Lifestyle and Budget

Q: I'm 20 years old and have a part-time job.

Renting a sweet beach bungalow or rustic mountain cabin this summer?

Two entrepreneurs turned ‘thinking outside the box’ on its head when they launched Birchbox three years ago. 

The drop in the stock market as well as the prospect of rising interest rates might have chilled the outlook of affluent consumers, according to the monthly Consumer Reports Index.

With all the graduations that June brought and summer weddings that follow, you might as well keep the tissues close at hand.

Haggling is second nature in many countries and cultures, but Americans have mixed feelings about bargaining.

You wouldn't buy a refrigerator, say, without reading product reviews and user ratings.

Craft beer is touted as the "it" beverage, the new wine, and becoming more popular even as domestic lager sales have slowed.

The battle for snack-cake dominance will soon return to full force, with former Hostess brand Drake’s set to hit store shelves in the coming months.

Customers are reaping the benefits from customized promotions. However, it's important to use them the correct way to save money. 

Vacuum cleaners can make a lot of racket so when Consumer Reports tests canisters and uprights, we test how noisy they are.

A federal court in California ruled on May 21 that consumers may suffer financial harm if they buy products they're misled to believe are on sale.

On Sale: Take advantage of Nordstrom's sale to upgrade your closet and get ready for summer with these deals.

While there are plenty of honest remodeling contractors out there, the field has its share of bad apples.

You have to love those Bed Bath & Beyond coupons.

Cleaning the mildew from between the tiles of your shower or bathroom floor isn't anyone's idea of a good time.

A recent seizure of an estimated $1 million in counterfeit designer clothes and electronics in Louisiana underscores why you need to be on the lookout for not-so-fabulous fakes.

When Tropical Storm Andrea roared up the East Coast recently dropping buckets of rain, it underscored the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's forecast that 2013 will have an extreme...

The overdraft program on your debit card lets you, for example, buy a $3 latte at the local java joint even when your account is out of funds.

Dryer capacities have increased in recent years to keep up with washer capacities so large that they held 17 to 24 pounds of laundry in Consumer Reports' tests.