Frugal in the Fruitlands

I’m heading off to Thanksgiving dinner with some friends in a few hours, but right now it’s carnival time!

My post Visualizing $10,000 Extra in Your Life was entered in the 180th Carnival of Personal Finance, hosted by Living Almost Large. Here are some articles I particularly liked:

• Note to Family and Friends: I Prefer Cash. Mengmeng of Just Thrive argues that gift certificates, rather than being gifts, are the equivalent of “reaching into my wallet and taking forty bucks.” To me, the only thing better than receiving cash is not having to exchange gifts at all!
• Studenomics talks about the Adversity Quotient, or how likely one is to bounce back from failure, and asks us to consider how that affects our financial life.
• I like Ron @ The Wisdom Journal’s thoughts on 7 Ways to Make a Quick $500 in 30 Days. There are tons of these articles floating around the blogosphere, but I feel Ron’s are genuinely creative. His resources for freelance writing are ones I might try out myself.

Eco Joe presented the Festival of Frugality this week, picking his choice of 18 articles out of hundreds and hundreds. A couple I liked were:

• A Real Christmas Tree vs. An Artificial Christmas Tree @ SavingAdvice.com. This is something I’ve struggled with myself, especially since I may have an allergic reaction to evergreen sap. In the end, my husband and I decided we would get a real tree this year, for many of the reasons the commentators listed: it supports local business, it’s sustainable, and, frankly, it really does add to the holiday experience.
• Fowl Visions teaches us to how to make a fall wreath for the birds in Decorating for Fall and Feeding the Wild Birds. It’s already winter here, but this is something to consider next year!

Related Posts:

• Carnival Wrap-Up: Punny About Money Edition
• Festival of What, I’m an Editor’s Pick?
• Carnival of That Was a Short Vacation

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