While I’m away, I thought it would be fun to compile a list of interesting frugal articles on other blogs. I’m also including a “Mr. Linky” below so that you can share your own money-saving tips. Enjoy!

• Learn how to make Homemade “Clorox” Wipes over at Live Renewed.
• Flitterbugs shares how you can make your own Swiffer pads!
• BabyGoodBuys talks about 10 ways to save money on Halloween costumes.
• Learn how to make homemade diaper wipes & solution over at Kindred Spirit Mommy.
• Mama Cupcake shares how she makes homemade Halloween candy!
• Three Different Directions has the scoop on how to get a free 60-day trial membership pass at BJs Wholesale Clubs. (If you live near one of these stores, perhaps this would be a good time to check their prices on baking supplies?)
• It’s All Free Online shares how he gets free samples online.
• My Little Review Corner gives us the lowdown on a Proctor & Gamble sample program just for Canadians in this post.
• The Suburban Mom shares how she saves time and money during the holidays.

Do you have a fun frugal tip, recipe, or how-to article that you’d like to share? Link it up below!

Money Saving Mom posted a link to a great article on For The Mommas yesterday titled “I Want the Freebies… I Just Don’t Want to Join Facebook”. In this article, she discusses ways to maximize your privacy settings on Facebook, for those who may be hesitant to join but are interested in all the coupon offers that are becoming available. Now, it’s worth pointing out that Facebook are somewhat notorious for frequently changing their privacy settings and policy, so if it’s vital that you remain anonymous, Facebook may not be for you – although I think that could be said of most things on the Internet, whether we like it or not. But I think she makes a good point that you can take advantage of the good deals without having to be active in other ways or add 500 friends.

Social networks are exploding in popularity, and advertisers are taking note – in the last few months, there have been offers on Facebook for free pizza, free shampoo, free macaroni & cheese, free Vitaminwater, free Oreos – you get the idea. So if you don’t have a Facebook account, it’s some interesting food for thought!

If you’ve signed up for any coupon offers recently, take a moment to check your email’s SPAM folder. After I took the Kidelicious survey on Wednesday, I found the $25 credit buried in my Gmail’s SPAM folder, and others have reported the same thing happening. Then today I discovered an email from Libby’s Vegetables in with my SPAM, containing a coupon for a free can of vegetables from last month’s Facebook promotion. (I actually signed up for a paper coupon to be mailed out, but apparently due to demand they’ve decided to send all the coupons via email instead.) So I just thought I’d post a heads-up so that my readers don’t miss out on the good deals that might be caught in a SPAM filter! I check mine regularly, because there are always a couple of legitimate emails that get caught in there by mistake.