How To Keep Your Job, In Difficult Times

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Headlines regularly scream about job losses and rising unemployment, but at least over at Yahoo Finance they’re trying to do something about it. They’ve just published some tips on how to make sure you keep your job, including: (more…)

Saving Money on Your Car Expenses


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It’s been frustrating lately to have the cost of running your car constantly rising, right? As well as trying to find the cheapest gas, though, there are a bunch of other ways in which you can run your car more cheaply. A recent list of tips at The Street had all kinds of ideas for how to save money on your car expenses. Some of the most useful included: (more…)

Save Money By Substituting for “Must Haves”


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Try telling someone in their twenties that they shouldn’t spend money on fashion, cars or eating out, and the advice will very likely fall on deaf ears. When retirement is thirty or forty years away, it’s easy to live for the moment and enjoy the “must haves” of young life. But Ginger of Girls Just Wanna Have Funds had some great advice for cheap alternatives to satisfy these desires. (more…)

Fuel-Efficient Cars to Help Your Economy


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Continuing in their upward spiral, gas prices show no signs of relief, so it may be time to take a look at what kind of car you’re driving. Many Americans make the daily work commute along, and do so in cars built for off-road adventures or big family trips. If you fall into this category, you may want to consider trading your now-more-expensive-than-ever gas guzzler in for a more fuel-efficient model.

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