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Cultural Financial Problems and Learning to Cook: Wise Bread on Marketplace

Meg Favreau — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 23:26:47 +0000

This month, I've appeared on one of my favorite radio shows, American Public Media's Marketplace Money:

This weekend, I spoke with guest host Barbara Bogaev and a caller named Elizabeth about how to make financial decisions when two people come from very different cultural backgrounds. Listen here!
The weekend of August 2nd, meanwhile, I participated in Marketplace Money's summer reading list, recommending Mark Bittman's "How to Cook Everything" — a great resource if you want to save money by learning to cook.

And of course, you can listen to Marketplace Money every weekend on their website or by tuning in to your local NPR station.

This article is from Meg Favreau of Wise Bread, an award-winning personal finance and credit card comparison website. Read more great articles from Wise Bread:

Wise Bread on Marketplace: "Frugal" Travel That Isn't

Meg Favreau — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:05:50 +0000

I'm back on American Public Media's Marketplace Money this weekend, chatting with the great Tess Vigeland about supposedly "frugal" travel that isn't worth it. You can listen online or check local air times.

Want more information about making sure your frugal trip is worth it? Check out Julie's article on what experts fail to mention about frugal vacations, Jason's piece on maximizing your airline mileage redemptions, or our collection of the 40 most useful travel websites that can save you a fortune.

You can also take a listen to my previous Marketplace Money segments:

The Frugal Gardener (with a recipe for herbed cucumber soup)
My Frugal Valentine (with recipes for easy chocolate truffles and bourbon balls)
Start a "Forget You" Fund
Homemade Gifts People Will Like (with recipes for fridge pickles and infused booze)

This article is from Meg Favreau of Wise Bread, an award-winning personal finance and credit card comparison website. Read more great articles from Wise Bread:

Wise Bread on Marketplace: Justifying Frugality

Meg Favreau — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:48:21 +0000

I'm back on American Public Media's Marketplace Money this weekend, chatting with the always-wonderful Tess Vigeland about justifying your frugal lifestyle (or, moreover, not feeling like you should have to). You can listen online or check local air times.

You can also take a listen to my previous Marketplace Money segments:

The Frugal Gardener (with a recipe for herbed cucumber soup)
My Frugal Valentine (with recipes for easy chocolate truffles and bourbon balls)
Start a "Forget You" Fund
Homemade Gifts People Will Like (with recipes for fridge pickles and infused booze)

This article is from Meg Favreau of Wise Bread, an award-winning personal finance and credit card comparison website. Read more great articles from Wise Bread:

Wise Bread on Marketplace: A Frugal Valentine's Day

Meg Favreau — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:36:11 +0000

I'm not the biggest Valentine's Day fan. It's not that I hate love, but I do hate all of the expensive things people are expected to do to express that love. And personally, I fail to see how a gold-script card and box of chocolates (or worse — a poorly made stuffed bear holding a heart) from the drug store is the proper expression of something as profound as loving another human being.

But I'm not a total sourpuss — I just think that there are more personal, and definitely more frugal, ways to celebrate Valentine's Day. That's why I chatted with Marketplace Money host Tess Vigeland over the weekend about wonderful and cheap V-Day celebrations. Plus, many of these great gifts and celebrations can be pulled off last-minute, if you happen to be reading this on February 14

You can listen to or read the segment online, and check out my super-easy recipe for awesome chocolate truffles.

Are you celebrating a frugal Valentine's Day? Share what you're doing in the comments!

This article is from Meg Favreau of Wise Bread, an award-winning personal finance and credit card comparison website. Read more great articles from Wise Bread: