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Best Frugal Links -  These are Must Sites for Frugal Folks  

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Best Frugal Links

These are must links for Frugal Folks. 

These links are a fantastic source of frugal items folks have forgotten to use or 
how to use. This is not a commercial referral, I just believe these are some of the 
best sites folks can use.  

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  This site is run by "Grandpa" Terry Rigg who is a member of our group. This 
  site has an incredible amount of information along with an excellent 
  newsletter. Terry also offers training programs through eBooks and other 
  materials in personal budgeting and money management. "I have used 
  his material and recommend it highly."  - Uncle Bridge  

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  Their FREE weekly email newsletter features a number of money saving 
  ideas and tips from their readers around the world. You can join over 
  200,000 other readers  The site has tons of frugal information  

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  Over 12,000 tips, articles and requests. They have an excellent eZine and 
  Daily Tips   

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  Free Debt Reduction Resource;  credit repair, Coupons, Budgeting Articles.  
  Make your own Mix Recipes, Jar & Kitchen Gifts, Inexpensive Gift Ideas, 
  Gag Gifts, Money Saving Recipes, & more! 

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  If you are interested in freebies then this is the visit for you.  

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  Jayne offers a big site for coupon and refund information   

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  The World of Tightwads is connected to The Tightwad Gazette. 
  The site hasn't been updated since 2001 but still has good information.  

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  Major Geeks has saved my bacon many times. Tons of Freeware, 
  Shareware and commercial software.    

• http://www.allthingsfrugal.com/ Saving money, The 
  Pennypincher Weekly newsletter, coupons and freebies

• http://www.bostonapartments.com/cleaning.htm Excellent 
  cleaning tips.    

• http://www.suite101.com lots of articles and more  

• http://frugalliving.about.com/mbody.htm About.com's best advice  

• Walton Feed and General Store Be sure to look at the old store section. Lots 
  of useful information. this store sells a lot to the Amish and Mennonites.   

• Cumberland General Store Their catalog is $4 and worth the 
  entertainment alone. Tons of excellent items.  

• Lehman's General Store is in the middle of Amish and Mennonite country. 
  They have more online than in their catalog. Largest supplier of non-electric 
  home products   

• Country Life with Lehman's - an excellent website on country living 
  with an excellent newsletter and more    

• Back Woods Home an excellent magazine for frugal survivors   

• Microsoft has excellent templates for Office that help manage your life  

• Kurt Saxon is the Father of Survival Living  

• http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/ University of Illinois Extension site an 
  excellent resource   

• http://www.SimpleMom.com  - Your Guide for Saving Time, Money and 
  Sanity   

• http://www.cheapskatemonthly.com/  

• http://www.dulley.com/tip/tip.shtml  

• http://frugalliving.about.com/  

• http://hometown.aol.com/dsimple/  

• http://www.wackyuses.com/  

• http://www.frugalcorner.com/  

• http://www.simpleliving.net/  

• http://www.frugalfinesse.com/  

• http://www.frugalsimplicity.com/  

• Want a job as a Secret Shopper (Tip: Don't ever pay to get a job)
  http://www.volition.com/mystery.html  

• http://www.secretshopnet.com/   (there are more secret shopper and 
  survey companies on Home Business 2      

• You can order many service manuals at: 
  http://www.repairmanuals.com  

• A wonderful free book trading program that many of us belong to -
  http://www.bookcrossing.com  

• If you are a member of Book Crossing and have a page you can list it at our 
  Yahoo page:
  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Frugal-Folks-Life/database?method=
  reportRows&tbl=3  

• http://www.pathtofreedom.com  Urban homesteading  

• http://www.onlineconversion.com/   If it doesn't convert here, it can't 
  be converted  

• http://www.habitatforhumanity.com  Information for moving  

• http://www.bankrate.com/dls/rate/movingon_home.asp    

• http://pages.ebay.com/ebay_toolbar/  
  Free toolbar that you can use to monitor eBay auctions you have bid on 
  or watching without having to go to eBay and look  

• http://www.motherearthnews.com/index_js.html  

• http://www.backhomemagazine.com/  

• http://www.countrywomanmagazine.com/  

• http://www.countrysidemag.com/      

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Article Archive  - Now Alphabetical

• 10 Fish Bait Formulas - from Tina   

• 25 Tips and Tricks for an Organized Move   

• 64 Mechanic's Ways to Make Your Car Last Longer    

• A Frugal Life's Ten Commandments for E-mail  

• A Hug Certificate  

• Avoid Copyright Infringement in Your Work    

• Buying a Used Car   

• Can I Afford This Car   

• Cars-New vs. Used    

• Catch More Fish    

• Clean Air with Air Conditioning   

• Cleaning Up Your Computer     

• Day One of Your Cruise - What Can You Expect   

• Do you know the history of computers    

• Does Your Car Engine Run Smoothly    

• Energy Savers we need to do    

• Everyday Tips  

• Frugal Links    

• Finding Out Your Child Has a Disability  

• Fire Proofing Tips - from Tina  

• Frugal Tips    

• How to Communicate for Better Automotive Service     

• How to Give Your Cat a Pill    

• How to Grow Your Own Bait    

• How-to Sponge Paint  

• Idiot's Test    

• Insights into Numerology    

• Must Reading List from Charlie "Tremendous" Jones    

• New Courses for DH's  

• Odds and Ends    

• ON GUARD - Lost Cell Phones   

• Packing Smart  

• Perfectly Easy! Repairing Damaged Vinyl Flooring      

• Pet Care    

• Plumbing Tips    

• Privacy Issues  

• Repairing A Metal Line   

• Re-use ideas    

• Reusing Automotive Floor Mats    

• Save Your Fish Line    

• Some People are Like Potatoes   

• Twenty Things You Can Do to Conserve Energy        

• The Hopi Prophecy     

• The Idiot Test  

• The Ki of Aikido - An Oriental Concept of Energy, Self and Mind 

• The Laws of Work  

• The Top 10 Rules of High-Mileage Car Maintenance  

• Tips for Taking Great Photos at Night   

• Tips from c4c    

• Tips from Spring 1    

• Tips from Spring 2    

• Tips To Avoid Buying A Rebuilt Wrecked Car  

• Top Ten Ways To Help Those in Need   

• Truly Frugal Tips    

• Uncle Bridge's Frugal Book Recommendations      

• We're Moving! How do I pack a box?    

