Got way too much stuff in your attic? Garage? Cellar? Maybe it's time to hold a yard sale. You can clean up your house and make some money. The Frugal Yankees have some great tips on to make yours a successful one.

Buying or selling your house this spring is way different from many other years. Cheryl Marquandt from Truffant Real Estate in Abington MA shares tips from both sides. How do you maximize your sale or get the biggest bang for your buck?

Some expert tips on how to make your own beer from Roger Savoy the owner of the Modern Home Brew Emporium. If you've thought about it, now maybe the time to make you own brew. Just be sure you invite us over, especially after you've perfected it.

Every 33 seconds an American has a heart attack. Now Larry Katzenstein and the AARP have produced a new book, Living with Heart Disease. It makes it easy to understand and even easier to get yourself healthy. Listen in as the Frugal Yankees get serious about a serious problems. An ounce of prevention...

If you think advertising directly to kids is new, think again. Professor Lisa Jacobson, author of Raising Consumers: Children And the American Mass Market in the Early Twentieth Century , hits the way-back button and finds marketeers have been going after kids for quite a long time. What they did then, makes it easier to understand why they're doing it now.

More students are narrowly focusing their education to make money, but what happened to liberal arts? You know, the college degree designed to make you think? Sheila Curran, author of "Smart Moves for Liberal Arts Grads" knows the smart moves for these grads.

More and more of us need help for an aged parent, disabled relative or just someone who needs a hand. Where do you find someone who is honest and caring? Eleanor Parker from RewardingWork.org sets us on the right path.

Robert Krughoff from Consumer's Checkbook has a new survey on the best deals in eyeglasses, for price and service. Surprising results. The best places, and the worst stores, from the big boxes to mom and pop independents.

The cops, the speeding ticket, the summons, the court. How to avoid getting a speeding ticket, and how to handle yourself afterwards. Timely, smart and money saving fro the Frugal Yankee.

Americans are clueless. Map skills are questionable, locating our own state capital is a guessing game and finding Pago Pago is down right scary. We've become geographic illiterates. Is this a problem? Kathy Stewart, author of Earth Facts for Earthlings not only thinks so, but has reasons why we should be geographically smart.

Big business is running the country, corruption is running rampant, unions are struggling, the rich are getting rich and the poor are getting poorer. Sound familiar? It should. It's America from 1865 to 1900. Jack Beatty, author and Senior Editor for Atlantic Monthly, explains how his new book. Age of Betrayal: The Triumph of Money in America, 1865-1900 reconnects our past to our current problems. Thoughtful and insightful conversation with Garen Daly & Louise Reilly Sacco, the Frugal Yankees.

Your car survived the winter, now it's time to clean that baby up. Ace mechanic Andy Polin will be polishing chrome, changing filters and charging up the AC as we get our autos spiffed up and ready for a little tooling down the highway. Great tips from the Frugal Yankees.

GETTING AHEAD ON YOUR BACKYARD
Landscaper Roger Stugis swings by Frugal Yankee central giving us professional lawn and garden tips. From assessing your yard, figuring out what to do when and deciding whether to go 'green', it's smart talk for this spring from the Frugal Yankees.

You've built your site, but they aren't coming. Why? Scott Smigler of Exclusive Concepts reveals how it is done and offers tips. Useful, smart and thrifty information from the Frugal Yankees.

A tool that reveals personality types can be extremely useful in work, at home or in any relationship. Frugal Yankees Garen Daly and Louise Reilly Sacco speak with Travis Bradberry, author of The Personality Code. Are you a 'negotiator' or a 'diplomat', perhaps a 'leader'? Find out.

Recorded May 1, 2007 at 10:00 PM at Little Pond behind Frugal Yankee Garen Daly's house with an iPod. These are peepers announcing their availability for a one night stand. Sometimes they get so loud, it disturbs your sleep.

Finding good deals at yard sales is more than luck. It's knowing, it's observing, and it's negotiating. Check this podcast out as the Frugal Yankees share some helpful tips, and if you score real big, be sure to send us a check.

Do interrogators really have the upper hand? Do poker players really see 'tells' that tip off a hand? Is body language universal? In the new book I Can Read You Like a Book: How to Spot the Messages and Emotions People Are Really Sending With Their Body Language Maryann Karinch & Gregory Hartley show the Frugal Yankees what works and what doesn't.

More quick, smart thrifty and random tips from the Frugal Yankees, Garen Daly and Louise Reilly Sacco. This time there are tips on gypsies, a free cell phone information number, web reviews, when to buy gas, lawn watering and more.

20 years ago the term microbrewery was hardly known. Today, microbreweries are thriving. Garen Daly & Louise Reilly Sacco interview award-winning brewer, Aaron Mateychuk of Watch City Brewing. Aaron discusses techniques, trends, growlers and why the beer tastes, well, so tasty.

New England's own Colin Woodard leaves the shores of Maine for the Caribbean where the myths of pirates are plundered. An insightful journey to who these men were, how they operated and how their image has been shaped by their enemies. His book is The Republic of Pirates.

Gas prices are climbing, again. Maybe it is time to look at alternatives. The Frugal Yankees think so. There is a growing movement to use various new fuels, including brewing diesel fuel in your garage. Is this the future?

