WNYMoms.com

I follow http://triciasfrugalfinds.com/.

I found another site that offers WNY deals, but the blogger goes one step further, she introduces us to all the other deal bloggers. I love that they do all the work, find all the matchups and fill us in on our local deals.

The weekly column is called get to know your local bloggers
http://momscouponaffair.com/2012/01/30/get-to-know-your-local-bloggers-rainy-day-pennies/
Read the entire posting and at the bottom it will link you to the other blogs in the area, along with their interview. See below

Previous local blogger interviews: WNY Deals And To-Do’s, Crazy About Savin, Reality Couponing In Rochester, Deals Is The Deal, Mindfully Frugal Mom, Our REAL Deal, Frugal Makes Cents, Tricias Frugal Finds, Simply Family Savings, The Frugal Buffalonian, Money Saving Lisa, Coupons For Your Family, Coupon Clippin’ Daddy, Happy Deal – Happy Day

In general I don't like "deal" blogs because they encourage impluse buying and consumerism. But I do see that they can be helpful when you are looking for something in particular.

Some of the WNY bloggers are better than others, but I have yet to find one who does coupon match-ups that are consistently accurate. I don't have a favorite.

I tend to like blogs that are about REAL frugal living and not about buying things. I love Trent Hamm's blog The Simple Dollar and I also love Katy Wolk-Stanley's blog The Non-Consumer Advocate. Those are my favorites. They are not local writers, but their tips and advice are valuable throughout the country.

I figure if someone wants to take the time, find all the deals, link with a coupon, and I have to grocery shop anyway, what does it hurt. Often times they find deals I missed, who really has the time to examine the Tops ad weekly, not me. I agree in regards to sites that push buying buying buying. I thought it was fun to read the background on these bloggers, maybe I am secretly jealous they are savvy enough to put together their sites. One thing that is cool they are all LOCAL!! Go WNY'ers.

I like to read moneysavingmom.com she has deal match ups, recipes, freezer cooking and homemade crafts.

I read WNYdealsANDtoDos. I think Christina is pretty awesome (she's done interviews as well on her blog), and I think some of her posts show a humorous and resourceful side.

Surpisingly, I have been to none of these. I'll check them out, thanks for the list.

You know who has a great blog is www.frugalmakescents.blogspot.com

Thanks. I'll check that one out.

That is precisely why I started this group instead of starting a blog. It is a huge commitment to your readers to write a blog and motivate people every day. Besides, there is no single right way to practice frugality. I like hearing everyone's perspective.

I stumbled upon WNYmoms.com (which then became BuffaloMLM and then went back to being WNYmoms.com) in 2007 when I was googling "frugal Buffalo." I was looking for a blogger, a guru, an expert, who lived the same lifestyle I do. I came upon a post on WNYmoms.com by BabeInCaptivity. (I am SOOOOO glad she is back with us again.) I loved this site and I realized that there is no guru. There are many experts. I realized that we all have something to contribute and something to learn, from one another.

Blogs can be great, but when an individual is responsible for regular content it can also get to a point where it is all-consuming and then the content suffers. I've seen a lot of blogs in which people have run out of things to say long ago. When I first embraced frugality 20 years ago I subscribed to The Tightwad Gazette by Amy Dacyczyn. About a year or two after I subscribed she decided to end it's run. She said that she had already said everything she had to say without repeating herself. She had given her readers the tools to do it all on their own. I was disappointed, but I respected her decision.

Now that we have the internet, it's great that like-minded people can form groups. Some people will be new to the frugal life and others will be old pros. Hopefully this forum will allow everyone to feel included no matter what stage they are at.

It's unfortunate that a blogger has to hang up her hat, but I totally understand that it must have been a huge time committment to keep it all current on her own. I am sure that she inspired many people to be frugal and she should be proud of that.