The holiday season is one of the most expensive of the year… but it’s also a time when it’s most possible to pick up extra work. The classic example, of course, is stores that add workers for holiday shopping crowds. But there are also less traditional places that you might consider for temporary work.

When it comes to saving a buck, your first instinct may be to shop at the closest dollar store. Might be a good idea, but just because something’s a buck doesn’t mean it’s always a the better buy.

With prices rising on just about everything these days, finding bargains is more important than ever. Maybe that explains the popularity of dollar stores: store where everything costs a buck or less. But not every dollar item is a deal. Here are the five best…

You’ve just come home from the grocery store where you carefully handpicked the freshest fruits and veggies you could find. Now that you’ve got the good-for-you green goods you want… how do you keep them fresh for as long as possible?

When it comes to home improvement, some people are so handy, they’d never think of hiring of a pro. Others are all thumbs, so they always call for help. The rest of us fall somewhere in between. But how do you decide when a contractor is the way to go?

Everywhere you look these days, there’s a “green” message from someone about something.  It’s good stuff, but it also means there’s a lot of misinformation circulating out there.  So let’s separate the fact from fiction…
Myth number one is that small changes don’t really add up, but nothing could be further from the truth.  A simple [...]

If you think you know how to save money, think again… When the Rachel Ray show was looking for the thriftiest mom in America, they found Margie Read.
Margie reuses paper towels, and long before it was “in”.  She only runs some of her appliances at night, after 9 when your electricity prices fall.  She’ll reuse dryer sheets [...]

We all have to do things we don’t like… they’re called chores.  But what if you could take those errands and send them off to India?  It may sound far-fetched, but it’s actually happening.
Companies like GetFriday and AskSunday allow you to hire an overseas personal assistant, typically for around $12 an hour, who will be happy [...]

The cellular phone, now used as the one and only phone by 14% of American adults, and Voice Over Internet (VoIP) phones, used by 1 in 7 American adults, are making the landline telephone a thing of the past.
Voice Over Internet, more commonly known by its acronym VoIP, has one major benefit over tradational phone [...]

When you shop for groceries, do you look for labels that say “Organic” or “Natural”? Believe it or not, there’s a huge difference between these two seemingly synonymous terms.
Organic foods are produced without pesticides, chemical fertilizers, or antibiotics and grown using renewable resources while conserving soil and water. A label that says “Certified [...]

If your grocery bill is rising faster than you can handle, it may be time to think green… as in a green thumb. Growing some of your own food saves money, it’s easier than you think… and you don’t need a big plot of land.
But don’t just plant any old food, look for produce that [...]

Take a second to think about how much water you use in the bathroom everyday. Odds are, you are a big “water waster” and you just don’t know it. That’s bad for the environment and your water bills. Fortunately, by avoiding a few common bathroom blunders, you can stop flushing money down the drain.

Think SIMPLE [...]

July 4th is right around the corner, but if you’ve been thinking of purchasing a new grill for that holiday barbecue, you’re going to want to make sure your grill gives you everything you paid for. Just follow these simple grill buying tips, and you can’t go wrong.

Look for a grill made from solid [...]

Fact: Generic drugs can be identical to their more expensive, brand name alternatives… so why waste the extra cash? For many, a belief that “brand name” means “better” persists. But is that true? What, exactly, are we paying for?
According to the FDA’s Frequently Asked Questions About Generic Drugs, a generic drug is [...]

Junk mail… it’s not only a pain, it can also be a source of temptation for those on a budget. If you’d like to start the year with a cleaner mailbox, here’s a special delivery from money reporter Stacy Johnson…

Most cell phone contracts keep you with a carrier for at least a year. And if you leave early? You lose $200, maybe more. But money reporter Stacy Johnson has the story of a service that will promises to let you get in or out of a contract without the hefty fees.

This is the time of year you look at your waistline…then start looking for a gym. Well, before you sign on that dotted line, Stacy Johnson suggests exercising a little caution.

We’ve all got it…stuff that we don’t want, charity won’t take…but too valuable to throw away. What do you do when you want to recycle? Easy…Freecycle.

We’ve all been there… Consumer Complaint Land; a product or service we paid for wasn’t delivered or didn’t perform as promised. And while it may be tempting to use that opportunity to contact a customer service rep to blow off a little steam, it probably wont help you get what you want. Successful [...]

If you pay more, you expect to get more… but that’s not true when it comes to food. Frequently, you’re paying for the convenience of having your food prepared for you. With simple replacements, like grating cheese yourself or slicing tomatoes by hand, you can save money on food without complicated cooking or [...]

Corn is used in literally hundreds of food products. And oil is used not just in the production of food, but in getting it to market as well. So when you’ve got both corn and oil hitting all-time highs, you’re in for a painful experience when food shopping time rolls around. But there’s good news: [...]

Save some money and the environment with tips to “green up” your laundry.

Save some money and the environment with tips to “green out” your kitchen.

Free energy audits from your utility company are a popular way to save up to 30% on your energy bill… but you can always do it yourself!

When it comes to food and fuel, prices, they’re going through the roof. But what about the roof itself? There the news might be a little better.

The battle of the DVD formats is over…Blu-Ray won. But does that mean it’s time to rush out and buy one? Not so fast….

In less than a year, digital TV will be here. Does it mean your old TV is trash? Does it mean you need a converter box? What’s the government doing to help?

Rising grocery store prices have turned beating the cost of food shopping into an art. But, if you know how to shop, where to shop, and when to shop for food, your grocery store bill doesn’t have to cost you a fortune. Try these tips for saving money on food at the grocery [...]

The average American family throws away about a ton of paper every year. So if you can figure out a way to put less paper in your trash, you could figure out a way to put more of it in your wallet.

When you’ve got a headache, you go to the pharmacy and you assume that all these medications are going to do the trick.  But will they?  James Randi says he’ll bet a million dollars they wont.

If you’re a fortune teller, faith healer, psychic then you really need to know James Randi. Because he’s got a million dollars with your name written on it. Ready to put up or shut up?

We’d all like to save more money, and most of us wouldn’t mind doing a few good things for the environment while we’re at it. In fact, there are probably things you could be doing right now to benefit both causes, and they only take a few seconds!
Figuring out how to keep your home cool, [...]