Budgeting

Skinny Science: Weight-loss fads that lighten your wallet

jensodegaard — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:07:00 +0000

All too often we see expansive marketing campaigns for diet pills and celebrity diet crazes that rarely emphasize a balanced diet and regular exercise.

Financial Robotics: Automate your money

jenniebartlemay — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:30:24 +0000

The days of envelope licking and stamp sticking to pay the bills are gladly behind us, but even managing finances online can be tedious enough to make anyone wish for a household robot with accounting skills.

Running The Border: Travel abroad on a dime

jenniebartlemay — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:13:42 +0000

Everyone feels the need to get out there and rub their toes in someone else's lawn – preferably one in a foreign country. Pre-trip investigation and planning can save you some serious guesswork, and hopefully a suitcase-load of cash.

“Ask Ramit” Re-Link: Phone Hundreds in Bills Away Every Year

christhomas — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Clothes Shopping and the Cost-Per-Wear Factor

christhomas — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:17:42 +0000

Kayla Byers is a coworker from the sales department and has more fashion sense than several of our editorial staff put together.

Don't Pay Too Much: 10 ways you might be wasting your money

christhomas — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

You can justify paying extra for a product if it has value. But these products can cost extra for no apparent reason.

Don't Forget Your Money

jenniebartlemay — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:02:19 +0000

Have you ever had one of those awkward moments when someone asks for your address and you don't know how to answer the question?

It's a common situation. Nothing ties us down, we move every year (or sometimes even more frequently), going from school to home to job to job. However, this does make it difficult to get regular, and sometimes very important, snail mail.

It's Good To Be Covered

jenniebartlemay — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:04:48 +0000

I finally signed up for renter's insurance. It's long overdue. I've been renting for years without the basic protection. But lately whenever I left the house I started having horrific daydreams of flames burning all of my belongings (the pic is an apartment building that went up not far from brass HQ).

Dropping Deals

jenniebartlemay — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:00:00 +0000

I dropped another external hard drive. Suffice it to say that my next hard drive purchase will probably be a laptop drive--something marginally more sturdy. Thank goodness I have an emergency backup for my most important files.

Scrooge Me Out Of Christmas

jensodegaard — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:34:21 +0000

British Columbia seems like an altogether wonderful place. The Pacific Ocean creating millions of untouched waves on miles of coastline, mountains replete with snow deep enough to bury a Yeti, forests big enough to go full Ron Swanson in, and now this, a wonderful piece of writing by Shannon Rupp.

Finding Freeware

jenniebartlemay — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0000

Freeware is everywhere. It's software that anyone can use without paying. There's no licensing and no fees. You can download and go, but there is an art to finding the best freeware.

Emergency Backups

jenniebartlemay — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0000

One hard drive crash was enough for me. And between various backups that I thought were complete, I've lost too many documents for my comfort. So a few months ago I finally did some research into some online backup services. The thing is that as important as having a backup is, I don't have a lot of actual space that needs to be saved, and if I don't have to pay for something, I don't intend to.

Start Santa's Shopping List Now

jenniebartlemay — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:56:53 +0000

Not every family does Christmas the same way, but many of you know the joy of buying appropriate gifts for the appropriate people in your life--and the accompanying financial pressure. In my family, gift giving is a tradition, and one that I sometimes have trouble keeping up with.

Trip Budget Report Card

janelong — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:22:49 +0000

I'm back from my trip to Europe! My husband and I had a great two weeks in Paris, Rome and Tuscany. Now that the vacation's over and we're back to real life, it's time to assess how we did sticking to our travel budget.

Brass Sock Haiku Contest Is Ending Soon!

christhomas — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:00:00 +0000

Thanks to our Fall 2011 cover story, Rock 'em Sock 'em: Sock It To Me founder Carrie Atkinson, all the colorful socks floating around naturally caused us staffers to throw down an epic mustache sock haiku battle.

Mustache socks for feet
Tom Selleck, Charlie Chaplin
Big stars walk with me