http://frugalliving.today.com real tips for real life. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:00:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been seeing so many fantastic ideas around the Internet lately that I wanted to set aside a day to share a few of them with you.  Please visit these sites and be sure to tell them you read about them on Frugal Living Today! The folks over at the ever-so-informative ... http://frugalliving.today.com/2008/09/04/this-week-is-all-about-thrifty-thursday/ Have you ever heard of a Koolickle?   Me either, at least until I took the time to watch a video make by one of the subscribers to my frugal video page at YouTube.  I'm still not sure if it is something that I am daring enough to try and thankfully ... http://frugalliving.today.com/2008/09/03/what-the-heck-is-a-koolickle/ I am faced with the anti-frugal on an endlessly tedious basis.  Several times a week I will hear the cries of It just isn't worth the time or something similar. This is one of my favorite frugal myths to debunk because the truth is that saving money is infinitely more ... http://frugalliving.today.com/2008/09/02/why-a-penny-saved-is-better-than-a-penny-earned/ I do hope you will all forgive me for taking a break today from posting about Frugal Living in order to talk about what I believe to be a more pressing issue - the devastation of Hurricane Gustav. About two months ago I was blessed to have the opportunity to visit ... http://frugalliving.today.com/2008/09/01/pausing-for-hurricane-gustav/ Frozen foods are among the most convenient of convenience foods, but we're not just talking about expensive microwave meals anymore.  Did you know that you can freeze a wide variety of items that are normally used fresh without any problems at all?  It's true and it is easier than you ... http://frugalliving.today.com/2008/08/30/put-the-freeze-to-your-frugal-kitchen-items/ I've talked in the past about such organizations as Magic City Harvest, a group that collects unused food that will be otherwise thrown away in order to disperse it to people who need food.  They work with many local supermarkets and restaurants in the Birmingham metro area ... http://frugalliving.today.com/2008/08/28/local-school-system-goes-frugal-and-gives-back/ The fine frugal folk at Festival of Frugality have done it again!  It is hard to believe that we are already up to the 140th edition of the uber popular blog carnival extraordinaire (that's a whole lotta frugal goin' on!). This week's festival is hosted by FIRE Finance, who have ... http://frugalliving.today.com/2008/08/27/brand-new-festival-of-frugality-140/