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And now, a true story of college smarts that really boasts bite: It involves Greg, a recent college graduate who, a few years ago, found himself neck-deep in college loan payments -- and couldn't afford the dental work he needed (his insurance had limits). When his dentist mentioned during one...

My first barter was last month -- a friend asked me to re-write her resume in exchange for making a few dinners' worth of her delicious soup. Simple enough. Then a business associate asked me for a similar swap -- editing copy for his Web site in exchange for two ski lift tickets at Squaw Valley....