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 must at least sign your name. Voting will continue from now until September 9th.
The idea that gets the most votes* not only gets made into a vlog, but the person who entered that idea wins the Flip Video Camera!
1-Party planning on a budget (angie)
2-Frugal holiday entertaining (spooky)
3-Passing frugality on to your kids (mist)
4-Organizing your coupons/weekly ads (becca)
5-Shopping grocery sales w/coupons versus shopping wholesale (sams etc) without (rachel)
6-How to organize at home to be more frugal (melinda-farleysmiles)
7-Top 10 frugal ideas in the frugal upstate household (nancy)
8-Frugal garden tour (breagha)
9-How to decide your menu for the week (peggy)
10-Finding frugal buys at the grocery store (carolyn)
11-Frugal ways to maximize pet care (the frugal homemaker)
12-Celebrating Halloween-parties, costumes and treats (jennifer)
13-Organizing the frugal kitchen; frugal kitchen must haves (mindy)
14-Being frugal as a blogger (a cowboy’s wife)
15-Comparison clothes shopping for kids/teens-getting “the look” for less (gchen)
16-How to do a video blog (lisa knight)
17-Saving money on laundry supplies & organizing laundry tasks (heather)
18-Going green on a budget (amy flanagan)
19-Frugal travel and vacation tips (wendy)
20-Cutting clutter & frugal storage (nikki)
21-Frugal ways to pack a fun lunch (kate)
22-Frugal gift giving tips or tricks (lcmasterpiece)
23-Home office organization (melissa)
24-Shopping at thrift (resale) stores (heather b)
25-Remaining frugal with kids in sports or activities (liz)
26-Getting tech toys & services cheaply (bebemiqui)
27-Kids birthday parties on a budget (colleen)
28-Little things a person can do to get started on the frugal journey (margot)
29-Effective ways to pay all bills each month using frugal skills (annette)
30-Strategies for keeping heating costs down (mac)
31-Frugal ways to have fun (midge)
32-Combating the ever increasing price of diapers (steph @ problem solving mom)
33- Recycling-is it worth the time and effort to consign, donate etc. (jenn)
34-How to freeze dinners (jennifer)
35-Quality vs. price (jenarow)
36-How to preserve by canning (amattes)
37-How to keep track of bills, paying of credit cards etc (kate)
38-How to be frugal without looking cheap (cancan)
39-Home improvement and decorating frugally (nicole)
40-How you organize you blogging/computer/desk area and plan blogging topics (christine)
41-How to reuse little bits of leftover food (pam jardin)
42-Organizing appliance manuals etc (domestic diva)
43-Saving money on electric bills (angie)
44-Why you are frugal, what frugal is to you, how you got started (jessica morris)
45-The rubber chicken dinner-or how to make one chicken last 4 meals (emily kate)
46-Creating a frugal theme bedroom for a child or teen (anon)
47-How to do once a month cooking (tikig0rama)
48-Gift wrapping with style and creativity-without buying expensive paper (onthecurb)
49-Frugal homemade substitutions for items usually bought at the grocery store (niemanmarxist)
50-Garage sale-ing (susan)
51-How to organize information (fat girl shrinking)
52-How to get pet odor out of carpet (mercedes)
53-Organizing school paperwork (barb)
54-How to save money on produce (saph @ walk with me)
55-Comparison-is it cheaper to make bread or buy it? (christina)
56-How to be frugal and still buy american! (katja of simbao.com)
57-Passive frugality-how not doing things saves money (lisa)
58-How to balance and prioritize vlogging/blogging with kids (lori)
59-Frugal, quick and easy meatless meals (hae773201)
60-Celebrating the holidays-especially christmas (janne)
61-Reusing items you already have and making them look great (daphne)
62-Encouraging healthy eating in our kids (am)
63-Where to donate all the free and cheap extra stuff from coupons etc. (life, as best we can)
64-How to get to the beach and take a weeks vacation cheaply (sphinx63)
65-Making baby food-a quick cheap alternative (proverbs30one)
66-Organizing cleaning/beauty products purchased with coupons (the nuzzo family)
67-How to be an assertive couponer (mama koala)
68-Hosting a great baby or bridal shower on a budget (amie)
69-Frugal ways to use baby clothes that don’t fit anymore but you can’t bear to part with (rebekah)
70-Frugal birthday party favors (lori s.)
