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...