Guest post - Making money online

I have written a guest post about online money making options over at Wide Open Wallet. Check it out and share your experiences if you've tried earning money online.

Friday afternoon link love

Nora at Wisebread does it again. I never thought powdered milk could be used in so many ways in cooking, let alone as a beauty aid and stain remover etc. If you do laundry, cooking, cleaning at your home, you have to check it.

This one totally cracked me up. I had to send it to BEB because it echoed his feelings about the whole couponing process so precisely.

Make it from scratch carnivals

Maria at Life on both sides of the pond has been hosting this week's Make it from scratch carnival #77. Do check out the interesting posts over at her blog. Besides having those yummy recipes for summer days, this edition also has interesting posts on handmade paper and making quickie compost.
I'm happy to tell you that I'll be hosting the Make it from scratch carnival #78 next week. So bring on all the things you make and would like to share with fellow bloggers and submit them here.

Friday afternoon link love

Erica at Erica.biz argues that extreme frugality is not really worth it, and I finally find myself agreeing with her side of the argument. check it out here.

Lynnae at Being Frugal writes an intriguing post about bartering. Something that's been overlooked by most but can provide a really good mileage for our ever shrinking dollars.

Nora Dunn is my favorite author on wisebread. She's back with her stash of 'tasty' posts after a long gap. Here's one more gem from her treasure trove : Fun with Soybeans. Can you guess what my weekend project is going to be?

Frugal Dad shares his thoughts on How to live More Simply. Beautiful.

I made it

Yay!!! My post on sprouting mung beans made it to the "Make it from scratch cranival #74" Novel Experiences has hosted this carnival and was nice to select my entry. Check out the other fabulous entries, while I celebrate my very first entry to a blog carnival.