10,000 visits! Thank you!

According to Sitemeter, I've had 10,000 visits since I started Frugal Follies in January.  Thank you all for visiting!  I'm shocked and humbled that so many people would take time out of their day to see my site.  I appreciate all of you for coming, and I hope to continue to give you good insight, good information, and most of all, good deals!

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Welcome Friday Followers!

I'm so glad you've come by today, and I hope you find some great blogs to follow!

This weekend I'll be participating in March Freezer Cooking Day.  Check out my initial post here and then my cooking list.  Please follow me on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook to follow my progress throughout the weekend. I'll post a final report here on Monday night.

I've also posted an article titled Where Amy Dacyczyn Went Wrong that contains a video clip to a November 2009 interview with her.  (I think she's great, don't get me wrong!)  Check it out!

Be sure to check out my linkup, Wednesday Weekly Shopping.  My other linkup, Friday Follies, is on hiatus this week.

And as usual, I have my Under a Buck series, where I highlight the cheapest items at CVS, Walgreens, Target, Publix, and Winn-Dixie.

Thanks for stopping by - please leave a comment so I know you've been here, and I'll return the favor!

Want to be part of Friday Follow? Add your blog to the list below and feel free to visit a few or many or even all of the blogs listed below. For a full list of rules for Friday Follow, visit One 2 Try.

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Welcome Friday Followers!

I'm so glad you've come by today, and I hope you find some great blogs to follow!

Be sure to check out my linkups, Wednesday Weekly Shopping and Friday Follies!

Want to be part of Friday Follow? Add your blog to the list below and feel free to visit a few or many or even all of the blogs listed below. For a full list of rules for Friday Follow, visit One 2 Try.

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Help for Haiti followup

Thank you to everyone who linked up or left a comment for my Help for Haiti post on Friday! I will be making the contribution I promised shortly.

There are still some bloggers who are taking links and comments for their Help for Haiti posts. For a list of bloggers participating, go to Money Saving Mom.

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Help for Haiti

With the horrible tragedy in Haiti this week, it seems like everyone is looking to help the victims and their families.  Many of us are looking to give money, but with so many charities collecting, it may be difficult to decide which to give to.

This article in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel gives some good tips on what to look for when giving money to a charity.  Some of their suggestions include:

• Do not respond to unsolicited e-mails.
• Give to charities that have an established presence in Haiti.
• Before sending a text message for a charity, make sure you have the correct number and that it is a reputable group.  Two groups that are reputable are the American Red Cross ($10, text "HAITI" to 90999) and musician Wyclef Jean's Yele Haiti charity ($5, text "YELE" to 501501).
  
• If you wish to give something other than money, like clothes or food, make sure that the charity collecting the items is able to transport them to Haiti.  However, giving money is the quickest means of help for the victims.
• Do not give cash.
  

I am planning to send a donation to the JDC, the Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. They are collecting funds to aid relief efforts for the victims of the earthquake on a non-sectarian basis. Donations are being accepted at this website: www.uscj.org/donate/relief. Another excellent charity to support is the Red Cross.

I encourage all of you who have blogs to write an entry today about how your readers can help the earthquake victims and inspire them to encourage others to help as well.

Besides my planned contribution of $18 (a number symbolizing "life" in Judaism), I will donate an extra $.25 for each person who leaves a link today (1/15/10) to their Help for Haiti blog entry, or $.05 for each person who leaves a comment to this post today (1/15/10).  Thank you for helping increase my donation!

***UPDATE*** I have decided to continue Help for Haiti until 1/17/10.  Please continue to leave your links and comments!

Thanks to Crystal at Money Saving Mom for her leadership in the Help for Haiti drive.  Check out her website to find more bloggers participating today!

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Welcome!

Welcome to Frugal Follies! With this blog, I hope to share what I'm doing to save money - both the good deals I've found, and the (many) mistakes I've made. I'm not an expert at saving money, but join me and we'll learn together!

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