not the jet set: Carnivals/Festivals

Carnivals/Festivals

We have been featured on six carnivals/festivals this week. Wow! We are pleased to welcome all new readers to Not the Jet Set. To find out more about us, click here. We are a personal finance blog focused on frugality, stewardship, and current events, while also telling our story as a family and the personal finance decisions we have made. Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out our new NtJS Cafepress shop!

We are pleased to welcome from across the pond, a Carnival of Green Gardening. Our debut post with this carnival is Mrs. NtJS's Everyday Frugal tips for green gardening. It's a small carnival, but full of so many great posts:

Bean Sprouts shows off some birdhouses made of recycled materials. The ones made of sign boards are great!
Stop the Ride! has tips on repurposing items to use as planters.
Insights and Advice talks about the benefits of planting trees, as well as how to do it.
Hobby Lawn Care talks about helping your lawn survive a drought - including using rain barrels.

We also welcome first time carnival to NtJS, the Carnival of Money, Growth and Happiness, hosted by Credit Card Lowdown. They've featured our ode to frozen pizza - which has everything to do with money, growth, and happiness. Some other posts of note:

Dollar Frugal asks what you've used your emergency fund for? Our answer is here.
Discover Debt Freedom asks if college kids should get credit cards - and provides a great answer.
Mad Kane offers a money haiku or two. I know, how could you not include this one.

The Carnival of Money Hacks is brought to us this week by Prime Time Money, and features our second installment on selling a used car and being awesome at it. Some other notable hacks (the ideas, not the bloggers):

SquawkFox shares her tale of a day without electricity (and without a choice!). She always has such fabulous photography too!
Cash Money Life has some great information on keeping your group health insurance despite leaving your employer.
Bible Money Matters describes how to save the money to buy that used car, instead of blowing it in new car payments.
Five Cent Nickel outlines the money you can save by using CFLs. Take his per bulb math and multiply it by the nuber of bulbs in your home and.... WOW!
Home Life Weekly has a great budgeting spreadsheet for keeping your wedding costs in check. Nicely done.

The 127th Festival of Frugality is presented in a very clean format over at Funny about Money. Our Everyday Frugal: In the Garden article is an Editor's Pick! (Thanks, VH!) Some of our favorites below:

Life Nurturing Education embraces herself as a scavenger. We truly understand her delight!
Getting Ahead offers 15 ways to conserve water. Think about these when you see the inevitable water shortage news stories this summer.
Erica.biz shares some secrets (and rules) of online couponing.
Out Fourpence Worth lists some of the many household uses for vinegar. A great way to get keep those nasty chemicals out of your house.
Lessons of a Military Wife shares their frugal trip to Disney before shipping out to Germany. Best of luck with the move, looking forward to hearing more come August.

The Carnival of Personal Finance is North of the boarder this week at Canadian Dream: Free at 45. They've included our 14 reasons why credit cards are not evil... but the companies who issue them are. Some other interesting reading:

Single Guy Money talks about some past mistakes in Twelve Year Car Loan.
Everyday Finance shows how they saved money on a kitchen remodel. DIY all the way!
Living the Cheap Life shows where to find free open wi-fi when traveling.

The Carnival of Money Stories, hosted by PiggyBankBlues features our YTD report on emergencies and capitol expenditures. It happens to be first on the list, likely not the best article, but possibly the first submitted? Somebody has to go first. Here is a smattering of other fine submissions from down the list:

Paid Twice offers her six word memoir of: Life is meant to be lived, and shares an upcoming decision between living life and getting out of debt.
The Happy Rock offers a method of saving money while shopping online.
Debt Diet muses about being written out of her sister's will, and what a compliment it was.

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