As you well know, I tend to be just a little bit frugal. Er, well, maybe more like a lot frugal. My husband says that if I were left on my own, I’d never spend any money on myself. I love to spend money on others, but when it comes to me, I’ll just keep using and re-using whatever I already have. 🙂
That’s not always a bad thing… especially considering all of the money it has saved us over the years. Sometimes we lose sight of just how much these simple things we do really benefit our lives. And it’s time that we celebrated the simple savings!
Welcome to Frugal Photo Friday! Like we did last year, during the month of October, I am partnering with Rebekah from SimplyRebekah (that’s us above at a conference last year!) to bring you a fun series dedicated to inspiring others and celebrating our simple savings. We’ll be sharing photos each Friday of simple ways that we save money. And we’d love for you to join us!
How it will work:
Each Friday in October Rebekah and I will share pictures on our blogs that demonstrate ways that we save money. At the end of our posts we’ll have a link-up where you can share a link to your own blog post. Your Frugal Photo Friday post should include at least one photograph along with a brief caption or story that explains how you saved money.
The Details:
- No blog? You can also share your pictures on Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #FrugalPhotoFriday.
- Frugal Photo Friday posts will go live on Friday mornings and the link-up will stay open until Sunday night at 11:59 PM.
- You will only need to share your link on one of our blogs and it will automatically be displayed on both blogs.
- Please link directly to your Frugal Photo Friday post and not to your homepage.
- Feel free to grab the Frugal Photo Friday button to use in your post.
- Please include a link back to Money Saving Mom® or Simply Rebekah in your post so others can be encouraged by all the savings.
- There is no time limit on your savings. We want to see things that saved you money this week, last month, last year, or beyond!
Unlike last year, we won’t have themes for each week. Instead, we’re leaving it wide open for you to share any Frugal Photo you’d like!
You can see our posts from last year, if you need some examples to help get the creative wheels turning in your brain:
My Frugal Photo Friday Posts from Last Year
- Making Starbucks at Home
- The Library & Cooking with Kids
- Homemade Instant Oatmeal Packets
- Finding Great Deals on Photography
- Homemade Pumpkin Puree
Rebekah’s Frugal Photo Friday Posts from Last Year
Molly says
Crystal, I just did my first Frugal Photo Friday on my blog, where is your link? I haven’t seen it. This is so much fun!
Crystal says
It’s coming around 5:30 p.m. EST this afternoon. I had some things come up today, so I’m running a little later than I expected. 🙂
Thanks for your patience!
Molly says
ok, thanks
Chelsea says
Wow, just realized how long you hair has gotten this past year! I’m excited for this to come back, but I have to admit, I will kind of miss the guidance of the themes, but this way will be fun too!
Crystal says
I’m not sure how long I’m going to grow it out, but each time it grows a few more inches, I decide to grow it out another few inches. 🙂
Rebekah from Simply Rebekah says
I am so excited for this, Crystal! Thank you for co-hosting again with me this year. It is an honor. Love ya!
By the way, will you be at Allume this year? That picture of us made me sad. I will NOT be there. 🙁
Crystal says
I won’t be at Allume. 🙁 So wish I could be there, but it didn’t work out this year.
The Prudent Homemaker says
I do this each week on my blog, showing what I’ve made and how I’ve saved each week. For example, this week we’ve cut utility expenses, picked food from our garden, didn’t go to the store, and I worked on a dress made from a sheet. I post pictures each time. I look forward to linking up!
Rebekah from Simply Rebekah says
A dress made from a sheet??? Oh how I wish I could sew…
Molly says
Rebekah, I cannot link up with you, you are blocked where I am at, would you be able to put my link on your site if I put it here? I leave at 5:00 p.m. today.
Molly says
This looks like so much fun. I am so joining this series. I can’t wait to get this going on my blog.