I have had a section on environmental concerns since I first started this blog, so no one should be surprised that I am about to discuss waste management.

Yeah, it’s a nasty subject, but it is one of the biggest problems we face. People take this kind of thing for granted. But you can bet your bottom dollar they wouldn’t if the luxury they enjoy was taken away, you know?

If every company man or woman who reads this post and is in charge of their waste management issues would be environmentally conscious and check out this solid waste management software at Waste Works Online and implement it, we would take a big chunk out of our waste management problem.

Be sure to check this one out, cooks, and wanna be cooks!

Yes, that’s right. Think about it. How can you be frugal if you are not organized and efficient? I can’t count the number of people I have met who are tight with their money, but due to their messiness and disorganization end up never getting ahead financially. Why? Because half the time they don’t even know what they possess!

Let’s apply this to a business. Training management=efficiency=profit. Do you think the company who gets ahead doesn’t have a frugal accountant? One who makes sure the company has the best training management software like that offered at Conductit?

Any way you slice it, frugality comes into the equation where success and profit are involved. It just has to be that way, and you can’t have success and profit without efficiently trained management.

I have been working really hard, doing lots of research on how to make a living online besides blogging. I get tired of doing the paid to blog thing only, I need diversity and a few other income streams.

I am happy to report that I found more than I ever dreamed of! I wanted to share my treasures with you. This site, Fabulous Free Stuff, is going to blow you away. Be sure to check it out. When something is REALLY great I am usually at a loss for words. That is the case when it comes to Fabulous Free Stuff. You’ll just have to see for yourself.

The other thing I found is the new enterprise I have become involved in. I discovered Global Team Club completely by accident. I was looking for ways to make a few bucks and decided the reading emails thing might do the trick. Little did I know that the GPT, or Get Paid To, industry is booming!

I have made probably 100 dollars in a week, signing up for free trials, taking surveys, reading emails, and getting paid to click on links.

If you are looking for a new income stream, why not join Global Team Club as my affiliate? They have all the best GPT programs listed, scam free ones, those that pay well, and they also give you all the marketing tools to really make some serious dough.

Here is my affiliate link. Also check out The Marketing Pond, another GPT downline club. I had no idea these kind of clubs existed, but I sure am glad they do! I feel like I am part of a team that is watching my back.

Us Frugalitas, (I like that word!) are all about saving money, and being a part of these two sites will help you to do that. The only thing that you will have to get used to is all the free stuff, and some junk, you get in your email. But hey, everything comes with a price.

Oh, I almost forgot. What I have been working very hard on is this new blog, Online Central, where I have sections and sections of free stuff: work at home resources, job boards, links and tools for marketing success, etc. The site is under construction and you, my Frugalita friends, are the first people I am sharing it with.

There is quite a bit of free stuff already there with much more to come. Pass the word along, link to the site, Stumble, Digg, call it Delicious, whatever, but be sure to check it out!

It’s not true that nothing in the world comes for free – not if you know where and how to look. The Internet is a rich source of a host of freebies, coupons that give you discounts, links that provide access to great shopping deals and bargains, contests that win you fabulous prizes and sites that offer money in return for a few minutes of your time.

I’ve listed a few such sites below, but a word of caution is necessary at this point – never pay money or give out sensitive information (like social security numbers, credit card details and bank account information) in return for free stuff. It has to be totally free, or it’s not worth it.

1. World Wide Freebies: This site offers access to free coupons, runs contests where you can win great stuff like movie tickets and DVDs, lists the latest shopping deals, and provides links to other sites with freebies.
2. A Plus Free Stuff: Go here for free samples of new products, links to other sites that offer free gifts and coupons that you can exchange for rebates.
3. One Free Stuff Site: Rather than offering the free stuff, this site is a by-category directory listing of sites that offer freebies. So if you’re looking for free stuff for your office, you can search just that particular link.

