Coupon Like a Celeb with Pinterest-Style Reclip.It
It’s official: couponing has gone chic, with even the richest and most famous celebrities, like Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, proudly celebrating their need to “feed the coupon addiction.”
Grocery Diet: Week One Recap
To those who’ve known me for years (or worked with me for any length of time), it should come as no surprise that the possible end of my grocery diet experiment has been brought about by my greatest and oldest ally (or is that nemesis?): Coffee.
My Grocery Diet Experiment: Days 2 & 3
Again, I’m blown away by the outpouring of support and excitement about this grocery diet experiment of mine.
My Grocery Diet Experiment: Day 1
Thanks to everyone for their Facebook and Twitter comments in support of my “grocery diet” experiment!
Beyond Swap: 4 Ways to Get Stuff for Less (Or Free!)
By now, many of you know that Shoestring‘s sister company, The Swapaholics, was acquired last fall by Swap.com, the largest community of swappers in the world with 1 million members nationwide (and growing!), and I now work there full-time a
Try Before You Buy: Freegan Fitness at Wahanda
My friend Isabelle just moved to NYC and went to work for a new (to me, anyway) startup called Wahanda.
Behind the Seams: Freegan Fitness, Week 1
Last Monday, I officially ended my 10-year stretch as a dues-paying member of a pricey well-known Northeast sports club chain. A conservative estimate puts the amount I spent on membership payments in this last decade at about $9,000, and I now weigh more — not less — than I did then.
Radical Resourcefulness: Live Off Groupons?
For those of you who loved our bartering story featuring Kyle MacDonald, the guy who turned a single red paperclip into a house by trading up over the course of a single year, you’re going to love the new Live Off Groupon project
Trashion: Would You Wear Found Clothing?
When most people talk about “clothing finds,” what they’re really talking about are incredible bargains — “steals” and deals they’ve “found” in a shop, at a swap, or online.
Book Giveaway: The Scavengers’ Manifesto
In last week’s issue, we wrote about living on less and the practice of freeganism in our story “Live Free or Buy”, featuring The Scavengers’ Manifesto