Photo by Yanyanyanyanyan This fall, Walmart is giving away a years worth ($6000) of free groceries! The contest starts on 3 October. To enter, you simply submit a money saving tip. The kicker? It’s got to be in video format. All of the entries will be voted on by the public on Walmart’s YouTube Channel-the… Keep Reading

I am so thrilled that I will have the opportunity to attend the Blog World Expo this year. Is anyone else going? I am very interested in meeting up in person with some of the wonderful people I have only “met” in the blogosphere. This will be the first professional blogging event that I have… Keep Reading

Out of the 175 or so entries for the flip video camera there were 127 that were not repeats. So now you, dear readers, have quite the job to do! I need you to read ALL 127 ENTRIES and then vote for your favorite. One vote per person, no totally anonymous votes will be counted-you… Keep Reading

I just wanted you all to know that I am working on the voting post! Believe it or not, I got an incredible 175 entries for the Flip Digital Video Camera. I was not expecting such an enthusiastic response. By the time I weeded out repeated suggestions I am down to 130 possible videos.* I… Keep Reading

OK folks, I got some new headshots done. I need to pick one of these to send to Walmart to use as part of the 11 Mom’s project. Which one do you like best: Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Note: courtesy of Walmart, they paid for it-the studio was local… Keep Reading

This last week I flew to Vegas for a bit of a vacation, and as lucky would have it, I have another 2 flights planned in the next 2 months. (I’m not paying for either of them though! Yeah Walmart 11 Moms!) For those of you who haven’t flown in a while (or are living… Keep Reading

This tip was submitted *mumble mumble-over a year ago-mumble mumble*. Frugal Upstate reader Jean wrote about buying clothing that fits your personal style, rather than is the hottest new “in” thing: My main concept is to find the style that works best for your body type andfits your personality best and to stick with it…. Keep Reading

On a much less controversial note-what do you all think of this as a new profile picture? I need to do a better scan so it isn’t so pixelated though.

I have found that when it comes to blogging, some of the most interesting stuff happens in the comments sections. If you don’t read them, sometimes you are missing out on the best part of a discussion. Isn’t that one of the things that makes blogs so great? They are so immediate and personal-the reader… Keep Reading

Photo by Mary MacTavish And I don’t just mean stylish-although of course if you plant PURPLE ones like I do, they are indeed “hip”. That’s me you know, even my vegetables are cool. I mean that the string bean harvest is ongoing here at the Frugal Upstate household. This year I planted “Purple Podded Stringless… Keep Reading