so please get your entries in!

Written by Pinyo of Moolanomy

No Credit Needed is our host this week, and he did a great job with a “saving money anywhere” themed Festival of Frugality #114. Since he didn’t choose any favorite, I will highlight a few here:

• Teach Your Kids About Money With Only 4 Quarters at Frugal Dad
• Living the Good Life as a Custodian at Quest for Four Pillars
• Top 10 Tips for Saving Money and the Environment at Finance Blog
• Ten Quick Ways to Cut Your Monthly Household Bills at Savvy Frugality
• Are You A ‘Frugal Fun Suck’? at Rather-Be-Shopping.com Blog

Next week the festival will be hosted by Broke Grad Student so please get your entries in!

Written by Pinyo of Moolanomy

Mighty Bargain Hunter is our host this week, and he did a fantastic job with a President’s Day themed Festival of Frugality #113. I love the historical information about the U.S. presidents. Here are his favorites:

• Cheap Healthy Good posts an extensive guide on choosing a good cookbook.
• Savvy Frugality shares ten lessons from his own experience being thrust into a one-income family situation.
• Mommy Gets Paid writes a great top ten list for getting the most bang out of your coupon buck.
• Millionaire Mommy Next Door has a great post on being outwardly simple and inwardly rich.
• Is poor record-keeping costing you money? The Personal Financier lists a number of good tips for taming your paper.

Next week the festival will be hosted by No Credit Needed so please get your entries in!

Written by Pinyo of Moolanomy

Lazy Man at Lazy Man and Money is our host this week, and he did a great job with the Festival of Frugality #112. He must have know that I am sitting in for Jim, because he’s making it harder by not making any editor’s choice — well, I have to admit it’s hard when all the submissions are really good.

Since I like lists and numbers, I am going to share the four “perfect numbered” posts:

• 25 money saving tips at Early Retirement Extreme
• 50 Valentine’s Ideas That Won’t Break The bank at Rather-Be-Shopping
• 75 frugal hacks for your home at Being Frugal
• 100 Great Tips for Saving Money at The Simple Dollar

Next week the festival will be hosted by Mighty Bargain Hunter so please get your entries in!

Written by Pinyo of Moolanomy

Beingfrugal.net is our host for this week’s Festival of Frugality and did a fantastic job with the theme idea. In celebration of the NFL’s Super Bowl, she did assembled a powerhouse Team Frugal to go up against Team Finance with The Importance of Delayed Gratification of Cash Money Life as the Quarterback. “If you can’t practice delayed gratification, it’s impossible to be frugal.”

Next week the festival gets punted to Lazy Man so please get your entries in!

Mrs. Micah is our host this week and she brought the Festival back to its basics in the 110th edition by going with simple categories like Frugality, Home, Life, Budget and Food (there are more). There were a lot of great submissions and several made her Editor’s Picks, I snagged the first four to share with you all:

• Are you looking for alternatives to freecycle? Mel of Bean Sprouts has some listed. Apparently certain people have become disenchanted with it. But the good news is that there are plenty of other groups with similar services.
• Catherine of Frugal Homemaker Plus challenges our assumptions about Wal*Mart after her own were shattered. A must-read!
• Are you like me–with a collection of random fancy dresses from prom and bridesmaiding (or even a wedding dress) that you really can’t find an excuse to wear again? Amy and her friends put them to good use with some good cheap fun playing BUNCO! I love it!
• Four Pillars describes a house for sale by owner - the wrong way. I think this fits in well with the frugal vs. cheap debate. If you’re too cheap to buy materials and sell your house right, it may end up losing you a lot of money. You can still be frugal and sell your home yourself…just don’t be cheap.

Next week the Festival moves to BeingFrugal.net so please get your entries in as early as you can. Remember, please keep it about frugality!

Aaron at On Financial Success plays the role of host for the 109th Festival of Frugality this week putting it the Early Bird theme, in-lining great pictures of birds.

I figured I’d highlight the last four articles, since they probably get the least amount of clicky love down there, because they’re just as good as the first four!