71-How to organize the pantry, fridge or freezer (deeanna)
72-Frugal activities and games to play with children (shiloh)
73-Frugal cleaning/home upkeep (your frugal friend niki)
74-Saving on beauty-manicures, haircuts, clothing etc (charlenegale)
75-Frugal cooking segment (nichole)
76-How to hang laundry on the line (michelle)
77-How to organize your food so you use the oldest first and don’t let food spoil (andrea)
78-How to do a detailed clean up and organization of a spare room or closet (liza121870)
79-Thrifty thanksgiving tips-table setting, decorations, turkey day deals, traditions and family recipes. (lauren)
80-How you organize everything from the moment it enters your house (bronwyn)
81-Making meals with friends so you can freeze & have ready later (carols)
82-How to keep your money saving strategies in check and balance with the rest your life (K)
83-How to take existing clothes and make new combinations-staying in fashion without spending. (hochman)
84-How to deal with rising food and gas prices. (Kristin)
85-Homemade beauty products (Erin)
86-How to blog-technical issues like template design, pictures etc (Mamabyrd2)
87-Frugal, easy to make lunches for work days (Chastity)
88-Frugal ways to pamper houseguests (Tara)
89-Top stay at home an work companies (The Pelhams)
90-Fun frugal activities. (Candyscraps)
91-Comparing 2 people with the same shopping list, one with coupons, one without (Joanne)
92-Ideas for a first birthday party (Becki)
93-Frugal Moving (tootywink)
94-Homemade substitutions for cleaning products (Chesney)
95-How to make a budget (Brandy)
96-Simple and frugal cake decorating (Amanda)
97-A tour of the baby aisle at the store-what do you really need, and what shouldn’t you waste money on (LisaSlater)
98-Organizing your day to maximize your time (Andrea)
99-How to prepare financially to become a stay at home mom (Dawn)
100-How do you get your garden and veggie beds ready for winter (Otter)
101-What’s in your purse and/or car every day for a week. (Hera)
102-A monthly menu/grocery list that is cost efficient, healthy and kid friendly. (atrendyparty)
103-Holiday meal making-frugality and organizing what can be prepared ahead (Yuki)
104-How to cut credit card debt (Becky)
105-Frugal weight loss-exercising, healthy foods, vitamins etc (Beth)
106-Doing rebates right and how much they can save you (Angie)
107-Inexpensive meal ideas-beyond spaghetti and mac ‘n cheese (Becca)
108-Frugal hobbies-and how to make regular hobbies frugal. (Domestic Goddess in Training)
109-Show us your family and give us a better idea of your everyday life (cindy brick)
110-How to save money and cut cost on specialized products (Becky)
111-Using vintage items found at garage sales, estate sales, attics, etc to make fun & inexpensive décor (Cheri)
112-How to do children’s arts & crafts on a dime (seesawstar)
113-How to feed a grown man and growing boy who eat all the time (Lacy)
114-Entertaining young children around the holidays (Amberlee & Julian)
115-The response of Yankee Bill and the kiddos to our frugality-do they like, hate or even notice? (Rebecca)
116-How to do general home repairs, preventative maintenance (Leanne)
117-How to compile a disaster survival kit (Tina Williams)
118-How to grow an urban garden (Lisa)
119-A look behind the scenes at the Milk Company (Mia Bella)
120-How to do back to school shopping frugally (Michelle)
121-Cooking video on the best of from the Frugal Food Series (rachael)
122-How to utilize your bread machine. (rmlrhonda)
123-Comparison of various budget programs (Rachel)
124-How to save on big ticket items (Karo)
125-Frugal Family Makeover-follow a family for a day and point out where they could be more frugal (design6565)
126-A day in the life of Frugal Upstate (PJ)
127-Frugal indoor fun for the winter with kids (Diamond Diva)
*Note: If there is a tie, then the ideas that tied will be placed in a hat and drawn.
#48 We would be remiss not to at least vote for ourselves, right?
