Getting Your Groupon

You might be one of those who covet the sample sales while laughing at your friends (behind their backs, of course) for buying retail.

Well here's a reason to actually tell your friends about the good deals you're getting. Collective buying power, babies.

Each day Groupon features something cool to do at a major discount.

If the minimum number of groupons are sold, you get the deal. Today's hot deal in SF : 5 power yoga classes for $30.

So if you live in NY, DC, SF, LA, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, or Detroit, tweet your friends and get your....

Swap 'Til You Drop

You might be looking in your closet these days, riddled with guilt, wanting to kick yourself for giving in to those $400 Jimmy's.

Well despair no longer. With a little retail therapy of the opposite kind, you can still live in the style a good frugalista was accustomed to.

Dign 'N' Swap provides a forum for you to trade your yesterday's Its for someone else's.

Upload pix of the clothes and accessories you'd like to trade, and then browse away. Once you find what you want, place a bid, and swap.

Dig this, participation is free while the site is in beta.