Friday Night Link Love: The Olympics Edition
Filed under , by Alison on 9:13 PM
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The Olympics start up this weekend and apparently I was too busy enjoying the opening ceremonies to get my round-up done! But here it is, better late than never.
The Festival of Frugality was hosted by Frugal Homemaker Plus and included my article on saving on school supplies. Here are a few other articles that I enjoyed:
- Buy the Object, Not the Marketing (@Money To Spare)
- Evaluating Deals: Beware the Hidden Agenda (@Five Cent Nickel)
- 5 Low-Impact Birthday Gifts (@Life on the Road)
- 5 Easy Ways to Increase Your Savings (@Wide Open Wallet)
- Why I Never Give Money to Homeless People (@Broke Grad Student)
- Decorate Your Home on the Cheap (@Persistent Illusion)
- Heather reminds us that companies have their own motivations for putting out coupons in Coupons are Ads (@Freebies 4 Mom)
- Here's a good article to encourage you during your down financial times and help you focus on the end result that you want. (@Bible Money Matters)
- Did you know that google maps can give you walking directions? It can be a useful feature, but it can also be pretty fun too. (@Prime Time Money)
- Here's some ideas for toys that don't get old and boring too quickly (@Baby Cheapskate)
- When things get overwhelming, Emily reminds us to Begin at the Beginning and start small (@Remodeling This Life)
- Sometimes the most simple things provide lots of enjoyment for little kids. Here's a fun list of easy and inexpensive ways to entertain a young child (@Kiddio)
- You probably already knew this, but here's some numbers that show that the odd of winning the lottery just aren't great (@Free Money Finance)
- Paid Twice has a practical way to know if you're getting the most bang for your grocery buck (@I've Paid Twice For This Already)
- And finally, if you're a fan of The Simpsons, you're sure to get a kick out of this (@Cheap Healthy Good)