Lifestyle and Budget

6 Worst Frugal-Living Habits

Cutting costs sensibly can grow your savings account over time, but some money-saving moves can lighten your wallet instead.

Selling It

In this month's installment of Selling It:  A chair with an existential crisis  Birthday jumble  The new flavors of medicine  A loaded potato gun warning  This game rocks  Aloha, koala  The ...

Make Sure Your First Card is a Good Fit

Shopping for your first credit card is much like finding that perfect pair of jeans -- it has to fit your income as well as be age and credit appropriate.

How to Spot Bogus Medical Products

When it comes to buying health products not regulated by the government that promise too-good-to-be-true results, experts warn: buyer beware. 

5 Halloween shopping tips

According to a survey by the National Retail Federation, the average American consumer plans to spend about $75.03, on Halloween décor, costumes, candy and fun this year, about $5 less than in 20...

Headed Overseas? Get an EMV Chip Card

If you're headed to Europe, it would be wise to upgrade your magnetic-stripe card to a chip card as many countries have migrated to EMV technology.

Beware of 'Astroturfing': Fake user reviews online

News this week that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman penalized and reached agreements with 19 companies that paid for fake "astroturf" reviews on sites such as Yelp, Google Local, and ...