When in Doubt, Barter

Short on cash, people are offering to paint houses and balance books in exchange for a free room or flight. Here’s how three creative travelers pulled it off.
Bunny Wong | Budget Travel Magazine | May 2009 issue

Barterer #1
Jesse Larson, 22, housepainter in Rohnert Park, Calif.
What he offered To paint one room at a bed-and-breakfast—a [...]

8 things an airline would never tell you

This would actually be quite funny if it wasn’t so real….
8 things an airline would never tell you - Insiders expose little-known facts the industry would rather you didn’t think about
By Alexander Basek | Updated: 5:49 p.m. ET Sept. 1, 2009
“Airport luggage scales often lie.”
It’s bad enough that the airlines charge a fee for overweight luggage, varying [...]