It will soon be the middle of summer and my garden wilted from record 100 degree days here in New York. On the bright side, there’s always free Shakespeare in the park so, I bring you the Festival of Frugality #241: A Midsummer’s Night Dream Edition.

Editor’s Picks
I like all the people trying to build their own garden’s so I had to give some kudos to Kristia who presents Freeze Your Garden Produce Now and You’ll Be Thanking Yourself Later posted at Family Balance Sheet.

Just because I like the crazy, I also chose Kaye’s submission on 8 Uses for a Rubber Band posted at Mrs. Nespy’s Frugal World.

Finally, since I firmly believe in bargaining, I selected the submission from FMF on How to Ask for a Discount When You’re Embarrassed to Ask posted at Free Money Finance. I did this a few years back at P.C. Richards when we needed a new washer. My BF was embarrassed and thought that I was crazy, but he appreciated the extra $50 in his pocket when I was finished.

SHAKESPEARE DIDN’T DO IT FOR FREE
Kristina presents Money is Relevant posted at Dinks Finance.

vh presents When Is a Splurge a Good Thing? posted at Funny about Money.

Big Cajun Man presents A magic number: 833.33 posted at Canadian Personal Finance Blog.

Financial Uproar presents How Patience Saved Me Over $1400 posted at Financial Uproar.

Super Saver presents Eliminate Recurring Expenses to Save Money posted at My Wealth Builder.

Ramsay presents 5 Things You Should Never Say About Money posted at MoneyedUP.

Briana Ford presents Why Saving Before Spending is a Better Idea posted at Go Banking Rates.

Squirrelers presents 5 Tips to Save up to $268 in Annual Utility Costs | Squirrelers posted at Squirrelers.

Neal Frankle presents How To Get Senior Term Life Insurance Cheap posted at Wealth Pilgrim: Money Management Advice, Financial Stess Management, Addiction Recovery Plan & Resources.

HAMLET SAID YOU CAN’T TAKE IT ALL WITH YOU
jim presents New Credit Card Applications Hurt Your Credit Score posted at Wanderlust Journey.

Nerdwallet presents Costco TrueEarnings: the Best Credit Card for Well-Rounded Spenders? posted at NerdWallet Blog – Credit Card Watch.

jim presents Review Your Credit Reports Every Year posted at Identity Theft Wall.

Craig Ford presents Expensive Shopping is Good | How To Shop For Value, Not Price posted at Money Help For Christians.

J. Money presents Wanna Know the Cheapest Way to Travel The World? posted at Budgets Are Sexy.

MoneyNing presents How to Dress Well on a Budget posted at Money Ning.

freefrombroke presents Costs To Consider When Buying A Car posted at Free From Broke.

Donna Freedman presents How to go to the movies for free. posted at Surviving and Thriving.

Jacob A. Irwin presents Aldi vs. Wal-Mart vs. All the Rest posted at My Personal Finance Journey – Personal Finance, Intelligent Investing, And Frugal Living Tips.

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS, RIGHT JULIET?
Jason presents It’s Better to Buy a House than Rent posted at Live Real, Now.

PT presents Mortgage Short Sale: Tips for Buying and Selling posted at PT Money.

Lauren presents Homemade vs. Store-Bought Cost Comparison posted at Richly Reasonable – Money, Saving, Living, Playing.

THE REST OF THE STEW POT
Miss T presents Why I Love Our CSA | Prairie EcoThrifter.com posted at Prairie Eco-Thrifter.

Simon Zhen presents Change How Things Look For the “New” Vibe posted at Realm of Prosperity.

Paul Williams presents Should Everyone Go to College? posted at Provident Planning.

Roshawn Watson presents Hey Broke People, Stop Overpaying For College! posted at Watson Inc.

Who can guess which play the final cartoon is from? Submissions in the comments below!