Welcome to Recommended Readings, where each week we highlight 10 money-conscious links from some of our favorite frugal friends. This week we've got tips for drivers, diners, house hunters and more. Enjoy!
More and more stores now allow coupon stacking, or combining a manufacturer coupon and a store coupon for multiple savings.
Online shopping has moved from geeky to mainstream in just 10 years. Almost 50 percent of Americans shop online and 88 percent of that number have bought something online in the last six months.
It's a cruel world out there. Advertising preys on the desirable tween and teen audience with TV ads incorporating popular music, rapid-cut editing and youthful celebrities. Merchants know kids like to hang out at malls where shopping is a form of entertainment.
The recession has created double-digit unemployment, a new class of poor and, happily, a wealth of new slang terms. "Frugalista," "permatemp" and "staycation" are so pervasive they might just be here to -- well -- stay.
Welcome to Recommended Readings, where each week we highlight 10 money-conscious links from some of our favorite frugal friends. This week we've got tips for travelers, parents, shoppers and more. Enjoy!
Despite the plethora of add-on charges, airlines and airports may still be overlooking other profitable opportunities. Here are 10 suggestions that we're afraid just might become reality.
Americans are ready to show mom some bigger love this year by upgrading our Mother's Day gifts. Consumer spending for the holiday is expected to total $14.6 billion this year, averaging $126.90 per person. That's up $3 from 2009.
If we're really lucky, we run into one or two teachers who make a difference. Sadly, we often leave these people behind as we move on to the next grade, the next school or the next life.
Military Moms miss so much when stationed overseas, but being away from family on Mothers Day must be extremely difficult. Sadly, there are so many limitations on shippable gifts that are also acceptable to the military.