Columnist Barefoot Investor

So let's take a sneak peak at the latest financial innovations that will to rock your financial world in 2009. Sell your house online and save thousands Real estate agents have been given notice with the launch of buymyplace.com, a site that

You can't exactly blame us, though. After all, it's not like we've ever known tough times. Here's a situation I face most days: Barefoot: "The crisis all started with sub-prime loans that . . ." Gen Y: "Boring!"

Rubbish. I know from personal experience that as little as a thousand bucks can change your life. Coming up with a grand shouldn't be too much of a stretch, especially if you've read and implemented a few suggestions from last week's

But with the economy heading for recession, frugality is fast coming back into fashion. That's why this week I'm going to show you some quick, easy ways to save you thousands of dollars, and potentially much more depending on your threshold

I stuck my neck out two weeks ago in this column when I got right behind the Government's First Home Saver Accounts (FHSAs) – even though I knew they'd be as popular with young people as sharing a bunk bed with your brother. Talk about a