“A penny saved is a penny earned,” my mother used to say. She’s always been a thrifty shopper and a bargain hunter. “Pennies add up,” she’d say, but for years I scoffed at the idea. But my resistance ...

Craigslist has long been the go-to website for finding, well, basically anything, from homes to home furniture, jobs to hired help. And if you’re like me, in the past few years you’ve likely tried to ...