Since Kendra and I are out of town, we wanted to leave you with a few "frugal" articles to enjoy, so we’re doing a "roundup" of fun articles! Here you go!

30 Things You Can Compost

Simply Thrifty writes an interesting articles on things that you can compost. Can you believe that you can compost junk mail? Now that’s a good use for it!. Read the rest of her article here .

Homemade Instant Oatmeal Packets

Who knew? Trent at The Simple Dollar writes an excellent post on how to make your own instant oatmeal packets! See what he writes here .

Who Knew Going Cheap and Minimalist Could be So Good?

Stephanie at Keeper of the Home tells us about her adventures making her own toothpaste and shampoo as well as using the Oil Cleansing Method. Check it out here .

Picture Perfect Postcards

Keren at Mill Musings shows how to make postcards out of regular ol’ 4/6 pictures! Read her article (and see some pictures of her VERY cute baby) here .