Lifestyle and Budget

Staples is offering a 110% price match guarantee for the back-to-school shopping season, hoping to steal customers from retail competitors.

In celebration of national splurge day, here is a list of items that you should feel OK spending more money on.

If your late spring weekends have included some closet-cleanout time, you may be wondering whether to sell your stuff online or at a garage or yard sale.

If your late spring weekends included some closet-cleanout time, you may be wondering whether to sell your stuff online or at a garage or yard sale.

Consumer Reports analysts track prices year-round, so we can tell you when products are on sale, month by month.

What's the totally tricked-out grill wearing this summer? Here's your shopping guide. 

If a product you buy using a credit card arrives broken or never arrives at all, or if you find a billing error on your statement, you can dispute the charge. Here's how. 

Our mailboxes get flooded with credit card offers, but not all offers are equal.

Te rich aren't really different when it comes to building wealth; they just dedicate themselves to sound financial principles and never take their eyes off the prize.

You've heard about data thieves, but have you wondered what they do with it once it's stolen? 

Often, when a store advertises several items at a certain sale price—say, three pineapples for $6—you'll still save proportionately if you buy just one.

Technology has changed every facet of our lives--and that's particularly true for the shopping experience.

Eating healthy can be expensive, but there are some tricks to reduce your grocery tab.

Whether it’s Valentine’s Day, Easter, or Thanksgiving, the bad guys are always out to ruin the holidays.

A trip to the grocery store can become overwhelming with all the different product choices: organic, all-natural, chemical-free, what's the difference? Does it matter? 

You might already be a pretty shopping-savvy saver, and we're not encouraging you to become a crazy-coupon lady, but there's no reason you can't save even more by checking out the lengths to whic...

Your smartphone can get you better deals and help you choose the best product.

Sometimes a piece of clothing seems like a good purchase at the store, and then it sits in your closet unworn. Here's how to prevent that. 

In one hand is a big bill. In the other, an offer for a credit card with a 0% interest rate, but a too-small credit limit. Don't worry, they're not the only choices.

You may know your rewards program has transfer partners that let you shift points. But your partner partners have partners, too, so you can double-transfer to get the program you really want -- though at a lower rate.