Many of these sites have advice and links that will save you money and maximize the value of your automotive expenditures. Living with moderation doesn't only apply to your car, however. Conserve what you have. You'll have more material security for yourself while expressing generosity to your fellow creatures and the earth. You are providing a legacy for the future by not wasting what you have today.

Always Frugal Household Budget Tips from Always Frugal - Articles for frugal consumers from a stay at home mom. Topics include creating a household budget, a budget worksheet, quotes about money, and discount entertainment ideas.

BLT: Best Links and Tips A large directory of related subjects on frugality, including automobiles. The site also has an extensive collection of advice.

Champion Cheapskate Training Center Directory of links and advice on many subjects. The author also has a book and reports available on various aspects of saving money.

Cheapskate Monthly Online Tips on how to save money and get out of debt.

ComparisonAlley.com Lisa K. Pinter's site is dedicated to the notion that you should never pay full price for anything. Articles and links on a wide array of topics for the frugal-minded, and common-sense tools for folks who simply don't want to be taken advantage of by merchandisers.

Consumer World This is a large directory covering all consumer related products and services.

Creative Homemaking Tips for saving money, but also suggestions for inexpenisive, artistic, decorative homemaking projects to give as gifts, etc. Has a good selection of links.

Dollar Stretcher Has a car care clinic with lots of Q&A;'s. Has lots of links to all types of sites devoted to thrifty living. Also distributes a printed newsletter with articles on cars.

Driving Away From the American Dream Author Grady Cash calculates the cost of owning a car and compares automotive alternatives in financial detail in this chapter of his book, Conquer the 7 Deadly Money Mistakes.

Frugal Gazette Newsletter Cindy McIntyre publishes the newsletter monthly. The web site has advice and links, as well as an archive of past newsletter articles.

Frugal Family Network Run by Angie Zalewski and Deana Ricks from Austin TX. Offers a paid subscription newsletter, tapes and workshops on frugality. The site has tips for saving money and links.

Frugal Life The web site archives columns from their newsletter and has a few links.

Frugal Living in the UK Lots of tips to save money around the home, on days out, in finance, little freebies and more.

Frugal Tip of the Week Neil and Julie Mayo's web site has links to many other frugality related sites as well as their own content.

Frugal Tips USA Sub-titled, "For Tightwads, Penny Pinchers, and Cost Cutters". This site has ideas and tips for saving money on a wide array of subjects and a selected collection of links.

Frugal Living Home Page This is About.Com's directory of thrift related links. There's an array of tips and short articles for saving money.

Frugal/Mindful Living Resources A directory that covers personal finance, frugality, sustainable society issues and tools for personal and social growth.

FrugalSuz.com The site has basic information about saving money, crafts, beauty on a budget, freebies and a newsletter.

LittleCountryVillage.com Aimed toward frugal homesteading. The site has lots of links and a newsletter called Heart and Home.

Money Management: Living on Less Good advice in an extensive article about thrifty living from the University of Missouri.

Miserly Moms Family oriented site.

Overcoming Consumerism Citizen-Activist's Anti-Consumerism site. A little on the pinko side and maybe too intense for the faint-hearted, but there's a good section about automotive costs..

Personal Finance Web Sites Ira Krakow's directory of web resources.

Savvy Student Not for just for pupils, but for students of thrifty living, as well. The site has a good automotive category, sugestions and articles for saving money and many links.

SimpliCity Extensive directory of simple living resources for tightwads, also covers bartering publications and environmental issues.

Unofficial Tightwad Gazette Fan Club Home Page This is a paean to Amy Dacyczyn, former publisher of the Gazzette and doyenne of the thrifty. In addition to "Amy sightings" and other bon mots, there are lots of links.

Tightwad Central A site for income building, wealth conservation, thrifty savings, cheapskate freebies, and frugal tightwad tips! Has an ezine and lots of links.

TotalFreeStuff.com Some of it's worth every cent - but also there are some valuable things available and these links are well classified.

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