Saving & Spending

Nissan Leads the Way in Auto Price Wars

By Brad TuttleMay 03, 20130

The 2014 Nissan Versa starts at a sticker price of $12,780, giving it the title of cheapest new car in the U.S. for three straight years. The automaker boasts the lowest-price electric car in the U.S. as well, after dropping the base price of a Nissan Leaf by $6,400 earlier this year. Look for plummeting MSRPs on seven other Nissan …

Too Cold for a Cold One? Big Beer Companies Blame Mother Nature for Slumping Sales

By Brad TuttleMay 03, 20130

Does bad weather correlate with less drinking? Well, perhaps it does with certain kinds of drinking. Unseasonably cold weather in Brazil, Europe and the U.S. is being blamed as one of the reasons sales are down in early 2013 for …

4 Easy Steps to Raising Money-Smart Kids

By Dan KadlecMay 03, 20130

We may be asking too much of schoolteachers when imparting good money habits to kids boils down to four simple rules you can practice at home.

$1.50-Per-Day Challenge: How Chefs, Celebs and TV Anchors Are Getting By

By Brad TuttleMay 02, 20130

Celebrities and political figures are among the thousands of people living on daily food budgets of $1.50 during the Live Below the Line challenge, a campaign to raise money and awareness for global poverty

JC Penney Reintroduces Fake Prices (and Lots of Coupons Too, Of Course)

By Brad TuttleMay 02, 20130

In early 2012, JC Penney promised the end of “fake prices”—ones that were inflated just so that shoppers could be tricked into thinking the inevitable discounts represented amazing deals. Well, it’s already time to welcome back …

Forget the Dollar Menu: 25¢ Burgers at White Castle Throughout May

By Brad TuttleMay 01, 20130

Got a dollar? That’ll buy four sliders at White Castle in May. Even though the special deal is available throughout the month, you’ll have to time it carefully to take advantage.

The Splurge Surge: Luxury Spending on the Rise

By Brad TuttleMay 01, 20130

Wealthy Americans don’t really think that good times are here again for the economy. But they’re going on shopping sprees anyway, with increasing sales seen for luxury hotel stays, high-end automobiles, and more.

Here Come Gun-Focused Retail Super Centers

By Brad TuttleApril 30, 20130

Picture a sprawling 30,000-square-foot Best Buy store—only instead of electronic gadgets and games, every aisle inside the big-box center is devoted to firearms, bullets, and “tactical gear.” This is the hot retail concept spreading throughout the Midwest.