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Myscha Theriault ( AKA the Itinerant Tightwad ) has lived well for less around the world, working in various jobs and locations. Myscha’s work, articles and advice have been featured by various media outlets, including WSJ Online, USA Today, the Miami Herald, Bay News 9 in Tampa, and the New York Times.

Project Portfolio:

Myscha is available for interviews, consulting, product reviews and various freelance writing services. Just pop her a note! Interested in seeing more of her work? Check out the topical clips below.

MONEY SAVING CLIPS

 While a full range of money saving articles can be found on my Wise Bread blog, a few of note include Bargain Shopping 101, Savings in Every Room, Twelve Ways to Live Rent or Mortgage Free, Power Shop Your Way to Financial Independence, and Nine Frugal Suggestions for a Humble Bar of Soap.

 GREEN LIVING CLIPS

 While far from being hard core, living responsibly is a huge priority for me and something I strive to do better all the time. Some of my more memorable green living articles include Urban Green: Loving the Planet While Living in the Big City, Bulk Food Bin Bags: How I Got Mine for Cheap, Ten Ways to Go Green and Save Money at the Same Time, Ten More Ways to Go Green and Save, Eco Hack: Produce Bags for Pennies and Thirty Ways I’m Using Less Plastic.

FRUGAL FOOD ARTICLES

 Affordable food writing is something I do quite a bit of, so there’s no way I can even show the scope here. What I have done is provide a collection of some of my better work on the topic. Please explore the following: Grocery Saving Tips for Carnivores, Bulk Buying 101, How to Pinch Your Poultry Pennies, Intro to Freezer Savings, Assembly Cooking for Newbies, Lentil Love, Fresh Ideas for Cornmeal, Cool Ideas for Canned Salmon, Twenty-Five Ways to Use Frozen Spinach and Seafood on the Cheap. More clips are available by request.

 DECORATING PIECES

Having to set up home after home over the years in numerous locations and countries has given me a unique perspective and knowledge of certain affordable decorating tricks that can work anywhere. Some specific posts for your review include The Loft Look for Lots Less, Cheap Decorating, Small Space Survival Strategies, Dumpy to Divine on Less Than a Dime, Spa Bathrooms on the Cheap, Gourmet Kitchens on a Shoestring and Campari Art on the Cheap.

TRAVEL WRITING

One of my travel pieces was recently published in the best selling Wise Bread book mentioned above. Additionally, the following resources should provide you with an overall sense of my travel writing style: Extreme Travel – How to Go Light and Low Budget, Eco Travel – Going Green on the Road, High Tech and Homeless – My Life as a Cyber Nomad, a collection of articles on how to be a road warrior, Travel Hack – Making the Most of Machu Picchu and the ethnic cooking section of my Wanderlust and Lipstick blog.

EDUCATION

Teaching is tough even with the most generous of school district budgets. Very few educators work under generous conditions. These articles provide a sample portfolio of my education writing, as well as a starter set of resources for classroom teachers. For review: Ten Tips for First Year Teachers, Twenty-Seven Ways to Practice Spelling in Style, Twelve Bulletin Board Ideas for Older Classrooms, Extreme Teaching – What’s in Your Bomb Bag, Open House Ideas for Real People, Sadakanet.Com and TheLessonMachine.Com

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