This is truly a carpe diem moment. We are buying baby and kids items posted for sale on Swappel.com, and we’re giving them away to families who need it. If you’re taking advantage of any opportunity this Christmas, let it be this one. You can truly make a difference just by selling...

To describe the last two months with words would certainly be an insult to the English language and it’s ability to communicate emotion. The term emotional roller coaster comes to mind but still doesn’t quite do the experiences justice. I recall reading a blog post by Paul Grahm...

October 16th, it’s finally here. Today we officially launch our beta exclusively to the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. Today Swappel.com, a new online marketplace where you can buy, sell, and trade your items or services takes flight for the first time. Today our community begins. As exciting...

Time. It moves in one direction. It does not stop, and can never be returned. It can only be spent and once you do, it’s gone. Truly our most valuable commodity, it’s important that we spend it well. So what do we do when we can’t? We get a headache. We become easily agitated. We get...

The Lifelong Battle Penny pinching at the grocery store with your coupons and budgets may seem like a tactful way to be financially sly, but successful financial management goes beyond the everyday savings. Like it or not, you are going to face “credit-critical” decisions over and over...

If any of you are like me there’s nothing worse than bills with variable costs. You have your monthly budget set and then poof out of nowhere you have an outrageous electricity bill and you can forget about that special family outing you had planned. The Department of Energy reports average...

October 16th. This wonderful day marks the beginning of chapter 1 for Swappel. Where the true journey begins and our dreams become reality. It gives me excitement I can’t quite put into words. Its the beginning of growth and a new era. To see our creation spread it wings and begin to...

Whether you thrift to just to save money or because it’s the hipster thing to do, the thrill of the hunt is all the same. The stacks of junk to some are mounds of treasure to others. When you really think about it though, thrifting is more than just a good time. It has become a movement...

  1. Fort Worth Stock Yards: Once a former livestock market, the stock yards are a perfect place to experience the old west! Here you will find entertainment, restaurants, shopping, and daily cattle drives through the streets held at 11:30 am and 4 pm. Yeh-Haw! [Free]  2. Dallas...

Texas may be over 100 degrees, but that hasn’t stopped us here at Swappel from planting roots. For the last year our team of five has been working around the clock to bring the DFW Metroplex an improved online marketplace where people can buy, trade, and, sell their items or...

  It’s that time of year again where school is just around the corner and your to-do list feels like it’s never going to end. As the countdown to your kid’s first day back is quickly approaching, the anxiety of the big back to school shopping trip weighs in. The National...