http://frugalliving.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-21T09:00:09Z Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:00:09 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://frugalliving.about.com/b/2012/02/22/readers-choice-awards-finalists.htm <A HREF="http://frugalliving.about.com/od/readertipsandadvice/ss/Frugal-Living-Awards-2012.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/frugalliving/1/0/_/R/-/-/rcafinalist.jpg" border="0" align="right"></A> <p>You nominated your favorite frugal products and services for About.com Readers' Choice Awards. Now, I'm pleased to announce the finalists. Check out the short list. Then, vote for your favorites: <ul><li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://frugalliving.about.com/od/readertipsandadvice/ss/Frugal-Living-Awards-2012.htm">2012 Readers' Choice Awards Finalists</a></li></ul> http://frugalliving.about.com/b/2012/02/22/readers-choice-awards-finalists.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:00:59 +0000 2012-02-22T09:00:59Z http://frugalliving.about.com/b/2012/02/21/free-seeds.htm <A HREF="http://frugalliving.about.com/od/save-money-on-plants/tp/How-To-Get-Free-Seeds.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/frugalliving/1/0/R/R/-/-/seedsflickrdominicspicsblog.jpg" border="0" align="right"></A> <p>Start your garden from seeds, and you'll save a ton. Start your garden from free seeds, and you'll save even more: <ul><li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://frugalliving.about.com/od/save-money-on-plants/tp/How-To-Get-Free-Seeds.htm">How to Get Free Seeds</a></li></ul> <p><b>Related Reading:</b> <ul><li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://frugalliving.about.com/od/gardening/a/The-Easiest-Vegetables-To-Grow-From-Seed.htm">The Easiest Vegetables to Grow from Seed</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://frugalliving.about.com/od/gardening/a/The-Easiest-Herbs-To-Grow-From-Seed.htm">The Easiest Herbs to Grow from Seed</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://frugalliving.about.com/od/gardening/a/Easiest-Flowers-To-Grow-From-Seed.htm">The Easiest Flowers to Grow from Seed</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://frugalliving.about.com/od/gardening/ss/Printable-Garden-Notebook_8.htm">Seed Starting Tracker</a></li></ul> <p><i>Photo &#038;copy Flickr user <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominicspics/5343849351/">Dominic's Pics</a></i> http://frugalliving.about.com/b/2012/02/21/free-seeds.htm Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:00:09 +0000 2012-02-21T09:00:09Z http://frugalliving.about.com/b/2012/02/20/how-to-cook-dried-beans.htm <A HREF="http://frugalliving.about.com/od/foodsavings/ht/How_to_Cook_Dried_Beans.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/frugalliving/1/0/T/B/-/-/driedbeansflickrciatblog.jpg" border="0" align="right"></A> <p>Dried beans are a lot cheaper than canned, but do you know what you're supposed to do with them once you get them home? Here's the answer: <ul><li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://frugalliving.about.com/od/foodsavings/ht/How_to_Cook_Dried_Beans.htm">How to Cook Dried Beans</a></li></ul> <p><b>More About Dried Beans:</b> <ul><li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://frugalliving.about.com/od/storingfoods/ht/How-To-Store-Dried-Beans.htm">How to Store Dried Beans</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://frugalliving.about.com/od/foodsavings/qt/Dried_Bean_Cooking_Times.htm">Dried Bean Cooking Times</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://frugalliving.about.com/od/foodsavings/qt/Dried_Bean_Math.htm">Dried Bean Measurements and Conversions</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://frugalliving.about.com/od/recipesbyingredient/a/Bean_Recipes.htm">Bean Recipes</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://frugalliving.about.com/od/foodsavings/f/How_Long_are_Dried_Beans_Good_For.htm">How Long are Dried Beans Good For?</a></li></ul> <p><i>Photo &#038;copy Flickr user <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.flickr.com/photos/ciat/4105131317/">CIAT</a></i> <p><font size="1"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.facebook.com/http://www.facebook.com/frugalliving">Follow on Facebook</a> &#124; <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://twitter.com/AbtFrugalLiving">Follow on Twitter</a></font> http://frugalliving.about.com/b/2012/02/20/how-to-cook-dried-beans.htm Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:00:29 +0000 2012-02-20T09:00:29Z http://frugalliving.about.com/b/2012/02/16/new-printable-garden-notebook.htm <A HREF="http://frugalliving.about.com/od/gardening/ss/Printable-Garden-Notebook.htm"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/frugalliving/1/0/H/R/-/-/Garden-Notebook-Front-Cover.jpg" border="0" align="right"></A> <p>Gardening season is just around the corner. Use these free printables to create a garden notebook to hold all of your garden plans and records: <ul><li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://frugalliving.about.com/od/gardening/ss/Printable-Garden-Notebook.htm">Printable Garden Notebook</a></li></ul> <p><b>Related Reading:</b> <ul><li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://frugalliving.about.com/od/gardening/tp/Get_Free_Plants.htm">How to Get Free Plants</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://frugalliving.about.com/od/gardening/a/The-Easiest-Vegetables-To-Grow-From-Seed.htm">Easiest Vegetables to Grow from Seed</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://frugalliving.about.com/od/gardening/a/The-Easiest-Herbs-To-Grow-From-Seed.htm">Easiest Herbs to Grow from Seeds</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://frugalliving.about.com/od/growyourownfoods/tp/Landscaping_with_Edibles.htm">Landscape with Edibles</a></li></ul> <p><i>Photo &#038;copy Erin Huffstetler</i> <p><font size="1"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.facebook.com/http://www.facebook.com/frugalliving">Follow on Facebook</a> &#124; <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://twitter.com/AbtFrugalLiving">Follow on Twitter</a></font> http://frugalliving.about.com/b/2012/02/16/new-printable-garden-notebook.htm Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:00:17 +0000 2012-02-16T09:00:17Z http://frugalliving.about.com/b/2012/02/15/an-interview-with-money-crashers.htm <p>How does David Bakke, one of the contributors behind the popular <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.moneycrashers.com/">Money Crashers</a> blog handle his own money? 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