Go Forth, but Cheaply

Here are some tips for budget travel. Sometimes ya just gotta get outta the house.

http://www.alondb.com/Budget/Articles/Money_Saving_Tips_For_Budget_Travel.php

The Cheeseparer

Save a little or Save a lot

Household items: we all have to buy ‘em
http://www.moneyaside.com/10-tips-to-save-money-on-household-items

Save a million bucks:
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/04/10/money/doc47fed98810f4e040369549.txt

Cut Your Entertainment Budget:
http://www.moneyaside.com/10-tips-to-save-money-on-entertainment

Family Budgeting
http://www.businessrockford.com/biznews/x623552672

Earth Day is coming up. Give a thought to saving mother earth.
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/save-money-save-energy-save-earth,348043.shtml

University of Maine has some tried and true tips

Holy cow! I didn't know that universities still had "extention" programs just like in the old days. These tips have been around for a while, but as new generations need to know how to tighten ye old belt, these suggestions are good.

http://extensionnews.blogspot.com/2008/04/tips-for-saving-money-on-groceries.html

Planning menus and cooking for several meals makes a lot of sense and takes much of the work out of cooking. The food channel has a mid-afternoon program that gives details on how to do this.

Here are more grocery saving tips. Never shop hungry is some of the best advice. Take a list. Yada. Yada. You should commit these ideas to memory.

http://www.dchieftain.com/news/79070-04-02-08.html

Cook once, eat twice.

Tips for Organic Groceries and Everything Else

Organic foods tend to be a lot more pricey than "regular" foods, but sometimes the payoff is better. We have been eating organic carrots, and they taste so much better that we will pay the extra money.

The mom below can guide you through finding coupons for organic foods:
http://greenandcleanmom.blogspot.com/

Yum!

This blogger has, like the cheeseparer, collected tips from everyone. You should have enough saved to finance a cool weekend somewhere.
http://beingfrugal.net/2008/04/03/frugal-tips-to-survive-a-recession/

Money Morning Cheese Parings

Tried and true advice, but maybe new for you. I don't know where he/she goes for dinner for $20 -$30. Fast food emporiums? Yuckko cafeterias? No booze? We think we got off cheap if we spend $60.

http://www.delayedquote.com/money-saving-tips-for-the-rest-of-us/

The best way to save is not to spend. Duh!

A humorous look at cheeseparing

Maureen Lang has an internal debate about how to save money for a vacation.
http://www.southtownstar.com/news/lang/866286,033008lang.article

Saving money is sort of like losing weight. If you already eat healthy meals and don't "do" junk food, you have far fewer options than if you're a burger and fries person. Likewise, with personal finance, if you are already frugal and clip those coupons and shop those sales, how to make further cuts is more difficult.

Maybe my readers have some ideas?

The Cheeseparer

Cheeseparing Tips From All Over

Today’s cheeseparing tips from all over:

Tried and True Tips for Grocery Savings:
http://www.courant.com/business/custom/consumer/hc-savemoney.artmar27,0,3570490.story

And MORE: http://www.mlive.com/food/index.ssf/2008/03/savvy_shoppers_share_tips_to_f.html

I liked the idea of planning your menus around the meat and produce specials. In the Boston area there are occasionally BOGOS (buy one get one) on meat, and you can pop one into the freezer for a “free meal” later in the month.

Northern Nevada Rocks

The ever-reliable Reno Gazette has good tips for European travelers. You don’t have to live in Northern Nevada to take advantage of these.

Northern Nevada is one of the least populated areas in the U.S., a land of strange contrasts and vast deserts, also a land of extreme beauty. A camping trip to Soldier Meadow would be a cheap vacation. Southwest has flights to Reno.
http://www.soldiermeadows.com/

Or hie thee to the Olde Country
http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080323/NEWS/803230350/1321

Of course you could go to Burning Man and have the experience of a lifetime. Depending upon your camping accommodations this could also be a frugal experience. Or not.

http://www.burningman.com/

No tickets at the event this year. It’s a life-changing experience.

The Cheeseparer

47 Ways to Save!

TechnoCrunch has a handle on saving 47 different ways.
http://www.techocrunch.com/47-tips-on-how-to-save-money-every-day-without-much-effort/

May The Eastern Bunny Bring Coupons Galore

Here's the Friday stuff:

From the Contra-Costa Times.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/columns/ci_8622799?nclick_check=1

The tip about using the Sunday funnies for wrapping kids birthday presents is great. I used to do that a million years ago. The presents always looked cool.

Cook and home and save money. Save even more money with these tips:
http://sixoclockscramble.blogspot.com/

Wallet Pop:
http://www.walletpop.com/2008/03/21/get-a-great-start-on-a-healthy-frugal-and-green-life/

Great Ideas from All Over

The Money Case will help you save:
http://blog.themoneycase.com/

Read the comments for good money saving tips:
http://someonebeingme.blogspot.com/2008/03/where-is-money-going.html

Buying coffee all the time can be a real wallet drainer. Use a commuter cup from home. We buy good, cheap coffee at the Ocean State Job Lot.

Look for the free day at local museums. Search out free or cheap concerts in the local paper.

Save on groceries! Great blog:
http://becentsable.blogspot.com/2008/03/works-for-me-wednesday-centsable.html

Another excellent blog: Clean you house with baking soda, well, almost:
http://frugal-life.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!74E2ED49D47DDB89!993.entry

And Thrifty Mommy know a thing or two about clipping coupons. ://www.thriftymommy.com/

I’ve been doing that for years and years. I have a pretty good organizational system that I’ll share on a day when there aren’t so many GOOD BLOGS to recommend.

The Cheeseparer