I was invited onto NBC to talk about the Festival the night before (June 24, 2011). Check out my conversation with Ana Garcia on Nonstop LA!

View more videos at: http://www.nbclosangeles.com.

Swag bags from the Frugal Festival Food!

I had such a good time at the Frugal Festival Food! Between running the food swap, listening to good music, making new friends, hanging out with the FaceMaker face painters and eating amazing food, I also received an Envirosax nylon bag.

When Julia wrote her article about receiving the bags and how cool they were, I must admit I was a bit hoo-hum. Factually, I have an entire closet full of reusable bags. So what was the big deal with this bag? Well, I found out.

Here are my seven reasons why I love my Frugal Festival Food! Envirosax nylon bag:

1. I chose the light green color. This is unusual for me since I don’t normally like green, but this color is cool, calming and inviting.
2. I love the texture. It’s so soft and subtle.
3. It’s super light-weight. I carry this bag in my purse. It is so light that it doesn’t make my already overstuffed satchel even heavier.
4. It’s fun to fold. The whole concept of this bag is that you fold it into a small shape that snaps. It comes with picture instructions. It’s fun to make the bag turn into a little ball of fabric.
5. It’s fun to unfold. It’s even more fun to unsnap the ball of fabric and shake it out into its full shape.
6. The bag is actually fairly large and holds several items. So many of the small bags are just too small to make it worthwhile to use. This bag is big enough to hold a large box of tissues, several tubes of toothpaste, a large bottle of shampoo, a magazine, a bag of pretzels and a pair of socks. That’s a pretty impressive bag.
7. The best reason that I love my new bag is because I USE IT! Since I carry the bag in my purse, when I go to pay for my items at the store, I see the bag and pull it out. This is truly the only reusable bag that I consistently reuse.

Thank you, Julia for finding these bags and making them part of the Frugual Festival Food! for all of us.

You CAN buy tickets at the door, though it’s quicker to get yours in advance through Goldstar.

Please stop by the BargainBabe.com table and introduce yourself!

Julia
aka Bargain Babe

Just two days to Frugal Festival Food! Saturday 6/25 in LA!!!!

Two days to Frugal Festival Food!!! I flew in yesterday and am running today around making last minute preparations for the Festival Saturday. Can’t wait to see you there!

Frugal Festival Food! is all over the news! Check me out Friday night at about 7 p.m. on NBC 4 for a preview of raffle prizes and more!

Winners of The Coupon Wallet swag have been announced!

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Winners of “$5 Dinner Mom” have been announced!

The final ONLINE Festival giveaway is for hot swag from The Coupon Wallet. Good luck and if you don’t win, we have more than 100 raffle and door prizes waiting for you at Frugal Festival Food! this Saturday in LA.

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Did you win one of two copies of “Money-Saving Recipes” in yesterday’s giveaway? Winners have been announced.

Final ONLINE Festival cookbook giveaway is today for “$5 Dinner Mom.” We saved a good one for last.

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Are you a coupon clipper? Test your skills to win a $300 gourmet gift basket!

Today’s cookbook giveaway is for “Money Saving Recipes,” which you can also nab as a door prize at Frugal Festival Food! this Saturday in LA if you get there early (doors open at 11 a.m.)

The winners of Friday’s giveaway of “Wildly Affordable Organic” have been announced!

Test your coupon know-how in the Albertsons and Shortcuts Coupon Challenge at the Festival! Guess what the prize is?

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Win a $100 Target gift card in the 11:30 am raffle on June 25 at Frugal Festival Food! Credit: Mattastic!/Flickr

Door prizes are first come first serve starting at 11 a.m. on June 25 at Frugal Festival Food! For a timeline of important Festival events, like the 11:30 a.m. $100 Target gift card raffle, go here.

I totally want to win the cookbook in today’s giveaway! Here’s your chance to win “Wildly Affordable Organic.”

The winners of “Gluten-free on a Shoestring” have been announced!

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Win this book today at FrugalFestival.com

WE ARE HAVING A FOOD SWAP AT FRUGAL FESTIVAL FOOD! on June 25 in LA. Wahoo!

Don’t forget to enter your recipe in our contest to win fabulous prizes!

A new site makes saving money on groceries easy and helps you plan your grocery trips.

The winners of yesterday’s contest for “Vegan on the Cheap” have been announced!

Today’s lightening giveaway is for “Gluten-free on a Shoestring.” Don’t miss out!

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Bring your homemade jam, bread, herbs, and other goodies to swap! Credit: jeffreyw/Flickr

We are super psyched to announce there will be a food swap at Frugal Festival Food on June 25!!! Make sure to reserve a spot now.

Tips on preserving summer fruit at the Festival!

Want to learn how to preserve summer produce that is ridiculously low-priced? Albertsons specialist Heidi Diller will show you how at Frugal Festival Food! on June 25 in LA.

Today’s book giveaway is for “Vegan on the Cheap.” Contest ends tonight at 11:59 p.m. EST so make sure to comment today for a chance to win.

Comments poured in for yesterday’s contest to win “Poor Girl Gourmet.” The five winners have been announced!

Don’t miss the first ever festival to save money on food! Frugal Festival Food! is June 25 in LA and supports the LA Regional Food Bank. Get your tickets now!

These bacon-wrapped scallops were the closest thing I could find! Credit: Fuzzy Gerdes/Flickr

The five winners of “Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half” have been announced on the Frugal Festival site!

Today’s book giveaway is for “Poor Girl Gourmet,” a cookbook that sticks to a $15 per meal budget.Contest ends 11:59 p.m. EST tonight, June 14, 2011.

More free food announced at this year’s Frugal Festival Food! Libertine will be passing out bacon-wrapped tater tots at the in-person event June 25 in Canoga Park. That line is going to be long!

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The original pizza salad

The ONLINE Frugal Festival kicks off today with two events:

• A Recipe Contest to win $25 Restaurant.com gift cards, AllRecipes memberships, and a copy of the Frugal Festival eCookbook.
• A Daily Book Giveaway to win Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half. FIVE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW!

I couldn’t help it, but I already entered a recipe for pizza salad, pictured above, into the contest. All details for how to win the Recipe Contest and Daily Book Giveaway are on the Frugal Festival event website. Use the above links to access them.

If you are in LA on June 25, make sure to get tickets to the in-person Frugal Festival Food!

Win this book Monday, June 13!

Can’t wait for the first ever ONLINE Frugal Festival!

Here is the line up of contests and giveaways! Open to everyone (even if you plan to attend the in-person event in LA on June 25).

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