Lifestyle and Budget

Q:Before my sister passed away last November, she told me that her life insurance would pay off her mortgage.

Is it possible to earn less than minimum wage at a Fortune 500 company?

On Sale: It's now easier than ever to split transportation fare among friends, and get hot deals on designer clothes. 

Home improvement activity is heating up this summer with 60 percent of homeowners expecting to spend an average of $1,200 on at least one upgrade.

College students will be off to campus in the coming weeks and are shopping in earnest to furnish the rooms where they'll be spending the next nine months.

Unlike its bankrupt predecessor, the revamped bakery is taking the fight for snack-cake dominance head-on, creating a large-scale marketing campaign that puts Hostess in clear view.

A sharknado is not a specifically named peril on a standard homeowners insurance policy.

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.