Thing 44 provides many helpful sites for living in today's economy. Because we have recently redesigned our subject web pages, I was happy to find good sites to add for ECONOMICS. On the right, I added a variety from Thing 44 for The Economy.
The drawback that I found in living in a rural area was using sites that had nothing for my zip code of 56143. An example is the Printable Coupons one with "Nothing found today". It is better to hunt for a specific store like Wal-Mart (not my favorite place to shop) than to put in my zip code. Another example is Erideshare . When I put in my zip code with a 40 mile radius (the distance that I drive to work), there were no results. This site would probably be useful in a metro area. The Freecycle site also had nothing for my zip code, but I could browse what was listed for others.
With the popularity of gardening this year following Michelle Obama's planting of a White House garden, I think the Victory Garden site and University of Minnesota Extension sites are good.
I have used online banking for years, but did not add accounts to any of the suggested sites here for doing budgeting. The convenience of online banking is great. If I forget to write an amount for a check in my check book, I can check for it a few days later online.
