It’s the weekend, which means it’s time for a round up! It’s getting closer to Halloween, a big deal around my house with three little trick-or-treaters anxious to wear their costumes! A family tradition is always to carve our pumpkins, so I thought it would be fun to add some Jack O’ Lanterns to this edition!
Photo by Plutor
Let’s get started with the round up, shall we?
First, I want to start off with some great posts from the Debt Bloggers Network:
- Debt Reduction Formula presents People in Debt are Waking Up. Ryan talks about the fact that consumer debt is being paid off at the fastest rate in a decade.
- How I Save Money wrote, Saving Money at Work Makes My Co-Workers Mad. LuLuGal shares her frustrations with her co-workers expecting her to purchase a box of fruit for $44.50!
- Financial Wellness Project wrote a second post for her Friday Cures series, On Watching Your Expenditures. A timely post consider today’s economy it focuses on our wants versus our needs.
Photo by Randy Son Of Robert
Here are some of my other favorite posts from some great bloggers:
- The Life Skills Network has several great posts on frugal Halloween ideas:
- Frugal Dad shares his list of Frighteningly Frugal Homemade Halloween Costume Ideas~Hobo, Spa Girl, Nerd, Kitty Cat, etc.
- My Dollar Plan has 8 Tips for Saving Money at Halloween~Enjoy your Halloween festivities without burning holes in your pockets!
- The Wisdom Journal recommends that you Make That Candy Last!~These are some great tips for keeping Halloween candy alive long after your ghosts and goblins are resting in peace.
- Mrs. Micah tells us how important it is to Put Stop on Stolen Debit Cards~Always call right away to put a stop on your account. You can have it taken off if you find the card, just tell them that you’ve lost it and don’t want to close the card yet.
- That One Caveman gives us 9 Cheap and Easy Ways to Prepare Your Home for Winter~The news has been noting since summer that this winter’s heating bills are going to be anywhere from 10% to 50% higher than last year’s. Great tips for those of us who live in the Northeast!
Photo by Old Sarge
What is your favorite thing about Halloween? Did you read any great posts this week that you would like to share?
{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }
Mrs. Micah
10.25.08 at 7:41 am
Thanks for including it! A few other times when my card really only was lost, not stolen, I’ve been grateful for the peace of mind that having a stop on it brings and even more grateful that all I have to do is go through the same steps to get it off, no waiting.
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My Dollar Plan
10.25.08 at 10:09 am
Thanks for the mention! Our kids get to wear their costumes for a party tonight and they can’t wait!
My Dollar Plans last blog post..Your 9 Step Economic Action Plan
Frank
10.25.08 at 2:58 pm
The Wisdom Journal recommends that you Make That Candy Last!~These are some great tips for keeping Halloween candy alive long after your ghosts and goblins are resting in peace.
Aimee
10.25.08 at 3:23 pm
I love your pumpkin!
Glad to have found your site, we are on a quest to be debt free too!
Aimees last blog post..Glowing gloves!
That One Caveman
10.27.08 at 9:41 am
Thanks for the mention! I’m nearly done installing the outlet insulation and I can already feel a difference near the outlets I knew were leaky. That’s an improvement that will more than pay for the cost of the simple inserts!
That One Cavemans last blog post..I Only Thought I Was Being Frugal…