Cheap Way to create a Podcast/Radio Show

February 7, 2008

I’ve searched high and low to find an easy and cheap way to Podcast/Radio Show. Here’s what I came up with.

TOOLS
PC Microphone - A generic PC microphone will do. I use this one Logitech USB Desktop Microphone

SOFTWARE
Audacity - Open Source sound recording and editing software. I learned how to use the basic features on this in 30 minutes.

OTHER
Intro music - Revostock - This site has a great selection of stock music you can use for your Podcast.
Hositng at BYO Audio - Some people think that iTunes stores and shares your Podcast. That is not the case. You need to host it with someone (or if you have the capabilities to do it yourself). This company charges $20/month up to 5GB of transfer. Additional $1.95 per 1GB. You can sign up for this service here.

PUBLISHING
I use iTunes to distribute my Podcast. You can also embed them on your website. Most of the time I do both.

That’s it. All the tools you need to create a Podcast/Radio Show the Cheapest Man Way!

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Millionaire by 30 - Positive Thinking

January 30, 2008

Alan CoreyLiving cheaply can make you a millionaire…here’s proof. Alan Corey didn’t have a high paying job (~$40k per year) but managed to become a millionare by 30 years of age (he turned 30 on Jan. 20th). Here are a few of his “methods”:

  • He opened a savings account at a bank far away from his $400-a-month one-bedroom apartment in Spanish Harlem to make it hard to get close to the money — and force him to save.
  • He filled out surveys, if the survey companies offered money. Once, he was hired to walk around a movie release party as a Great Dane — for $350, he said.
  • He saved every nickel he could, and he crashed parties and art gallery showings to take advantage of free cheese and wine.

Those are just a few things he did. The best part about this story is he didn’t win the lottery, he didn’t inherit a bunch of money, he didn’t marry some old rich lady. He just busted his butt and now he’s got the bucks!

Alan’s even wrote a book.

Props: AJC

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Buy the Entertainment Book

January 30, 2008

One way to save big on dining out is to buy the Entertainment Book. Entertainment Book

I cannot begin to explain how important this book will be for you. Coupon after coupon. Buy one get one free. Half off. You get the drift. This book can be purchased from their website and they have a neat little tool on the homepage to tell you if there is a book in your area.

This book runs $20 per year. You can get the book for $15 if you promise to buy one again next year.

Written by Mike · Filed Under CHEAP RESOURCES, CHEAP TIPS, GENERAL | 1 Comment