Come on, people. Everybody loves a pretty frugal package.
Gift wrap, gift wrap, gift wrap…you are getting very sleepy and find yourself entering #48 as a comment. When I snap my fingers, you will wake up and I will be vlogging with my new flip video camera.
SNAP!
4-Organizing your coupons/weekly ads (becca)
A must do.
48 sounds good to me.
#4- organize your coupons
Number 4 (Becca)
Definitely #2 Spooky!!!!
#4 all the way! I soooo need to do this!
4-Organizing your coupons/weekly ads (becca)
I need help!!!
Oh this is super tough — but what a great list to refer back to!
I really need help with this issue (cat was mad at us when we moved into this new house!), so 52-How to get pet odor out of carpet (mercedes). A close second I could use some advice on: 58-How to balance and prioritize vlogging/blogging with kids (lori)
Good luck, and great job everyone!
4. I’m so bad at organizing them. I cut them, but need help getting a system together.
Ok (voting for myself).. many good ideas but ..
what is more frugal than a
#47 – once a month cooking session?
Cook once, eat all month? On stuff you made yourself so you control the quality and the ingrediants.. using coupons, too! LOL It incorporates coupons, budgeting, meal planning, homemade cooking _and_ cooking with mixes.. There are many successful franchises out there using this idea but charging huge bucks (compared to diy) – like Super Suppers, and Dream Dinners! Then you can even have OAMC swaps with other like minded people so you don’t have to do _all_ the cooking!! Don’t get me started ladies!! (-:
Oh well, whatever idea gets chosen.. I can’t wait to see it! (-;
Oh I like #4 (Becca)
Great idea.. 🙂
Leigh
#4. Becca. No better plan than to have planned well!
4-Organizing your coupons/weekly ads (becca)
#4 – I need help with organization!
My vote is for #2
I vote #2-Frugal holiday entertaining (spooky)
#4- “Organizing your coupons/weekly ads”. (M.A.)
I vote for #125! That would be so fun, kinda like an Oprah show!
#4 – I need to organize my coupons!
#48! I almost never buy wrapping paper, because it seems like such a waste. But the aluminum foil gets a little old, you know?
I vote for #2 Spooky! With my huge family, I need to know ways to get through the holidays
I vote #2-Frugal holiday entertaining (spooky)!!
Can we vote for ourselves? If so, I pick me: #4.
If not, how about 47. The once a month cooking!
-Becca
I vote for spooky (#2)
🙂
I like #4!
I vote for #13. I need to get better organized in order to be more frugal. One of the other “11 Moms” at “Coupon Cravings” covers #4 in a lot of detail and has helped me a lot with that. – Mac
#4 for sure!!
2-Frugal holiday entertaining (spooky)
#98 – organizing your day to maximize your time!
#4 sounds like a GREAT idea!
Frugal Holidays, is that even possible? Spooky #2 has my vote!
#4- What’s the point of having coupons if you can never find them when you need them?
44-Why you are frugal, what frugal is to you, how you got started…
That’s my vote!!
I love #4
I vote for #125
79 all the way!!! Love it.
79 is sweet! Who doesn’t want pointers for tday? My husband would love this one…
I like so many of ’em. But my fave is 79 because I am always looking for new ideas to impress my relatives during Thanksgiving.
80, 101 and 79 are my favorite. i’d probably have to go with 79 though. it is so timely and turkey day is my favorite holiday! my favorite tradition is going around the table saying what we are thankful for.
77 so useful! -aimee h.
21=great.
i’d go with 79. I have so much trouble coming up with new ideas for thanksgiving.
what about #34? can you tell us how to freeze ’em and dethaw ’em? how long is a meal really ‘good’ for before you toss it?!
My favorites are #44, #99, and of course, #32 (hee hee)
I think in order to get the most out of the other topics, we need to begin at the beginning and start with the basics, which in my mind are 44 and 99, and go from there.
and of course #32, b/c I want to win…j/k
totally 11–i love pets but it does take a toll.
o-so many to choose from…i like 105. healthy+happy. 🙂
yeah. 79…anything to help on the big day.
i second that. 79 (lauren).
79 please.