Road to Saving

Make Thanksgiving affordable this year. Don’t let it gobble up all your cash.

If you’ve hosted Thanksgivings past, you know they’re a lot of fun, a lot of work – and potentially a lot of money. Don’t get us wrong, spending holidays with the people you love (even Aunt Ruthie, the close
 ...more»
No Comments

Use some brains when choosing your smart (or-not-so-smart) phone plan.

What did we ever do before the cell phone? (Oh yeah, we land-lined, wrote notes and actually showed up when we said we would. Go figure.) These days, cell phones aren’t just our primary means of communication, they’re our
 ...more»
1 Comment

Holiday decorating on a budget: Deck the halls with these good calls.

OK, it’s not even Thanksgiving and the holiday marketing blitz is taking over the TV, the computer and the mailbox. And don’t even get us started on the pre-season broadcasts of Rudolph and Frosty. C’mon, guys, we just barely
 ...more»
1 Comment

Guest Post 2 of 4: Demystifying Mutual Funds

The goal of the most recent Simply Money session was to make mutual funds not just understandable, but fun. And with the help of fund snapshots from Morningstar.com, many attendees began to see once-meaningless investment statements as
 ...more»
1 Comment

Piloting in-flight airline fees right back down to earth.

Did you hear about the Canadian music dude whose guitar was smashed by some over-zealous baggage handlers last summer? And the airline they work for that refused to pay for the $1,200 repair? And then lost the young musician’s
 ...more»
1 Comment