The Festival of Frugality #77 is up and this one is hosted by My Two Dollars. I’ve been following this festival because of the various money saving tips that you can find. My article Get Rewards for Paying Mortgage With A Credit Card was featured on this festival. While the Carnival of Personal Finance collects articles about the broader topic of finance, the Festival of Frugality pretty much narrows the topics down specifically to the frugal living and money saving tips!!

Below are some of the articles that I found worth reading:

Cheap Versus Frugal: 21 Humorous (But Common) Mistakes by Frugalist is one of the “Editor’s Choice.” It discussed the find line between frugal and cheap. The article featured twentyone examples that are funny but somehow true. How some people pick price over quality, spending time to save money, going to bizarre extremes to save, and taking more than your share are samples of the few topics.

How Credit Card Rate Jacks Actually Work by Credit Card Low Down talked about what “credit card companies do just about everything they can to raise your interest rate. It starts with misleading commercials, followed by too-hard-to-resist low introductory rates, and finally, fine print that lays traps for the unsuspecting customer. Here are some of the tricks credit card companies use and how they work.”

The Once A Month Check It Technique For Avoiding Expensive Repairs And Saving Money by NCN Blog. The article talked about how simple checks on your car every month could help you identify any potential problems that you can resolve immediately. Simple checks and scheduled maintenance could also help prolong the life of your car. So come on and pop up those hoods every month!!