Budget-Friendly Travel Plans

Money being scarce as it is right now you’ve probably scratched those plans for a Disney family vacation, or that trip to the Turkish baths and dazzling bazaars in Istanbul. The irony is, stressful times mean you need a break more than ever. But take heart! You can still make fun and affordable travel plans.
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Housewives’ Tips for Outside

“Old is new again” doesn’t just apply to things. At a time when stretching a buck is paramount, taking a look at how our grandparents and their parents ran their households can offer some much-needed savings advice.
Here are some hints for the gardener gleaned from a couple of marvelous old books, “500 HOUSEHOLD HINTS by 500 [...]

Setting Up A Simple Home Office

An up side to the downturn in the economy is that you really can get some great bargains right now. Combine that with a little imagination and setting up an office for your new home business can be a relatively easy and inexpensive task.
I started thinking about this when both my printer and fax machine [...]

The Art of Barter

How much is your time worth? Maybe more than you think.
Bartering is a means of exchanging one service or commodity for another, without the use of money. In times of monetary crisis (like Now!), when cash is in short supply, it can be a means to get the things you need without having to dip [...]

Are You Prepared For Job Loss?

Whether you feel secure or not about hanging on to your job, it makes a lot of sense to prepare for the worst. Here are a few things to start doing now:
Stop spending! In the first quarter of this year consumer spending increased 2.2%. It’s certainly not that Americans are earning more; they simply spent [...]

Household Hints From Old Housewives

Actually, the title of this article is a little misleading. I came across a gem of a little book at my mother’s home the other day – “500 HOUSEHOLD HINTS by 500 HOUSEWIVES”. Published in 1926, it’s a compilation of cleaning and cooking tips for the 1920s housekeeper that is a looking glass into life during [...]

We Don’t Have It So Bad

96 pence the sign read. Sounds cheap enough for gas, doesn’t it? But do the math!
Here I am in jolly old England visiting family. On the drive from Gatwick airport to the family home I’d been thinking to myself that at least our falling dollar had afforded me a good deal on a rental car. [...]