Stop gritting your teeth when you pay bills. With a little planning, you can slash your monthly expenses while experiencing little change in your living standards.
Hold onto your hats. (Or should that be dollars?) The Amero is coming. I’ve heard a lot of talk over the last few years about a new currency called the Amero that will replace dollars and pesos.
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The image you're looking at is a classic VW ad from 1979, a response to the gas crisis at that time. I just filled up my tank, and 16 gallons of Plus Unleaded cost me over $52
Sharing seldom-used items among friends and neighbors is a great (and earth-friendly!) tactic for saving money. Here are the best things to borrow, not buy.
Don't have a nickle to your name? Time to buckle down for a week and weather the storm. Here's how to survive it — and make sure it doesn't happen again.
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21 Things You Should Make Your Kids Pay For
Instead of buying that shiny new toy for your kiddoes, maybe they should pay for it.
10 Monthly Bills You Can Slash
Stop gritting your teeth when you pay bills. With a little planning, you can slash your monthly expenses while experiencing little change in your living standards.
Europe has the Euro. Are you ready for The Amero?
Hold onto your hats. (Or should that be dollars?) The Amero is coming. I’ve heard a lot of talk over the last few years about a new currency called the Amero that will replace dollars and pesos. [more]
17 More Places to Buy, Sell, and Trade Books
A few weeks ago, Sasha wrote a great article about where to find books for less. Here are 17 more places to buy, sell, or trade books.
9 Surprising Uses for Empty Beer and Soda Cans
Don't throw away those empty beverage cans. With a few basic tools and a little imagination, you can put them to all sorts of uses.
12 Surprising Ways to Get More College Financial Aid
College tuition can send you right into a nightmare of debt. But there are ways you can make it more affordable.
10 Depressing Jobs That Aren't Worth the Money
There are a lot of ways to earn your keep, but not all of them are good for mind, body, and soul. Do you work one of these depressing gigs?
What will you do when gas hits $4 per gallon?
The image you're looking at is a classic VW ad from 1979, a response to the gas crisis at that time. I just filled up my tank, and 16 gallons of Plus Unleaded cost me over $52
Ask the Readers: What is Your Best Back-to-School Shopping Tip?
Tell us your best back-to-school shopping tip and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!
The Best 10 Items to Borrow
Sharing seldom-used items among friends and neighbors is a great (and earth-friendly!) tactic for saving money. Here are the best things to borrow, not buy.
No Money for a Week? Here’s What to Do.
Don't have a nickle to your name? Time to buckle down for a week and weather the storm. Here's how to survive it — and make sure it doesn't happen again.
Clear Out That Clutter: 15 Places to Sell Your Stuff
Get rid of your old stuff, and make money too! No matter what you want to sell, find out where you can get rid of it — and get cash.
8 Things That Are Cheaper to Replace Than to Fix
Cheap modern manufacturing means that for a lot of the stuff in our lives, buying new is often cheaper than fixing old.
8 Baby Items With the Highest Resale Value
The good thing about babies growing quickly is that you can make money by selling their old stuff!
The 10 Best Couponing Apps
These 10 apps are your new go-tos for the best coupons with the biggest savings. No scissors required.
Ask the Readers: How Often Do You Cook at Home?
Tell us how often you cook at home and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!
10 Out-of-Fashion but Totally Frugal Old Tools
From manual lawnmowers to payphones (remember those?), get back to basics (and save!) with these frugal alternatives to modern tools.
10 Smart Ways to Get a Small Business Loan
It takes money to make money, and for small business there have never been so many ways to borrow some. How would a loan help your business grow?
The 8 Life Skills You Must Learn in Your 40s
You're never too old to stop learning! By the time you hit the big 4-0, consider mastering these eight essential life skills.
5 Places to Find Free or Cheap Mason Jars
Don't overpay for brand new canning jars! If you know where to find them, affordable used jars can help you preserve your garden bounty on the cheap.