The days of the Kardashians and the “Real Housewives” — shows about people with money, that is — may be coming to an end.

The new breed of reality shows is coming face to face with the hard, flat-broke truth of a country facing difficult economic times. The new shows teach the tricks of the trade about coupon clipping, furniture restoration, storage-locker auctions — and soon, even getting back to work.

“When we were in a nice, bustling economy, you saw lots of shows about flipping houses,” says Brent Montgomery, producer of “Pawn Stars” and Bravo’s new bargain-seeking series “Fashion Hunters.”

“People were OK to watch fighting and bickering and more dramatic TV. Now, they are getting enough of that in their day-to-day lives just trying to find jobs.”

“Fashion Hunters” (Tuesdays, 9 p.m.) follows the daily drama at SoHo consignment shop Second Time Around.

Once-extravagant Wall Street wives sell off their extra Gucci and Prada items — and women on even tighter budgets line up to buy them for a fraction of the retail price.

“There is still a lot of fun and catty behavior when women are fighting over the price of a handbag,” Montgomery tells The Post. “You see people go in and get a $2,000 pair of shoes for under $100 and think, ‘That is a cool. I can still look like a million bucks on my unemployment check!’ ”

Getting people off unemployment and back on the payroll is the job of A&E’s “Job Whisperer” — a sort of cross between “Supernanny” and “Millionaire Matchmaker.”

“We’re a red-state show on a red-state network … but it’s more than just rednecks,” he says.

The pilot episode features a New Jersey mom looking for a job in publishing and a Connecticut soldier who has just returned from Afghanistan.

“I am not a career coach,” says veteran headhunter and star Stephen Viscusi, who helps guide the unemployed back into the workforce. “I tell people career coaches are for sissies.

“I teach the real, gutsy way to get in the door: Low-ball your salary. Look better. Don’t overdo your eyebrows. And clean up your Facebook. Nobody wants to see your shirtless picture or hire Blondie@aol.com.”

The takeaway, he hopes: “If this person that you just saw on TV can get a job, get off your ass and get a job, too.”

“The Job Whisperer” is expected to premiere as a one-off special in the next few weeks — with a chance at becoming a regular series if the ratings are good, according to producers.

Montgomery and his team at Leftfield Productions have made a specialty of developing shows about new ways to cash in on the sluggish economy.

“We are focused on small businesses,” he says. “It is kind of the American dream told through one person’s eyes.

“So many people have started their own business or want to start their own business. And they can relate to these individuals, where it is them against the world.”