4. We Love Freebies:  Another site that offers tons of free stuff, all categorized according to use, country and popularity.
5. The Free Site: This site offers not just free product samples but also free dating and personals services.
2000 Freebies: Get free baby stuff, health products, coupons, T-shirts and much, much more at this site – it even has an alphabetical index that helps you find what you’re looking for in record time.
6. I Don’t Pay: Free games, books, T-shirts, credit cards, and so much more on offer at this site which also partners various other freebie providers.
7. Abby’s Good Stuff: This site offers free stuff by categories, lists the most popular free stuff links, provides access to great shopping deals, and also offers free online fun games and activities.
8. Freeware Guide: Arguably one of the best sites for free applications related to business and finance applications, audio, education, games, Internet, computers, software development, multimedia and design and web development.
9. Free to Try: As the name suggests, this site offers free stuff that you can try out before you decide to purchase. You can also pick up other freebies like credit cards, magazines, software and games.
10. I Love Freebies: This site features the latest freebies on offer on its home page, including free gas cards, free samples of products and coupons for grocery shopping.
11. Free Web Bargains: A nifty site if you’re looking for the best bargains and deals on the Internet, with access to free stuff, discount codes, and special shopping offers and deals.
12. Freebie Land:  Take part in simple contests and win fabulous prizes or pick up free stuff like jeans, holiday and restaurant cards (eat for free) and so many more.
13. Sweet Free Stuff: As the tag line says, everything on the site is totally free of charge. Complete some forms to pick up free stuff or write in to claim your free samples.
14. Completely Free Stuff: A site that provides free stuff and promises not to flood you with pop ups or ask for fees of any kind.
15. Only Free: This site lists freebies and coupons by the country – you have stuff local to the USA, Canada, the UK and Australia and stuff valid internationally.
16. My Freebie Source: Provides access to free stuff and sites where you get paid to take surveys.

About the author:

Sarah Scrafford is an industry critic, as well as a regular contributor on the subject of  credit cards. She invites your questions, comments and freelancing job inquiries at her email address: sarah.scrafford25@gmail.com.

Calling all cooks! You are absolutely going to love this site, Key Ingredient. There you will find Easy Recipes for delicious dishes, but what I really love about it is that you can store your recipes digitally online! I added my scrumptious mac-n-cheese recipe just now and it was so simple to do.No more will you have to deal with crumple up recipes on paper or locating that old recipe box that grandma left you. Ever recipe you have is a click away.

Here is the link to tell you how to add a recipe. Now get busy adding your recipes to Key Ingredient, and be sure to check out all the great recipes they have.

Have fun!

There are many simple ways in which you can bring wonderful food adventures to your life everyday.

1. Embrace friends/co-workers etc. from different countries and cultural backgrounds. • It is likely that they will invite you to a house party or gathering where you can experience another cuisine on a whole different level. Plus such an experience is free.

2. Adopt a dance which is rooted in another culture eg. Salsa, Belly Dance, Tango, etc. • In going to classes or socializing you may or may not meet people of the culture connected to the dance. However, exploration of one aspect of a culture often leads to interest in and exposure to other components of that culture, like food. It is likely that food from the culture will be present as part of many gatherings associated with your dance of choice, as with a ‘Salsa Night’ Happy Hour at a bar or lounge, for example.

3. Use television to create a virtual culinary ride. • Food shows featured on channels like the Food Network, The Learning Channel, and even PBS allow us to experience food through the eyes of the chefs and food personalities who have a true passion for it. The vibrancy of the foods radiates through the screen and the foods themselves are described with an enthusiasm which makes them come alive.

4. Create an ambient kitchen • Get bistro-like, colorful pictures to decorate the walls • Use accents of color throughout the kitchen-a decorative plate as the backdrop against neutral surfaces or colorful appliances for eg. • If you have a few food personalities you admire, put a couple pictures of them on the walls as well. •Have a small shelf or area in the kitchen with your favorite cookbooks displayed whether or not you use them regularly. All of these things can help make your kitchen an easily accessible visual food adventure.

5. Take a weekday or weekend ‘food trip’ to a part of town you have always wanted to visit, whether it is the next borough or the next county. Because it is new to you, going to that place would be like an adventure. Research restaurants and the neighborhood first and find one or two you would be interested in visiting. Take pictures to include in your personal album to document your experience. So you can see how food adventures can be everyday experiences; so no need to save them for that once-a-year vacation.

Such adventures are even more important, because if we have an open mind, they can help us build a more positive relationship and association with food. This is because these adventures are rooted in wonderful, fun, exploratory encounters with food on a regular basis.

About the author:

Karen Lugay is a Registered Dietitian living in the New York City area. She writes a free bi-monthly Nutrition Newsletter relaying her insight about nutrition and food as the fun and exciting core parts of our lives which they are. She also shares this view on the topic of exercise. Visit her website, http://www.bellymovesebook.com to sign up for her free Nutrition Newsletter and to discover one of the unconventional exercises of choice which she recommends, Belly Dance.

Be sure to check this one out, Frugal Folks!