So I participated in four blog carnivals this week and was awarded with one editor’s choice. Thank you to all the webmasters who worked hard to put these carnivals together!
My Carnival Submissions
Carnival of Money Stories #59 - Hosted by Money Walks and featuring my post When bank account bonuses come back to bite you, which [...]

So I participated in five blog carnivals this week… and was awarded an editor’s choice in two of them! Hooray!
My Carnival Submissions
Carnival of Debt Reduction #138 - hosted by Rocket Finance and featuring my post So what are you doing with your economic stimulus check?
Carnival of Money Stories #58 - hosted by Free From Broke [...]

In case you didn’t know, tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day. Comic book retailers across the country will be giving out free stuff. The rules for how the giveaways work differ at each store, but if you’re at all interested in comic books, you might as well stop by and get a free one. You [...]

So this week, no less than four blog carnivals were gracious enough to feature my posts. Here’s the rundown:
Carnival of Personal Finance #150 - Hosted by Lazy Man and Money and featuring my post How much is a penny worth?
Carnival of Debt Reduction #137 - Hosted by Broke Grad Student and featuring my post The [...]

I think you already know this if you’ve glanced through my blog before, but I’ll say it once more: I’m cheap and proud! I think living cheap is beautiful and freeing and tons of fun. But cheapness does have its limits, and there are a few isolated things I won’t skimp on. Here’s a list [...]

The economic stimulus payments that most Americans will get are already hitting bank accounts. It was originally estimated that the payments wouldn’t be processed until at least June, so this governmental efficiency should really be applauded. I haven’t gotten my check yet. What about you?
The whole idea of the payments is that people will [...]

MyPoints is a program that gives you points for doing various stuff online and allows you to redeem those points for gift certificates. I signed up about a month ago, and so far my experience has been good.
The point-earning opportunities are pretty simple. I get emails in my Inbox each day inviting me to look [...]

So I recently happened across this pretty neato BankRate.com article entitled Extreme savers share their secrets. I’m always interested in extreme savings strategies; some of the tips mentioned in the article are super-obvious Tightwad 101 material, but others are a bit more unique, and I learned a few new things. Here’s a brief rundown of [...]

So my recent post How to fly really cheap on Southwest was featured in the 122nd Festival of Frugality blog carnival. Thanks to the organizers of the carnival and to On Financial Success, which is hosting the carnival this time around. Blogmaster Aaron has written has written up a nice narrative introduction for all the [...]

So the Carnival of Personal Finance was nice enough to feature an article of mine (How to work at McDonald’s and retire rich) in their latest edition, which is hosted over at The Happy Rock. A big thanks to the organizers of the Carnival and to Happy Rock blogmaster Frank.
This time around, the Carnival features [...]