Sometimes, the best way to stretch a buck is to look in the most unlikely places. I'm a huge fan…
On those super busy days when you just don't have time to cook at home, but eating out is too…
Debt. It's a four-letter word and certainly not ideal under any circumstances. Being debt-free is always better than being in…
Dear Cheapskate: My husband and I have really gotten ourselves in deep this time. At the time, we thought buying…
The trouble with plastic bottled water, experts say, is not the water. It's the plastic bottles the water comes in…
So, how is that investing for the future coming along? What, you're confused? I understand. Most of us are total…
When a University of Michigan survey asked people what they believe would improve their quality of life and make them…
The email contained a single-word subject: "Help!" The sender, I'll call her "Emily," had been asked by her community group…
I pretty much hate to buy things I know I can make for less money and in a fraction of…
Today's batch of reader questions reminds me how complicated our lives have become since the introduction of consumer credit. Some…
Have I been sleeping in a cave for 100 years? It sure feels like it. I just read that as…
Planning for their parents' end-of-life expenses is about the last thing most adult children want to deal with. At least…
Encouragement. For me it is a basic need or perhaps a character flaw. I'm not quite sure. All I know…
As prices continue to climb while incomes continue to lag, if there's one thing we know how to do it's…
When people ask me where they should be investing, I tell them my two favorite sectors are canned food and…