Fall is a great time to save money online. Heck, any season’s great for saving online – as long as you know where to look.
October Special at Restaurant.com
If you’ve never checked out the site Restaurant.com for great discounts on eating out, now’s the time to visit. Here’s how it works:

Type in your zip code. The [...]

The U.S. economy saw growth for the first time in over a year, according to a report by the Commerce Department, signaling an unofficial end to the “Great Recession”.
In the three-month period ending September 30, the economy grew at a rate of 3.5%, higher than the 3.2% growth rate expected by economists. It was the [...]

By now, it seems common to read about the foreclosure crisis affecting major metropolitan areas, such as Lav Vegas, Detroit or Southern California. But as those areas begin to recover from (or at least cope with) their current economic state, foreclosures are apparently spreading to smaller cities throughout the country.
According to an article on CNN, [...]

If the United States is a nation of debtors, then there may be no greater debtor than the U.S. government itself. With the national debt approaching $12 trillion, creditors around the globe, and a history of debt reaching back 180 years, the United States may not seem like the best example to follow as you [...]

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, D-IL, is urging banks that received billions in government bailouts to help homeowners facing foreclosure.
Durbin and a group of supporters plan on protesting the American Bankers’ Association’s annual meeting, which is being held in Chicago this week.
Durbin and some 500 protesters accuse the ABA of lobbying against banking reform, including a [...]

My mother, the head of an elementary school, recently told me a story about one of her students that warmed my personal finance blogger’s heart. So I thought I’d share it with you all.
Part One: A Hobby
My mother’s student (we’ll call her “Emily”) loved to bake. She’d make coffee cakes and breads and desserts. She [...]

People struggling with credit card debt may be accustomed to seeing fees for late payments or going over-limit. But a new fee targets those who use their credit responsibly and pay off the balance in full each month.
According to USA Today, Bank of America will start implementing the “experimental” fee to a small group of [...]