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More and more frequently, Americans are making purchase offers and signing leases for homes close to public transportation, namely, commuter rail service. It’s a move that makes sense - homes further away from cities cost less, but with gas prices sky high, the monthly fuel bill eats up all of those savings. Public transportation, however, makes an expensive commute suddenly affordable. (more…)

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During World War II, U.S. citizens were encouraged to cultivate personal fruit, vegetable, and herb gardens in order to reduce pressure on the public food supply. And though it was a secondary reason, the war gardens also served as a morale booster and sense of pride for all who grew them. Today, though we don’t have victory gardens, Americans are showing their patriotism through their spending habits. (more…)

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It doesn’t matter if you travel in a gas-guzzling SUV or tiny hatchback, your daily commute is getting more expensive. But there are several things you can do to cut the cost of your commute: (more…)

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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…)

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If you’re one of the many people living from pay check to pay check without having much hope of breaking the cycle of debt and repayment, you’ll be pleased to read a few tips from the experts at CNN Money. Rather than going through the obvious money saving strategies, they talk about a few ways that could net you a little extra cash and start to dig you out of the cycle. (more…)

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Focusing on making your home more energy efficient can be good for your wallet as well as for your conscious. These tips can help make your house more environmentally friendly and save you a few dollars as well. (more…)

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Apart from airfare, the costs of your hotel or other accommodations are likely to be the biggest budget items when you take a vacation. Obviously, you want to have as much cash left to spare to enjoy activities on your vacation as you can, so here are some tips to save some money on accommodations while still having a decent place to sleep each night.

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It doesn’t matter what the economy looks like, as Benjamin Franklin famously believed, a penny saved is a penny earned. And when it comes to our utility bills, there really is something we can do to save a bit every month.

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A lot of us imagine that to be more environmentally friendly we’d have to spend more money. But a new David Bach book called Go Green, Live Rich suggests exactly the opposite: if you live a greener lifestyle, you can actually save money.

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