• Free From Broke excitedly shares about a trip to their local library. Public libraries are a great frugal resource that I’ve made great use of in the past.
• Campus Grotto shares 7 penny pinching tips for frugal college students.
• My Two Dollars shares an online clothing swap shop where every is 99 cents. Sounds like it might be a good option if you’re trying to keep up with the current styles while sticking to a budget.
• The Frugal Duchess concludes her frugal event planning guide with some tips for buying pretty, cheap party flowers.

Next week our host is Mrs. Micah so please help her out by putting in your articles as early as you can!

Patrick at Cash Money Life acts as host for the 107th Festival of Frugality and does a great job, categorizing all the posts into Editor’s Choices, Around the Home, Cars, Exercise and Healthcare, Food, Personal Finance, Shopping, and the final catch-all category of “The Frugal Way of Life - Musings and More.” This week, instead of picking out the Editor’s Choices and reposting them here, I’m going to pull out all the Exercise and Healthcare posts because it is the new year and so many people are doing the whole resolutions thing (which basically means my gym is packed for a solid month until people give up). So, here are this weeks’ Exercise and Healthcare related frugality posts:

• One Snarky Chica With Issues want[s] you to get fit in 2008 and save money doing it.
• Aparna from Beauty and Grooming shares her frugal tips for winter skin and hair care. She uses only all natural ingredients that are inexpensive and probably already in your home.
• Laura from Opinion Mom uses Fridays as her Fugal Fitness day. She says you can get fit for less and save money while keeping your New Year’s resolutions. Sounds good to me!

Next week our Queen of Frugality, Dawn at Frugal for Life hosts her seemingly millionth Festival of Frugality (it’ll actually be her 10th I believe) so please get your entries in as early as you can!

Happy New Year! This very special 106th New Year Festival of Frugality is hosted by Pinyo at Moolanomy and features seven Editor’s picks of the dozens of entries:

1. Spend less than you earn - the wrong way to think @ brip blap — Shares his great philosophy and awesome ideas on how to earn more money. I’ll definitely have to give some of his ideas a try.
2. Are You an Overbuyer or an Underbuyer? What Do You Plan to Do About It? @ I’ve Paid For This Twice Already… — This was a guest post written by Mrs. Micah. So are you an overbuyer or an underbuyer? I think I am a “just-about-right-buyer”.
3. 12 Frugal Things You Can Do This Week @ Being Frugal — Shares 12 money saving ideas that can save nearly $4,000 a year. The best part about these ideas is that they are not that hard, and I am sure everyone can find at least one useful idea.
4. Save a Bundle of Money, Get in Shape, and Help the Environment in One Step @ Free Money Finance — Riding bicycle to work once a week to save money, get in shape, and reduce your carbon footprint. I wish I could do it. I just can’t imagine myself riding my bike in suit and tie.
5. Money Saving Monday Tip#20 - Keep the change @ Gather Little By Little — Shares how his family values every penny, and how small change gathered little by little can turn into a big chunk of money.
6. Wear a wide brimmed hat and retire extremely early @ Early Retirement Extreme — Presents the ultimate guide to frugality. Interesting read.
7. Frugal Vacation Tips @ Ask Mr Credit Card — Shares 5 great tips on how to spend less on any vacation — not just Disney.

It’s a very entertaining festival with great pictures, you can re-celebrate last night all over again!

Cash Money Life plays hosts next week so please get your entries in as soon as you can.

FIRE Finance brings us the 105th Festival of Frugality this week with a nice festive theme since it is the holidays.

Here are FIRE’s editor’s picks:

• Kris from Cheap Healthy Good provides some great tips for saving on groceries in Frugal Grocery Shopping for City Folk. Kris has made many an editor’s pick lately.
• Dianne Buxton from Manifesting Success presents a heart touching story in 12 Yr Old head of Household Helped By My Power Mall.
• Jennifer Derrick from Saving Advice Blog presents The Cost of Tossing That Item.
• Frugal TipsCash Money Life presents Where to Find Inexpensive Flu Shots.
• Lenora Johanson from Mommy Gets PAID divulges creative ways to keep our kids engaged in Mommy I’m Bored!

Next week the Festival goes on hiatus for Christmas and picks up with a special New Years Day edition hosted by Pinyo of Moolanomy so please get your entries in if you got them!