The growing list of hard-times, recession-era words and phrases like mancession and recession porn welcomes a new member: “unbanked.” If the word applies to you, you might be paying nearly 1000% interest on short-term loans.
There are thousands and thousands of recipes on the Internet, and they’re all available for free. So just how many recipes does one person really need?
A self-professed Jersey cheapskate, who prides himself on snagging free parking and scalping tickets to concerts and football games for below face value, gets floor tickets to Bruce Springsteen at Giants Stadium for $15 apiece.
There are times when you should turn down the insurance plans offered by your company.
Everyone is in favor of practices that save money and are good for the environment, right? Actually, no. Turns out your neighbors may not approve.
The recession has been a major kick in the pants—but is that exactly what you needed? For folks who underwent big career shifts they were more or less forced to make, and who are happy about the changes, the answer is most definitely yes.
It’s easy to be green when you’re saving money at the same time. Eschewing bottled water for tap, recycling household items for cash, and turning off the water while brushing your teeth are no-brainer, no-hassle ways to help Mother Nature, not to mention your bank account. But what’s up with rechargeable batteries and other …
A Congressman from Michigan introduced a bill that would give pet owners a tax break on veterinary care and other expenses.
It’s time for another roundup of money-saving lists, with places to eat for free, household items you can recycle lickety-split for cash, and some unusual schemes—like taking advantage of your local library’s lost and found to snag a free umbrella.
The current scene at many malls—new ones in particular—is more ghost town than teeming shopping hub. More than 10% of retail space at U.S. shopping centers is vacant, up from 8.4% a year ago. And 30% of malls that opened their doors this year did so with at least 50% of their storefronts empty.
Thanks to the recession, people—people with jobs anyway—are paying off their credit cards and saving more. But no one seems to know where to put the money they’ve worked so hard to save.
The average iPhone user forks over $95 a month to AT&T, and more than half of that covers voice accounts. Now that AT&T has approved applications like Skype, which allow users to make calls—even international calls—for free or very cheap via the Internet, it seems like only a matter of time before customers change the way they make …
