You know, I don’t think I’ve done thrifty link love in literally months! There are a lot of great thrifty bloggers and thrifty minded sites out there who we should take the time to visit. With that in mind, I thought we’d have a little link love to kick off the weekend.

Thrift Store Tips #1: Converting the retail mind to the Zen of thrift – The Thrifty Chicks break down thrift store shopping with a very cool slant on avoiding impulse buys.
Think you can’t afford home security? CNN Money says, “You sure can – even on a budget!”
Living with long-term …read more

Free Bible Resources
The Fruit That Fights the Flu
Recipes for Homemade Sports Drink
50+ Ideas to Keep Us from Wasting Food
Homemade Mayonnaise . . . Incredible
Computer Maintenance Checklists
Peanut Butter & Everything Else Bars
Warm Broccoli Cheese Spread

I’ve been making my way around the b5media Lifestyles Channel.  Here are some interesting articles I have found.  Enjoy!
Making Your Own Journal Saves You Money
The 2 Minutes Toss It Rule
Solar Powered Car for $5,560
Having Fun with Acrostic Poetry
Homemade Cough Syrup
Easy Hamburger Stroganoff
11 Ways to Use Pumpkins
Recycled Ghost Party Favors
Polenta with Prosciutto and Onions
Starbucks Hot Caramel Apple Cider Recipe
Trick or Treat Safety Tips

Pampers Swaddlers Giveaway at Babylune
Quilting book giveaway at Quilting & Patchwork (today is the last day to enter)
$60 RS Designs Credit at Thrifty Mommy
Win a Witch’s Costume for Dolls from EmilyRose
Thomas & Friends Play Date at Toys ‘R Us
Freebie Friday at A Healthy Balance

Giggle Bug Boutique Giveaway
Clorox Green Works Giveaway
Modest Millionaires on a Budget
Free Baby Clothes Patterns
Kashi for (almost) free
Shopping for next year’s summer wardrobe
Diaper and formula deals of the week
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Find out how to care for orchids, hamsters, kittens, and more at How to Care for It.
Find out what the Bible says about money.  I especially like the ones about contentment and debt.
Pick of the Crop – Your Guide to Choosing Flavorful Fruit
Last year, I wrote an article about souvenirs just being over priced crap.  My mind has not changed on that one, but I thought we could use a refresher since it’s vacation season.
Some people have a natural gift for organization.  Check out these 9 top secrets of naturally born organizers.  Maybe there’s hope for the rest of us.
Marye, …read more

Helpful Tips to Prepare for Vacation
Homemade Granola Recipe
Free Healthy Eating Cook Books
20 Mule Team Borax – A MomGadget Review
My CD Storage Mistake – Save Yourself Some Trouble
Master Mix for Cookies
What Are You Doing at the Beach This Week?

Here is a seasonal food chart that tells you when fruits and vegetables are in season.  This will help you to know when to get the freshest foods and probably the best prices too.
Did you know that you can grow potatoes in a barrel?  This is so interesting.  Learn how to save yourself some backbreaking work.
Check out my other blog, Little Fun; Little Learning.  I have shown an easy and inexpensive way to make your own learning games.  You can even get the kids to help you out.
I found this recipe for Olive Garden’s Pasta E Fagioli.  It sounds healthy …read more

We appreciate all of you that drop by to read our thrifty tips each week.  We wouldn’t be here without an audience. 
I just found out that Darren at ProBlogger declared Monday, April 14th as the unofficial BLOGGER APPRECIATION DAY.  Basically, we’re encouraged to do an act of kindness, say “thank you”, encourage another blogger, and to pay it forward. 
To celebrate, I’ve decided to recognize our top incoming links with some link love.  These are our top incoming links for March:

Angie at BabyCheapskate
Judy at Goodyblog
Jennifer at iMommies
Crystal at Biblical Womanhood
Crystal at Money Saving Mom
Wendy at LifeHacker
Kris at Cheap Healthy Good
Susan and …read more

Congratulations to Tanya.  She’s one more person that has learned the joy of financial freedom.
Little Fun; Little Learning has some links to free Nick Jr Printables and Bingo Dauber Printables.
Stop by Tree Hugging Family.  They’re giving away some Rainforest Alliance Coffee from Zabar.
Ellen Brown gives some tips on growing strawberries in containers.  The hanging baskets sound like a good route for me, especially since my squirrel friend likes to come around.
Baby Cheapskate tells us how to save money on Seventh Generation diapers.