Posted October 13, 2009 - 08:00 by Xin Lu
Clothing swaps parties have become popular in recent years as frugal and fashion conscious men and women find that trading clothes is a great way to update a wardrobe for next to nothing. For those of you who are not into attending or organizing these parties, it is possible to trade your gently used clothes from the comfort of your home. Here are five websites that help you achieve this.
Posted October 8, 2009 - 06:00 by Anthony James Donnelly
"Barter." We hear that word a lot these days. Do a Google-search and you'll be deluged with websites on the subject. But what exactly is barter, why is barter seeing a huge resurgence due to the bad economy right now, and how can you get involved with bartering?
Posted October 5, 2009 - 07:16 by Linsey Knerl
We’ve often joked that Craigslist is a haven for unworthy junk and hopeless cast-offs, but in my experience, it has proven to be a time and money-saving resource that I regularly use for finding amazing deals and solid bartering opportunities. Here are the basics of how it works and the tools that can give you the advantage in buying only the best!
Posted October 3, 2009 - 08:00 by Xin Lu
A new show named Bank of Mom and Dad just premiered on 9/30/09 on SOAPnet. This show chronicles parents who attempt to reform their financially irresponsible adult children by moving in with them for a week. With the aid of a "money coach," the parents take actions to reform their spendthrift children. Can this financial intervention really work?
Posted October 2, 2009 - 06:00 by Lynn Truong
Phil Villarreal's new book is hilarious. Seriously, his snarky wit will cause many laugh out loud moments — not something you want to be reading during a conference call or in a public bathroom. What we all might not agree on though is which tip is okay (like, it's legal), and which tip is not (like, you'll get a smackdown), and which are pure genius (Show Me the Money).
Posted October 1, 2009 - 05:00 by Philip Brewer
The most simple-minded measure of your standard of living is how much money you spend: spending more equals living better. Reality is more complex. There are a lot of ways to live better without spending more.
Posted September 28, 2009 - 06:00 by Kelly Whalen
Do you live in suburbia? It seems everyone who does has two (or more) cars in their driveway. Is it a necessity for everyone, though? Is it possible to lead a one-car lifestyle while raising a family in the suburbs?
Posted September 24, 2009 - 08:23 by Nora Dunn
A year and a half ago, I wrote a post about how to fashion your own passport photos for under a dollar. It seemed that I wrote it at the dawn of the popularization of online passport picture organizations. Now, the process for making your own passport pictures on the cheap is much easier.
Posted September 21, 2009 - 07:00 by Paul Michael
As a writer for Wise Bread, I get a fair number of emails that actually offer advice, rather that asking for it. Most of the time that advice is sound. Usually, I will either already know about it, or feature it in an upcoming article. But occasionally I get stuff that makes me scratch my head. This is one list you do not want to miss.
Posted September 21, 2009 - 06:00 by Vincent Scordo
My immigrant parents have taught me many lessons about saving money and leading a high quality life via being practical, but the following ten lessons were most influential in shaping how I lead my life as a thirty-something today. Some of the lessons are what would be described as old school and some may be overly simplistic, but the hard truth is that each lesson works!
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