www.JustYeeInTheCity.com: A Frugalista's Fabulous Adventures in an Unfabulous Economy!

Spend Less TV-FREE Video Service About Saving Money!

Spend Less TV brings you free videos filled with the most valuable bargains, coupon tips, buying strategies, deals, steals and insider secrets that you'll find anywhere.

 

FREE tech support!!!

I saw this on the news yesterday morning when the editor-in-chief of Reader's Digest spoke about these two services that provide FREE tech support.  What could be better?

http://www.TechGuys.org

http://www.CcomputerHope.com

NYC: Free hours at museums, gardens, zoos for Spring '09

Great listing from NewYorkology.com!  I used to work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Notice it says "suggested donation" on the signs.  You're not required to pay the full...unless you really want to.

BLOG ARTICLE: 4 Reasons Frugal People Should be on Twitter

From the Northern Cheapskate:

To find deals.  Want a tip on a fabulous freebie, a great coupon, or a hot deal? Follow the deal and freebie bloggers on Twitter and you'll be the first to read the best deals.

Suggested follows:
@Freebies4Mom
@ErinGifford
@CommnSenseMoney
@DealSeekingMom
@bargainbriana

To learn new things.  Ever wondered whether you should invest or pre-pay your mortgage?  Pondered how to make dinners on the cheap?  Twitter is full of great frugal living and personal finance bloggers who share their posts with their followers.

Suggested follows:
@momadvice
@frugaldad
@trenttsd
@jdroth
@5dollardinners

To connect with other people.  Twitter is like a giant online chat room.  For bloggers, it's the virtual water cooler.  It's a great way to connect with like-minded people.   When you connect with people, you feel less alone, and when you're not lonely, you're less likely to waste your money on shopping therapy.  Twitter is also a great way to get a quick answer to a question.  What can you make with the ground pork you got for free with coupons?  Should my son give his preschool teacher a Valentine?  Need tech advice? You'll get tons of helpful responses. You can also participate in twitter parties (large groups of folks talking about the same topic).  These are a lot of fun!

Suggested follows:
@ anyone who inspires/interests you

To be entertained.  In this economy, we all could use a little free entertainment. And who couldn't use a laugh?

Suggested follows:
@failblogtweet
@dooce
@moxygen
@StevenColbert
@TheOnion

WEB SITES: "DIY" Do it Yourself!

I never figured out until recently what "DIY" meant.  There are too many acronyms for everything.  We've all received estimates on how much something will cost if a professional did it for us.  Well, times are changing.  Save money, DIY!:

www.DoItYourself.com
www.HowToCleananything.com
www.DIYNetwork.com
www.DIYIdeas.com
www.HowStuffWorks.com
www.SoYouWanna.com

Carpool web sites (from Entrepreneur Magazine)

Save on gas money, commuter time, or help the environment...either way carpooling now is in vogue.  Check out the below sites that match drivers and passengers:

• www.GishiGo.com
• www.GooseNetworks.com
• www.iCarpool.com
• www.MyCasualCarpool.com
• www.NuRide.com
• www.RIdeShareOptimizer.com

ARTICLE (SmartMoney.com): 7 Things You're Wasting Money On

Bottled water, gym membership, extended warranties...amongst other things.  Organic produce definitely!  Check out this article and save some money!

ARTICLE: Tax Deductions Not To Miss

Great article from TipHero.com!

NYC: The Free Store...barter instead of buy for merchandise

Thank you, Vince, for sending this to me.  The Free Store is located in the Financial District and you can barter for clothing, jewelry, and other knickknacks.  Check out this article from the NY Post.

BLOG ARTICLES from BillShrink: Items We Overpay for or Waste Our Money!

Check out BillShrink's blog site.  The two articles below I found particularly interesting: 

The Cost of Convenience: 10 Things We Overpay For: valet parking, pizza delivery service, food at sporting events, boutique coffee shops, etc...

Stop Wasting Your Money on these 25 Things: bottled water, sending a fax from a business center, Apple brand accessories, brand new technology, designer clothes, car maintenance at the dealership, amongst many others...