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Festival #236: True Blood Happy Hour Edition

Festival #236: True Blood Happy Hour Edition

Welcome to the 236th Festival of Frugality, True Blood Happy Hour Edition.   I am excited to host this weekly edition and ongoing installation of the best articles on Frugality within Personal Finance. If you’re a fan of True Blood, then I think you’ll like this week’s theme!

Vampire King Picks

Finance 101: Introduction to Bonds Lesson 1

  • Bloody sweet post detailing how to save even more money by giving a thorough fangbanger primer on investing in Bonds.

Stay Cool When Saving Money on the Electric Bill

  • Fangbanger approved post on how to stay cool during the summer heat wave.  You know we get busy at night!

How to Save Money on Your Summer Vacation

  • Favorite of the Vampire King picks, fangbangers and vamps alike need vacations too!

Fangbanger’s Delight’s

Checked Baggage Fees List

  • Wanderlust Journey shares a timely post about checked baggage fees during the summer travel season.

In OR Out Burger?

  • RichlyReasonable reminds us that eating in not only saves money but can be a great stress reliever as well.

Sweet Tea: A Cheap Alternative to Soft Drinks but Tastier than Water

  • ProvidentPlan extols the virtues of sweet tea and while it may not be as healthy as pure water, it sure is a great alternative to soft drinks

Tax Holidays for Back to School Savings

  • Wealth-Builder teaches us how to save during back-to-school season

Learning to Say “No” to Your Kids

  • MoneyNing gives important lessons in how to say no to your children

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About the Author

GingerGirls Just Wanna Have Funds is a personal finance website dedicated to educating and empowering women in the area of personal finance. Our articles center on money management: making it, saving it and growing it which supports our theme: Breaking Financial Ceilings One Stiletto At A Time. We have been featured in Business Insider (contributor), Lifehacker, Consumerist, MSNBC, Essence, Wall Street Journal, Good Morning America and MSN Project Engage Web Series. I believe in a future where women can have financial freedom and choose the life they want to live by taking control of their finances. You only need to want it hard enough while letting go of limiting beliefs around money. Join me as I share tips that will help you light up your financial life and take control.View all posts by Ginger →

  • http://ptmoney.com PT Money

    Thanks for including me. Nice to be a King pick.

  • Yo mama productions

    Is this author still on a diet? Or, is she really thinking about having a good old cupcake…

  • http://www.yesiamcheap.com Cheapskate Sandy

    I'm not a True Blood fan because it's on cable TV right? I can't afford that! Anyway, thanks for having me at the top of the list with my posting on bonds! Will Tweet it out and link back to you. Thank you so much. Oh, and I've always loved your blog name. There's a horrible subway singer in my train station that sings the song and I always think of you blog as she's murdering the song.

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