This Week in Frugal: Food, Cars and Living Debt-Free

Food, Inc. Trailer from TakePart on Vimeo.

If you needed a little extra motivation to start growing your own vegetables (or buying locally) to save money and your health, this film should do the trick.

• For frugal 4th of July foods, check out these fruit kabobs and these burgers.
• Fiscal Fizzle adapts Steven Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People for your finances in parts one and two of a new series.
• Looking for a new car? Chris Walters explains the details behind the government’s "Cash for Clunkers" program.
• A new travel review site, Oyster Hotel Reviews, debuts just as TripAdvisor meets criticism in the press for deficiencies in its system.
• Do you throw milk away after its expiration date or if it smells funny? Frugal Hacks has recipes you can make with sour milk.
• HGTVpro.com has a special new section for professional builders on how to survive and thrive during the recession.
• MSNBC features the growing movement of people who are living debt-free.