Shel's Favorite Tipsheets

Shel Horowitz's Monthly Frugal Fun Tip for May 2007

This Month's Tip: Shel's Favorite Tipsheets - The Best of 10 Years, Archived (each volume runs May through the following April).

Vol. 1 - Play Millionaire: A Fabulous Day of Romantic Fun (May, 1997) - https://www.frugalfun.com/f1.html

Vol. 2 - How to Make Something Special Out of Not Much More Than Air: A Romantic Evening in an Empty House (September , 1998) - https://www.frugalfun.com/f2-5.html

Vol. 3 - Find Fabulous Frugal Bargains at Yard Sales (June, 1999) https://www.frugalfun.com/f3-2.html

Vol. 4 - So many good ones this time! I recommend reading the whole year's worth. I finally selected two to highlight:

Just Off-Season Vacations/A Frugal Fun Postcard from Greece (June, 2000--A Week in Greece...$23.85 Per Day For Transportation, Lodging, and Food) - https://www.frugalfun.com/f4-2.html

Abundance vs. Prosperity (February, 2001, and very relevant with all the discussion lately of "The Secret") - https://www.frugalfun.com/f4-10.html

Vol. 5 - See Top-Name Concerts and Plays for Free as an Usher (February, 2002) - https://www.frugalfun.com/f5-10.html

Vol. 6 - A tie between

Five Tips for Tourists in Strange Cities (November, 2002) - https://www.frugalfun.com/f6-6.html
and
Easy and Cheap Holiday Decorating Ideas (December, 2002) - https://www.frugalfun.com/f6-7.html

Vol. 7 - Theater Improv Games (May and June, 2003)
https://www.frugalfun.com/f7-1.html (May)
https://www.frugalfun.com/f7-2.html (June)

Vol. 8 - Enjoy Evenings Out--Set Up a Child Care Co-op (September, 2004) - https://www.frugalfun.com/f8-4.html

Vol. 9 - Another year that I couldn't choose one favorite--the whole year is strong. The top four contenders:

Splurge Restaurants, Shel-Style--$15 to $20 per Person (July, 2005) - https://www.frugalfun.com/f9-3.html

How I Made My Own Nearly-Costless Music Festival (August, 2005) - https://www.frugalfun.com/f9-4.html

Six Reasons to Shop Local (December, 2005) - https://www.frugalfun.com/f9-8.html

Seize the Moment (January, 2006) - https://www.frugalfun.com/f9-9.html

Vol. 10 - Why I Read (February, 2007) - https://www.frugalfun.com/f10-10.html

What's *your* favorite? Please tell us using the *very brief* survey at https://www.frugalfun.com/survey/survey.php