By Linsey Knerl When the recession began to really hit home, there was plenty of chatter about selling your plasma, undergoing paid medical tests, and even cutting off your lovely locks for a profit.  Here are some of the more off-the-wall commodities we found, and they are making some people a bit more comfortable these days. Breast Milk  As a mom who nursed three of her four children, I complet […]

When the market took a nose-dive earlier in the year, I tried to catch a falling knife. Several times. What I saw were some storied franchises being unfairly punished for the sins of other companies, so I tried to take advantage. I bought shares of companies like Kraft and Costco, Apple and Southwest, and after I bought them, they continued to fall (because the investing gods hate me). […]

Microsoft Money Customers:  Transition to Quicken! As you may have heard last month, Microsoft is winding down it’s Money platform. I know a lot of you use MS Money and have been happy with it for a long time. Unfortunately, going forward there are not going to be any additional updates. […]

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Happy Monday! Zero-waste lunches and the beauty of multiple savings accounts are just a few of the topics in this collection of posts and quotes from fellow bloggers. Here is a roundup of articles that caught my attention:Will "forced frugality" last? Many colleagues and family members say they feel a need to be frugal in this economic climate due to job loss and investment losses. […]

When you were growing up, you probably became accustomed to hearing some typical thoughts about money from your parents. These parents are the ones who told you that money doesn’t grow on trees. If it weren’t for your parents, you wouldn’t know that children are starving in Africa and therefore you should eat your entire dinner. […]

If you go back a ten or fifteen years, there were two things you could do online that would get you laughed at: finding a date and getting a post-secondary degree. With dating sites flourishing and online education popping up everywhere, the stigma associated with the “online” versions of both have all but been washed away. […]

By Will Chen Neil Armstrong's moon walk 40 years ago represented one of the pinnacles of human achievement. […]

Here’s more on the creative job hunt. Find out what people are doing to stand out from the job hunting crowd! We live in a society in which most people fear being different, fear making waves and thus fail to exhibit their unique qualities. In this jobless era, however, the few and the bold (to paraphrase a military slogan) are the ones who will get the good positions available. […]