I know it's a bit premature to be branching into other blogs, but I realized that I have an idea for a very focussed blog, whereas this one is more about generic rambling.
Please check out my Photography On The Cheap blog for ongoing tips based on my experience with budget photography; manual focus lenses, low cost macro and lighting solutions, etc. I will update with some actually useful tutorials, but I need to photograph my gear and put some careful time into design before posting them. Meanwhile there is an introduction there.