not the jet set: Carnivals / Festivals

Carnivals / Festivals

This week we have been included on seven carnivals and festivals. We also hosted the Green It! carnival on Wednesday. Be sure to check it out if you haven't yet. We had fifteen excellent posts on the theme of Frugal Green.

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! On with the round up...

Our post on independence from those expensive disposable diapers was featured on the unofficial Organic Green Daddy Carnival. Below is the link to the only other blogger who also submitted to this non-carnival:

Smith Family Garden wants to show you how to have the perfect vegetable garden.

One of my favorite PF bloggers, Squawkfox, is hosting the good ol' Carnival of Personal Finance. This country gal was kind enough to include our post about my former reluctant self in her City Slicker Edition of the carnival. Here are some other tenderfoots trying to play cowboy:

Money and Such has a bone to pick with congress over this mortgage bail-out bill. They've found yet another way to punish people who actually did the right thing.
Saving Advice takes a look back at PF lessons learned from an Atari 2600.
Broke Grad Student explains why he never gives handouts to panhandlers. The ones in Chicago are hardcore!

Everydaytrash took a liking to our dumpster diving post and included it in TreeHugger's the Carnival of the Green this week. Here's some other posts he found in the trash (just kidding, guys):

La Marguerite examines our garbage society and reminisces about a different time.
Tired Garden looks at recycling oft trashed items from around the ol' homestead.

The monthly roundup that is the Carnival of Everything Finance features one of our favorite posts about how credit cards are like fireworks. Here's one to add to the list: People use them when clearly they shouldn't! Some loser is still setting them off every so often a few blocks away. 4th of July was over a month ago, buddy!

The Red Stapler Chronicles suggest some times not to be frugal.
Living Almost Large examines the Hillbilly House Wife $70/week food budget. Can it be done?

Value For Your Life wanders around the world with the Carnival of Money Stories this week. Amanda catches up with us in London (not quite the High Street) where we make a confession about our wills. Here are some other tall tales she encountered from around the PF blogging world:

Broke Grad Student also makes a confession - this one about the true amount of debt.
Personal Finance Analyst tells of cheap, last-minute vacation deals.
The Budgets Are $exy crew gets lost going to Dave & Busters and 'busters' the budget!

The Green It! Carnival was hosted right here! Our editor's picks from our Frugal Green Edition:

valereee presents No dirt under your nails? No tomatoes for you! Though it has drawn some backlash, why knock the wealthy for hiring vegetable gardeners?
Tiffany Washko presents Go Green & Put Some Green Back In Your Pocket. This is one to forward to your friends who thing that going green is always expensive.
NAOMI presents DANCERS GENERATE ELECTRICITY AT LONDON'S FIRST ECO NIGHTCLUB. Walkers, and cyclists get in free?! Maybe we'll reconsider our winter vacation plans...

Frugal Homemaker Plus hosts the Festival of Frugality this week, featuring our post on dumpster diving etiquette. Here are some of our other favorites from this week:

Five Cent Nickel discovers some hidden agendas in some discounts.
The Personal Financier examines the scooter surge in America.

Lisa at Greener Pastures reminds us that the dog days of summer are here with the Carnival of Money Hacks (as if the heat, humidity and mosquitoes weren't enough!). Like a tall, cool glass of lemonade, Lisa serves us our post about planning for the worst as well as these other refreshing posts:

Mr and Mrs Budgets Are $exy hacked their way to a good deal on a new range.
Financial Reflections is working to patch up those holes their pockets.
Fire Finance gives us the 7th installment of Sneaky Credit Card Tricks. This will likely be a long running series.

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