Hacking life
August 10, 2009Jon Brooks Comments OffIn the Great Recession of 2008-09 (but maybe not ’10?) do-it-yourself activities have become, in some cases, a matter of economic survival. For the types of projects people are tackling themselves, check out this piece on the top “do it yourself” searches, posted on Yahoo!’s Buzz Log.
Along those lines, if you still haven’t visited lifehacker, which aggregates how-to tips from all over the Web, you may be cheating yourself out of some savings. The site—the 8th most popular blog on the Web according to Technorati—is chock full of practical posts that will help you cut costs. Here are some recent items:
- Save on your insurance money by asking
- Make your own mousepad
- Items you can get great deals on in a recession
- Gadget and gear deals of the day
- Get movie theater popcorn at home for pennies on the dollar
- Make your own tonic water
- Get your textbooks for free (or cheap)
And of course, if things really go to hell-in-a-handbasket and the stock market crumbles, banks fail, and apes rule the planet, try A burglar’s advice on hiding money.
And don’t forget to surf on over to some of the blogs from which lifehacker pulls their content:
