Affluent Pauper mentioned at Fox Business, Marketwatch and Sharebuilder

I’d like to thank Marty Orgel for mentioning Affluent Pauper in his article entitled “Wealth of Free Items Online Helps You Free Up Cash for the Holidays.” Check out Marty’s article at Fox Business, Marketwatch and Sharebuilder. You’ll find ways to save on a slew of items from free entertainment, books, guides, clothing, video games, art and more.

Some of the free items that Marty mentions in his article that I particularly enjoyed:

Free TV
If you’re wondering if you can part with your cable or satellite service, check out Blinkx currently in beta) and Hulu. You might find that your favorite mainstream TV shows are available online. Also, check out your favorite networks’ websites as they might have downloadable versions of the shows you frequently follow.

Free Music
SpiralFrog offers more than one million songs and 4,000 music videos for free.

Free 411
Call Google's 1-800-GOOG-411. How cool is that?

Free Courses
You can download free course materials, lecture notes, exams and videos from MIT through its OpenCourseWare program. There are hundreds of courses you can download.

Free Books
You can download miscellaneous books at free-eBooks.net.

Trade & Swap
Marty mentions Craigslist and FreeCycle. Read my July 20, 2008 article “Why Buy New When you can Trade?” for more info. on the benefits of trading and swapping.

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