Carnivals / Festivals
We have been featured on four carnivals/festivals this week. We are pleased to welcome all new readers, as well as new carnivals 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!
The Carnival of Money Hacks is up at Daily Money Hacks. We just snuck into this one with our hot hack on those BPA baby bottles. Some other notable hacks:
- Fitz at Ready To Be Rich offers an oft overlooked hack for earning extra income - tutoring.
- Financial Learn talks about the serious side of compulsive spending.
- Bible Money Matters talks about some recent medical expenses and how to hack your way to paying less. We feel ya!
Our buying used cars article is featured on this week's Festival of Frugality over at Money Ning. Here are some articles from this week that 'try a little harder':
- Gather Little by Little rediscovers freecycle - a fav of NtJS as well.
- Campus Grotto reviews the fine art of college cooking.
- Feed the Fam spices up their food for less.
- Financial Ramblings ponders reactions to a drop in gas prices.
Prime Time Money is hosting the Carnival of Personal Finance. This week's features our reminder that Ed McMahon is not coming... to your house or his. Here are some other atricles that we enjoyed:
- Not Made Of Money shares some great tips on saving on groceries - freezing them!
- Bible Money Matters review FPU week 3: Cash flow planning. It's good to see someone talking about Dave and FPU who actually knows something about it.
The Carnival of Money Stories is up at Bible Money Matters, and includes our first installment on buying a used car. Some other great stories in the carnival this week:
- Out of Debt Again offers a story about a former neighbor and what used to be her paid-for condo.
- The Frugal Babe resigned.... from the library. Find out why.
- Tales From The Road Less Traveled tells the tale of her perpetually poor friend.
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