by Tricia
Take an old nursery rhyme, take the nouns and verbs out and replace with some awesome frugal article titles and you get the following Crazy Mad-Libs Inspired Festival of Frugality (if you want the traditional version of the festival, scroll down below). Thanks Dawn for the link to the wiki on Mad-Libs.
Old dining room chair makeover for $21.00 Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
To get cheap food at farmer’s markets her poor dog a bone;
But when she came there
The my big fat inanimate object was bare,
And so the poor dog had none.
She took a clean dish
To get the million dollar savings club kick off some tripe;
But when aldi supermarket: price sheet & store information came back
He was saving 50% on clothes a pipe.
She went to the grocer’s
To buy free steps to start the journey out of debt some fruit;
But when she came back
He was playing the flute.
She’s going underground – shelter part three to the baker’s
To save money on gas him some bread;
But when frugal cooks came back
The poor newspapers and magazines for free was dead.
She’s retiring on your student loan to the undertaker’s
To are gas prices eating up your dining out budget him a coffin;
But when free stuff for the designated driver came back
The poor status symbols and keeping up with the Joneses is stupid was laughing.
She how I saved hundreds per month to the hatter’s
To reduce peak electrical usage him a hat;
But when free boxes for shipping via USPS came back
He was using fatwallet cash back when buying online the cat.
The war of the off brand sodas made a curtsey,
The frugal kitchen made a bow;
The dame said, “Your servant.”
The dog said, “Bow wow!”
THE END
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And now here’s the traditional format for the festival:
Jennie von Eggers at Creative Homeschooling presents Dining Room Chair Makeover for $21.00!.
Free the Drones Blog presents Get Cheap Food At Farmer’s Markets posted at Free the Drones.
Wenchypoo at Frugal Wisdom from Wenchypoo’s Warehouse presents My Big Fat Inanimate Object.
Amy Allen Clark at The MotherLoad presents Aldi Supermarket: Price Sheet & Store Information.
Steve Faber presents Free Steps to Start the Journey Out of Debt posted at Debt Free.
Amanda at Young and Broke presents Frugal Cooks.
Bryan C. Fleming presents The Million Dollar Savings Club Kick Off! posted at Bryan C. Fleming .com.
Waffletchnlgy presents Extra !! Extra !! Newspapers and magazines for free!! posted at Ratio(Price,Quality).
FMF at Free Money Finance presents Save 50% on Clothes.
Stephanie at Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood presents Going Underground – Shelter Part Three.
Penny Nickel presents Free stuff for the designated driver posted at Money and Values.
Lori presents Saving money on GAS!! posted at Single Parent Reducing Debt.
Steven Aitchison at Change your thoughts presents Retire on your student loan!.
Nina Smith presents Are Gas Prices Eating Up Your Dining Out Budget? posted at Queercents.
Andrew Leahey at andrew@leahey.org presents How I saved hundreds per month.
jim at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity presents Status Symbols and Keeping Up With the Joneses is Stupid.
NCN at No Credit Needed Blog presents Free Boxes For Shipping Via USPS.
nickel at fivecentnickel.com presents Reducing Peak Electrical Usage.
Christian Hoopes at AmericanInventorSpot.com presents War of the Off Brand Sodas.
Jason at Pragmatic Finance presents Use Fatwallet Cash Back when Buying Online.
DeputyHeadmistress presents Frugal Kitchen posted at The Common Room.
Supermom presents How to Get Free Walmart Gift Cards posted at Getting Out of Debt.
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Next week, the Festival of Frugality heads on over to Queercents.com. To learn more about the Festival itself, check out Blueprint for Financial Prosperity.