Bring back your many CDs of music; rediscover all of your hidden treasures. Enjoy all of your music at the touch of button. Discover the way to hire a quick and easy on the pocket CD ripping service. CD ripping services charge a set fee to rip each CD. You send your CD's on a spindle and they send y...

A co-worker of mine is in the market for a new/used car. She's looking at a few options and starting to narrow the choices. A couple weeks ago, she showed up to work with a new ride and I thought she'd made her decision. Nope, not yet. Turns out the dealership allowed her to keep the car overnight t...

The work week's (finally) over—now's your chance to get really creative and industrious. Skim through our ten tips for enjoying a cheaper, tastier, and intriguingly fun night out or party at your pad. Photo by Joe Shlabotnik. 10. Find great beer to drink Leaving the house doesn't mean having t...

Someone wrote to us this week that a person in his family is terminally ill, and that he was told "that the cost of the casket, funeral, viewing, and burial would possibly exceed 12,000 dollars." He thinks that's an "exorbitant amount of money," and so do we. There is no reason to pay that much mone...

An emergency fund may seem like a luxury in the midst of a recession, but if you don't have one, now's the time to start it. Photo by Tracy O . Personal finance weblog The Simple Dollar details how to build a big, healthy emergency fund a little at a time—so even if you're not in a great place...

My family lives in a rural area, and we all wear jeans…a lot! My daughter grows fast and my son plays hard, which means we are constantly dealing with the question of what to do with old denim jeans. Some of our old jeans are in good shape, but too short. Other jeans, those belonging to my son...

Sure you're cutting back to save money, but the Wall Street Journal rounds up six places it pays to shell out a little cash. Photo by beansoup_67 . In a nutshell, the WSJ suggests it's worth your money to: Pay for expert advice. Pay to bring down debt. Pay yourself. Pay for little indulgences. Pay f...

These days, saving your money is all the rage. Lots of bargain-awareness websites are cropping up, attempting to teach us all how to pinch our pennies until they squeal. Bloggers are jumping on the bandwagon too, putting themselves through hell in an attempt to show us how to feed ourselves for litt...

Garage sale season is just ahead. Die-hard bargain shoppers like me may have ventured their toe out in the cold on an occasional Saturday morning throughout the winter, but the bulk of the great buys will start rolling out once the weather warms up and the azaleas bloom. That's not long, folks, so l...

Clara is 93, a great-grandmother, and a child of the Great Depression. Her memory of hard times food is solid, and just might inspire you to turn cheap grocery fare into family-feeding meals. Up front—if you loathe hearing old-timey stories, or like to make every weeknight's meal out of a cook...