An accident and an old shell lamp turns out to be a Cappiccinini, a term Pinky coins for her new lamp. The frame of the Skylar lamp (can't find the link), after a gust of wind tears the paper lamp shade, is given a second chance at life with a shell lampshade. The accident The new lamp See more of Pinky's Capiz shell lamp.

All Unitasker Wednesday posts are jokes — we don’t want you to buy these items, we want you to laugh at their ridiculousness. Enjoy!

2008 Is ‘trading up’ your space worth it?A family moves from a 6,000 sq. ft. home into an RV and learns valuable life lessons. Reader suggestion: Staying organized with binder clipsReader Christine shows us how to create a hanging file system with binder clips.

First, an update on my own podcast: I’ve done some test recordings of episodes and am currently showing them to some potential sponsors. I hope to launch the podcast in April or May.

By Will ChenLooking for more great personal finance blogs? Find the best ones with our new Top 100 Personal Finance Blog Rankings! Feature 1: Personal Finance Blogs Ranked By Popular Statistics By default the chart will rank the blogs based on traffic. But you can click on the column headings to sort the blogs by: Technorati Rank RSS subscribers Compete Score Twitter followers PageRank

This is a guest post from Tara Young. This winter marks my fourth season as a volunteer tax preparer under the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, which provides free tax preparation services for lower income and elderly taxpayers. The experience has been quite rewarding, and I’ve learned more about U.S. personal income taxes than I ever imagined existed — or wanted to know.

I recently cleared out my video and DVD collection and got rid of most of my workout programs. The ones I liked, I watched so often I don’t need the videos any longer to do the routines. And, the ones I didn’t like, never came out of their boxes.

Recently, I’ve been getting a lot of emails from potential clients who haven’t actually ever worked with a freelancer before. There’s been a few unfortunate assumptions on both sides, and I know that I’ve lost a deal or two because a client didn’t know what to expect from a freelancer.

Want to know how to climb out of the cramped airline seats and stay home? Below is a guest article by Lloyd Alter of Treehugger, but by way of introduction, here's a little excerpt from a New York Times piece by Joe Sharkey about his friend, Mr. Allen:I spoke with [Mr. Allen] a few days ago by cellphone. He was with his two

Editor’s note: This post is from Chris Hutcheson, a former guest writer, and now official Art of Manliness contributor. His friend, Josh Parchman, helped research this article. Thanks Josh. Welcome Hutch! The site is even manlier with you on board.

I was looking at my personal library last night, and marveling at how many books we have. Despite my reduced spending on them, and despite the fact that we’ve sold many back to bookstores, we still have a lot. It made me wonder: would it actually make sense to purchase an Amazon Kindle? Or would it be a waste of money?

Over the years, tons of readers have written into me with some variation on the same question: is it appropriate to use my credit card as an emergency fund? Here’s a sample of that question, from Eddie:

Penelope Trunk is one of the most interesting and provocative writers about career happiness – and happiness in general.

Over the weekend, Kim C. pointed me to an article about the dangers of thrift. There’s been a glut of these pieces lately, most of which just make me tense. They seem as if they’re cheerleading conspicuous consumption. But this one is interesting.

Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow me on Twitter. Are you feeling like life isn’t exciting enough? That maybe you’re missing out on something because you just can’t get motivated for anything? Turns out you’re not alone. Recently, reader Rachel asked: