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Carnival of Personal Finance #384 – Time for a Laugh Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Eric from Narrow Bridge Finance tells us what The True Cost of Something That is Free. We take advantage of anything we can get if it is free or cheap, but do we need to? ” eemusings from NZ Muse presents Hybrid cars: a week in the fast lane. I totally agree with Eric here.

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7 Tips for a Successful Yard Sale

Family Balance Sheet

If I have a free Saturday morning from April thru September--unfortunately it''s rare--I try to hit a community yard sale. This was the first year our neighborhood didn''t pay for a classified ad in the newspaper, but we did place free ads online. Be Ready to Haggle. This presents fear to many, but here''s an easy tip.