Shopping and other errands are a quick way to burn through that tank of gas that you just filled up. Isn’t it worth your while to cut down all that running around if you can? The less time you spend in the car, after all, the less gas you need to buy. You might even [...]

There are plenty of tactics that financial experts recommend for getting your spending under control, such as tracking your spending. Personally, I’ve found tracking my spending very useful for small purchases, but less so for larger ones. With big purchases, I know where my money went and I know how I justified it. I often [...]

Think back to the 1950s. We may be talking about your parents, but it’s more likely we’re looking at your grandparents. How many cars did they have? Go ahead and ask if you don’t know; I’ll wait.
Odds are very good that they had just one. And depending on where they lived, it’s entirely possible that [...]

The rising cost of gasoline is starting to hit home for even those people driving hybrids. Everybody’s starting to explore options like walking or biking, especially if they want to cut down on carbon emissions. But it can be hard to figure out just what stores, restaurants and other venues are within walking distance of [...]

You won’t ever get rich fetching someone else’s coffee. Heck, you probably won’t wind up with enough to retire. It’s time to take responsibility for our own retirement planning. The best starting point is realizing just what retirement planning isn’t.
Retirement planning isn’t waiting for an inheritance.
You can’t expect your parents to be responsible for your [...]

There’s no question that, financially speaking, things are a little rough right now. The prices of food, gas and other necessities are going up, raises aren’t exactly forthcoming and credit is getting hard to come by. Just about every financial guru seems to be telling us to tighten our belts.
But what if you’ve already tightened [...]