Energy efficient appliances seem ideal: not only are they better for the environment because they require less energy to run, they bring down your monthly utility cost by a significant amount. What’s not to love?
Yes, an energy efficient washer and dryer set can run a few hundred dollars more (based on glancing at price tags [...]

The Wall Street Journal’s personal finance columnist, Jonathan Clements, is leaving the paper after 14 years and 1,008 columns. The WSJ published his farewell column yesterday, and it may be the clearest explanation of why saving money is a good thing that I’ve ever heard.
Clements doesn’t advocate building up massive savings so that you can [...]

It seems that many personal finance gurus focus on expounding on the same frugality tips over and over again. I’d never suggest that these tips aren’t useful — I think these tips are popular because they work. They can make a significant difference in most people’s finances, especially those who are starting out with minimal [...]

The topic in the financial news world is the economy, more specifically a looming recession. At this point its no longer a matter of if a recession is coming, but rather when it’s coming and how long it’s going to last. Perhaps we’re already in one, so now is the time to make sure you’re [...]

To put it mildly, the cost of health insurance in crippling for many people, if not outright prohibitive. Worse, though, is the actual cost of health care: a surgery here, a prescription there, and suddenly you’re in more debt than if you had been out playing the ponies.
Sure, you can save money in a rainy [...]