TGIF: Best Green & Frugal Blog Posts of the Week

I'm not sure where exactly October went. It was a blur of a month. Here we are just two short months from the December holidays. *Gasp*

But there's always time for some great blog posts. Check out this round-up and feel free to add any I may have missed:

• 5 Ways to Recycle Light Bulbs

• How to Know if You Can Afford to Stay Home with the Kids

• 10 iPhone Apps for Tracking Kids Nutritional Needs (I personally use and love Fooducate. Even the kids get into it.

• 10 iPhone Applications That Teach Kids About Money

• 99 Life Hacks to Make Your Life Easier (If you read none of the links, you must check this out. Great tips and tricks -- all provided with photos

Let me know what you think, especially about the Life Hack blog post. Happy Friday!

TGIF: Best Blog Posts of the Week

Was it me, or did this week seem especially long? I think I say that every week. Let's bring on the weeknd with the top blog posts. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

• 7 Times Not to Use a Coupon from Five Cent Nickel -- You heard that right, and I’m just as shocked as you are! But this article offers very good advice, including not using a coupon if buying the store brand is cheaper.
• Save up to $1500 a Year on Laundry from Being Frugal -- While I haven’t tried making my own laundry detergent yet, I didn’t realize how much it could save you annually ($200+). Great tips you may – or may not – have already tried.
• Segment Their Allowance from The Simple Dollar -- We recently started giving our 8-year-old an allowance and it’s been very interesting to see him try to stretch his money (e.g., sales, coupons, etc). Stay tuned for a future blog post on it.
• Do You Know Your Monthly Nut? from My Journey to Millions -- This article clearly outlines where you need to start in order to figure out how to create a monthly budget. Knowing what your monthly bills are and how to optimize them are essential to the budget process.

As always, I'd love to hear which posts were your favorite. Which ones did I miss?

TGIF: Best Blog Posts of the Week

Ahhh, Friday is almost here!! The anticipation...I can barely stand it. LOL!

With that, here are this week's best blog posts. I hope you enjoy them and please let me know if there are any really good ones that I missed:

• Grocery Shopping List By Category from Tip Junkie -- I'm definitely going to try this!

• How Cleaning Up Your Diet Can Save You Nearly $6,000 This Year from Discovery Health -- another great way to save money.   

• 10 Reasons the Whole Family Should Get Groceries from Aupair.org -- Some interesting tips to consider.

• 5 Easiest Ways to Save Money from Get Rich Slowly -- Easy + save money = tell me more!
  
  
• It's Not Too Late to Change Your Habits from Zen Habits -- Good advice whether you're trying to spend less, lose weight or change another habit

Are there any that I missed? I'd love to hear from you and which posts you enjoyed this week.

TGIF: Best Blog Posts of the Week

Drumroll please...introducing this week's top blog posts of the week. Yes, I know I've been slacking. It's been months, but one of my New Year's Resolutions is to dedicate more time and effort to making GreenandFrugalLiving.com the best it can be. I promise to work on providing more posts on saving money and simple ways to be more green.

With that, here's this week's TGIF list:

• Do's and Don'ts of Couponing from World of Finance -- some great tips, including don't buy products just because you have a coupon
• 10 Personal Finance & Career Books You Should Read from The Simple Dollar -- pretty excited that I've read most of these and concur that they're some of the best
• DIY Worm Compost Bin from Lifehacker -- Okay, I'm still determined to do this. We have a regular composter, but this looks really cool
• 11 Things You Need to Throw Away from Savvy Sugar -- This is a great list and a reminder to purge, purge and purge some more. It's the only way to declutter!
• Do I Need a Master's Degree to Figure Out Extreme Couponing? from American Debt Project -- I like the "moderate couponing" take. It's what I try to follow.

Let me know if there are any that I may have missed. Have a great weekend!