• What is a Computer     

• What’s the difference between internal and external martial arts  

• Who Controls Your PC?    

• Yard Sale Buying Hints - from Victoria  

• Yard Sale Selling Hints - from Victoria  

• You Can Change the Oil and Filter in Your Own Favorite Vehicle  

• You Know You're a Mom When  

• Your Vehicle's Catalytic Converter  

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Other Useful Links 

Mullen Foundation provides free computers for people who have a disability. 
The organization specializes in providing computers for anybody especially 
for those individuals who think that they are unable to use one. For more 
information go to:

http://www.jimmullen.com/ZoomSeq.asp?id=7948   

A new disability policy website went online on September 1, 2003 
containing training materials, policy papers and policy briefs 
prepared by ROBERT "BOBBY" SILVERSTEIN.   

http://www.disabilitypolicycenter.org  

The Center for the Study and Advancement of Disability Policy (CSADP) 
provides public education, leadership development and training, technical 
assistance and information dissemination, and conducts action-research 
and analysis of public policy issues affecting individuals with disabilities 
and their families.

The website is organized by relevant topic areas. The following topics are 
included:

. Advocacy Training Materials 
. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 
. Disability Policy, In General 
. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 
. Olmstead Supreme Court Case 
. Personal Assistance Services (PAS) 
. Rehabilitation Act (See Vocational Rehabilitation) 
. State Medicaid Buy-In Programs and State Work Incentive Initiatives  
 (See also Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act) 
. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 
. Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (TWWIIA) 
. Vocational Rehabilitation . Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

In addition, the website includes hot links to other disability policy-related 
websites.

• Alternative  Building    

  • CORD WOOD HOMES

    • http://www.daycreek.com/    

    • http://www.cordwoodmasonry.com/     

• Alternative Energy

  • http://www.windsun.com/  

  • http://www.jrwhipple.com/sr/index.html

  • http://www.homepower.com/  

  • http://www.backwoodshome.com/energy.html    

• Batteries

  • http://www.windsun.com/Batteries/Battery_FAQ.htm  

• Charcoal, making

  • http://www.velvitoil.com/Charmake.htm  

• Charge Controls

  • http://www.windsun.com/    

• Fuels (Includes Alternative)

  •  http://www.chevron.com/prodserv/fuels/bulletin/  

  • http://jrwhipple.com/sr/index.html  

  • http://www.biodiesel.com/  

• General

  • Staying Warm: Tips for winter proofing your home by Pat Veretto at 
    Lehmans Country Life.net  excellent article  

  • http://countrylife.net from Lehmans General Store  an excellent site  

  • www.organizedhome.com A top resource for frugal subjects    

  • http://www.backwoodshome.com/energy.html    

  • www.funerals.org  Funeral Consumers Alliance protecting a 
    consumer's right to choose a meaningful, dignified, affordable funeral.  

  • http://frugalliving.about.com/od/countryliving/ Articles on Country 
    Living

  • http://www.homeideas.com/    

  • http://www.freundcontainer.com various containers    

  • http://204.255.212.10/~jthorsse/duct.html  God made the world but 
    it's held together with Duct Tape  

  • Excellent article on getting ready for winter and energy, 
    money and time

  • http://www.aceee.org/consumerguide/chklst.htm 
    Energy Checklist  

  • http://www.magazinepricesearch.com/  

  • http://www.soilandhealth.org/03sov/0302hsted/030206possum/
    030206toc.html Possom Living: How to Live Well Without a Job and 
    With (Almost) No Money  

  • http://www.overstock.com/ Another site where I've found incredible 
    prices  

  • http://www.refundexpress.net  A go to site for coupons and refunding  

  • http://www.thefrugalshopper.com/articles/seasonal.shtml  lists the 
    products usually discounted seasonally in stores  

• Generators

  • http://www.friend.ly.net/GEET/backup.htm  

  • http://popularmechanics.com/popmech/homei/9803HIHIAM.html  

• Guns/Ammo

  • http://www.shooters.com/

  • http://www.survival-center.com/guide/intro.htm

  • http://www.gunowners.org/

  • http://www.nra.org/

  • http://www.recguns.com/

• Ham Info

  • http://www.arrl.org/

  • http://hamradio-online.com/othersit.html

  • http://www.arrl.org/field/club/clubsearch.phtml  

• Pets  

  • http://www.sonic.net/~marina/articles/clump.html Clumping kitty 
    litter might be dangerous to your pet.  

  • Build a nesting box. (This link also has several links on the left about 
    birds, nesting, houses, feeders, baths and so much more 
    http://birding.about.com/library/weekly/aa123102a.htm  

  • Also "Cooking for the Birds"  Recipe Collection 
    http://birding.about.com/library/weekly/aa031300a.htm?nl=1 

• Steam Power

  • http://www.backwoodshome.com/energy.html

  • http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/goebel43.html  

• Water Pump

  • http://www.lifewater.ca/ndexman.htm

  • http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/hackleman55.html

  • http://www.windsun.com/  

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