NAKED IN AIRPORTS
Air travel sucks, and that's on a good day. Natalia Ippolito's book is I Might As Well Be Naked: How to Survive Airport Screening With Your Clothes On
ReGIFTING
Regifting, is it recycling or just being cheap? The Frugal Yankee explores this modern dilemma. (audio file)
FRANK ON THE MORTGAGE MESS
As Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, Massachusetts Rep Barney Frank insight into the subprime mortgage mess is important. Does the Bush/mortgage industry program help? What was Alan Greenspan’s role in the mess,? And most importantly, what can be done to help. (audio file)
PROJECT LAUNDRY LIST
Looking for energy saving tips? This web site offers simple lifestyle changes to make our impact on the world less, including the 'right to dry'. The Frugal Yankees talk with Alexander Lee, Executive Director. Listen to the PODCAST
GIFT CARD TRUTH
Holidays or not, Americans give billions of dollars in Gift Cards to friends and relatives. This download-able .pdf file explains the pitfalls and upsides.
THE FRUGAL TEN COMMANDMENTS
A downloadable .pdf file on our ten cardinal rules for being a Frugal Yankee.
THE SKINNY ON SUPERMARKET PRICES
Supermarket prices vary from chain to chain, and store to store. Save $1500/year by listening to the Frugal Yankee. Robert Krughoff reports on a recent survey with startling result and this is just the beginning. (audio)
SUPERMARKET'S DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS
Be a better, smarter shopper. Learn supermarket's dirty little secrets and how they cost you money. Manipulation, product placement, sound, smell, and that's only the beginning. Listen to how they do it. (audio)
MARKETING ASSAULT ON CHILDREN
Marketing to children is damaging. Play is no longer creative, but directed and harmful. Dr. Diane Levin explains how toy manufacturers rake in the bucks at a very high cost to your family and society. To find out more about Dr. Levin's work, visit Campaign For A Commercial-Free Childhood and Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children's Entertainment. (audio)
FRUGAL & STYLISH
Frugal fashion can be chic and glamorous. Style tips, shopping tricks are just part of this segment. Brenda Starks' inside info makes us all smart shoppers, even the guys. (audio)
ORGANIC FOOD
In supermarkets, farmer's stands, even Wal-Mart, organic food is selling. But is it what we think? Has big business redefined organic? Are we getting what we paid for? The Frugal Yankees talk to Sam Fromartz, author of Organic, Inc: Natural Foods and How They Grew.
CARNY SCAMS
This isn't the definitive guide to carny games, but we can help you discover the cheats, and ways to beat some of the games. Heck, we may even be able to help you impress your main squeeze and win that big kewpie doll.
PSYCHOPATHS & OTHER LOVERS
Online dating is dangerous. Felons, bigamists, two-timers, gold-diggers, liars, cheats and more. Stephany Alexander's web site clearinghouse is a must for women or men looking for romance on the web, but don't want the weirdos. (audio)
TREASURE HUNT
Pinching pennies but splurging on luxuries, savvy, frugal, prosperous, educated women consumers have reshaped the American retail environment. Michael Silverstein's book, Treasure Hunt: Inside the Mind of the New Consumer 
is a revelation. (audio)
UNSCREWED
Consumers are getting ripped-off left and right. Have you been in call center hell? Have manufacturers played you for a sap? Unscrewed: The Consumer's Guide to Getting What You Paid for
by Ron Burley is an essential tool for the modern consumer. Listen as the Frugal Yankees fight 'churn' and get their money's worth. (audio)
SELL YOUR HOUSE IN 5 DAYS
Really! No real estate agent, double mortgages, or months on the market. Bill Effros' sales method of selling houses from the bottom up can be effective even in a slow market. Listen as he explains How to Sell Your Home in 5 Days
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BAD MEDS
Are big bucks creating bad medicine? Drug companies spend over $70 billion to influence doctors. Are you at risk? Dr. Jerome Kassirer says yes. He's former editor of the New England Journal of Medicine and author of On the Take: How Medicine's Complicity with Big Business Can Endanger Your Health
(audio)
THE BIG RIP-OFF
Rip-offs, market pressures, lower taxes, big government regulation, big business, stealing money - how do all these mix? Tim Carney calls it The Big Ripoff.
AUCTION 101
Basic bidding, antique investing, furniture deals, and finding scores are explained by Skinner Auction's Stuart Whitehurst. If you ever thought about bidding at an auction, listen to this.
YARD SALES, Part 1
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.
YARD SALES, Part 2
Finding good deals at yard sales is more than luck. It's knowing, it's observing, and it's negotiating. The Frugal Yankees share some helpful tips, and if you score real big, be sure to send us a check.
BUYING BIKES
Bikes are a great way to get in shape and enjoy New England. But when was the last time you purchased a bike? Do you know what fitting is? Jeff Palter from The Bicycle Loft in Burlington MA joins the Frugal Yankees and explains.
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT
Driving over a hill at night, an oncoming car's headlights blinds you. Are headlights getting brighter or are your eyes dimming? AAA's John Paul sheds light on what's happening, what's being done and how all of this affects you.
covers the topic from birth mothers to blended families. We're changing how we look at, and deal with, this emotional family issue. 
has a gusto driven philosophy that is smart and, as we Frugal Yankees like, thrifty.