The response to the Frugal Fridays event has been wonderful.  Quite a few people have taken interest and hopefully the momentum will increase as this rolls along.  As it stands, I’m still working diligently on getting things set up and ready to go for the very first Frugal Friday, and if you’d like to join in, here are the rules for the FF #1:

1. The cost of food must be right around $10.00 for four servings.  If serving two, you can, of course just make $5.00 worth, or you can just make enough to have a few leftovers, it’s your call.
2. Standard spices and seasonings are not included in the overall price.  If it’s something that most people are going to have hanging out in their spice rack, we’ll just assume for the sake of argument that it was already a part of the home’s inventory. (season-salt, garlic powder, dehydrated onions and other spice-rack basics are freebies, use them well!)
3. Any fresh vegetables, spices or produce must be counted in the overall price, unless you’re growing it yourself. (I’ve got basil and oregano growing just outside my front door…  Why would I pay for this?)
4. If possible, get a picture of the dish in the post.  It’s nice to know that inexpensive food can look good, too!
5. At some point n the post, mention that it’s a part of the Frugal Fridays Event, a once a week event started by Cooking by the seat of my Pants.com and add a link back here and to your blog friend’s that are participating if you’d like.

I’ve already purchased FrugalFridays.net and will be setting up a blogroll there as soon as I can.  This probably won’t be done by this friday, which is why I’m asking for links back here for the moment.  In the end I’d rather have the blogroll seperate from this site, and that’s what I’m working towards.  Blogrolls and events of this nature are designed to bring traffic to everyone who participates, and I don’t mean to hog it all for myself ;)

For anyone who would like to help, I could use the following…

• I’m goning to be putting out a few buttons and banners.  If you ahve an artistic bone in your body and a bit of free time, I could use a cool graphic for this. (This is a time issue, not a lack of talent.  I’ll get to it, but it all takes time, and Friday is approaching rapidly!)
• Anyone who’s run an event like this before…  If you’ve got any hints of tips for us, I’d be glad to hear them, especially as applied to rules, etc…

For now that’s all I can think of, except perhaps for suggestions on the look and feel of the Frugal Fridays site itself.

Have a great week everyone!  I’ll keep this update running as new things happen!

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