In the past two decades farmers have been bringing their produce to open air markets across the country. It's a growing trend. Is this helping family farms? Do farmer's markets help communities? What's the future? Listen in as Garen Daly & Louise Reilly Sacco talk with David Webber from the MA Dept of Agricultural Resources.

Journey with the Frugal Yankee as we visit the American Museum of Fly Fishing, a unique repository for this sport located in Manchester VT. Executive Director Bill Bullock offers a inside look at not only the museum, but its strong place in American history and culture.

They are loving, spontaneous, emotional, hand-made and controversial memorials to car crash victims. Frugal Yankees Garen Daly & Louise Reilly Sacco explore where they came from, why they are needed and why some people are angry about them. Listen in.

Michael Vick, Pacman Jones, Barry Bonds, Tour de France bikers and more have tainted sports. Yet, we've all heard sports builds character. But in this world of steroids, doping, arrests and some really bad behavior, is that really true? The Frugal Yankee steps into the box and takes a swing at sports character, good or bad?

The importance of music at a wedding cannot be underestimated. With different generations attending, how do you please them all? Veteran DJ, Paul Roberts, shares tips and experiences as the Frugal Yankee lifts the veil on wedding music.

Sushi, raw fish, seaweed - from samurai to the supermarket, sushi has had a long strange trip. Author Trevor Corson's new book The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi from Samurai to Supermarket offers a tasty look at America's fascination with this Japanese import.

Rare footage helps Apollo astronauts recount moon landings, rocket lift-offs in this new documentary. Director David Sington has an indepth conversation with the Frugal Yankee.

Brown-nosing, sucking up, flattery. It's everywhere, but we never discuss it. Willis Regier's new book, In Praise of Flattery, explores flattery in all its forms.

This week's show:
Tips on how to have a Frugal (and fun) Easter. Getting ready fro the Boston Marathon? Then listen to our expert tell you how to Avoid Running Injuries. And are you ready to be buried, naturally? Plus some humor and opinions.

Winter is over and sprig is beginning its song. The peepers are looking for that certain special amphibian. Listen as they get noisy.

MOBA, the Museum of Bad Art, is expanding. Are America's values threatened? Will real artists become extinct? Is this part of a new 'culture war? The new book is The Museum of Bad Art: Masterworks.

Boston Comic Emily Singer discusses humor, other Boston comics and why New England is a great place for laughing. You can find more about her at Emily Singer dot com.

Underestimating and arrogance are just two of the 5 most common remodeling mistakes. Listen in as the Frugal Yankee points out the landmines BEFORE you step on them.

Stories: the diabetes epidemic, picking a contractor, job interview etiquette, photographing your fish and more

This week's show: the voice of the Red Sox, don't buy it, Ouch! my aching back, sex voices, my 2nd favorite organ, and don't eat furry food.

Ties & tools. Typical Father's Day gifts, but get creative and be frugal. Here are a few ideas.

This week: Robert Frughoff on the best mechanics, vetting vets etc. Plus Maine's Organic Root Beer, off road oddities, carrot cake disappointment, patriotic flags from China and more.

The Frugal Yankee gets cranky about carrot cake disappointment, patriotic Chinese flags, flatulence, and pay phone ubiquity.

Consumers Checkbook's Robert Krughoff has vetted vets, scored the best mechanics, check out emergency care and more.

Remember when sodas were really good? Check out this new organic root beer made in Maine. Brings back my youth.

Hitting the road for vacation? Take a few side trips to some of the oddest, funniest places around with Roadside America

This week: ISLAND OF LOST GIRLS with Jennifer McMahon, Renee Bergland on astonomer Maria Mitchell and the sexing of science, Jerry Kronenberg divines the latest housing news while looking at previous busts plus cash costs less, Spam is on the rebound and when to buy your heating oil.

This Week's show: coupons redeemed, death of the gas stations, the greening of Hull, plus

High gas prices hit not only motorists, but also independent gas station owners. Why are 20% of the gas stations expected to close in the next 12 months and what does that mean for you?

Hull, MA is on the cutting edge in using wind turbines for energy. Chris Haraden explains how it came about and what the future is.

Grocery coupons are back and they're not your mother's coupons. Kelli Grant from SmartMoney.com tears into the new redemption of coupons.

Bubble gum makes you smarter, bikinis make us dumb, dishwashers cost, showers are deadly and mechanics have a cheat sheet.

ERs are defacto doctor's offices. Securing prompt, professional care is easy, if you know the tips. The Frugal Yankee queries an ER nurse/manager. Tips to help you when you need it most.

Unit & item pricing helps consumers shop smarter. So why are grocery stores ignoring it? Why do states ignore the ignoring? The only one who is getting stuck is us! The savvy shopper is getting abused and paying for it.

Yankee Magazine's August issue profiles 25 unique New Englanders. The Frugal Yankee and YM editor Mel Allen ponder, does this region have a unique character? If so, what is it?

BATMAN is a big hit, but real bats are mysteriously dying, thousands of them. These voracious insect eaters are in danger. Is it a disease? What's attacking them? The Frugal Yankee digs deep with biologist Emily Brunckhurst.