One year, $1,500 and a lot of dumpster diving got me a finished house.

Don't just recycle those bottles! Turn them into useful things that'll actually make your life easier (or at least more awesome).

The Egyptian revolution created an ad hoc city in Tahrir Square. When it was all over, I joined the volunteers who came to clean up the trash and rebuild Egypt from the gutters up.

I took the worst offenders from my pants collection—two pairs of dusty Carhartts—and upcycled them into a fun and flirty skirt.

Old jars can be more than ironic beer glasses: they can be ironic (and beautiful) light fixtures!