Weekly Roundup - January 15, 2009

I've got a guest post up today at Life on Avenue Z about making environmentally friendly choices. I hope you'll head over there, give it a read and check out Beth's excellent blog.

Simple Mom has a great idea for an inexpensive composting system created from a plastic trashcan with a locking lid. If you’ve checked the price of a Compost Tumbler lately, you’ll understand why her idea is worth trying!

Baked Adzuki Beans with Eggplant and Tomatoes appears in the Make It From Scratch carnival at I’ve Got A Little Space to Fill. Treasuring the Moment has a recipe for pecan tassies that I literally had to stop and make the minute I read it! I didn’t have any cream cheese so I used blue cheese in the dough. They were delicious!

Jim at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity is starting a series on the basics of personal finance. This week’s offering is The Basics of Banking Explained. I’m very excited about this series and plan to forward all of these articles to my son, who I think is ready to pay attention. I can’t think of a better teacher!

Still Not Onboard? appears in the 47th Money Hacks Carnival at Money Beagle. It’s his first time hosting a carnival and the Beagle did a great job with a cute Beagle theme! Funny About Money has a great tip for a cheap, easy spot remover that I can’t wait to try. Budgets are Sexy asked, “Would you take a 10% pay cut if it meant saving an employee?” She’s getting some interesting comments.

Frugal Dad wrote an article about the frugal choices we make and what we’re willing to do and what we’re not willing to do. It’s called, “Homemade Laundry Detergent Not For Us”. It’s an interesting article but what’s really interesting are the comments piling up in response. There were 82 when I last checked. You need to go dip into them, fascinating stuff!