Lifestyle

  • 10 Recipes for a Healthy Budget and a Healthy You in the New Year

    With countless health-focused trends from juicing to organic to paleo, there’s no shortage of expensive alternatives to everyday food. Still, it’s possible to eat healthy and save money by stocking up on basic and flavorful recipes that leverage low-cost ingredients…

  • 10 Holiday Shopping Hassles — and How to Avoid Them

    The holiday season brings some good deals but also a slew of frustrations, which only intensify after weeks of trying to find the perfect gift or score the best price. Don’t just sit back and accept these annoyances. There are…

  • 10 Easy Ways to Give to Charity Without Spending an Extra Dime

    The holiday season is upon us, and many are feeling the stress of shopping, cooking, entertaining, and other obligations. Charitable giving can weigh on the minds of people who want to help but are strapped for cash or time and…

  • 50 Ways to Make Most of Holiday Shopping

    Holiday shopping isn’t just the usual mall scene decked with boughs of holly; it’s a whole lot crazier. With many so things to buy and so many people crowding the aisles, skill and patience are mandatory. The following 50 tips…

  • When the Stores Open for Black Friday 2015

    Black Friday sales have kicked off earlier and earlier in recent years. The holiday creep has reached the early-morning hours of Thanksgiving Day, which might rightly be called Gray Thursday (although laws in a few states do not let stores…

  • Hosting This Holiday? 18 Ways to Cut Stress and Spending

    Holiday entertaining can be stressful — and expensive. Instead of slipping down that rabbit hole, try these 18 tips for saving money, time, and sanity without detracting from the event. Here’s to throwing a budget-friendly and stress-free holiday party! PLAN…

  • 10 Cheap Ways to Stay Connected With Your Family

    Considering how busy families always seem to be these days, it’s a good thing to have technology to keep in touch. There’s little excuse for letting weeks go by without…

  • 7 Things to Do Now to Afford a Wedding Next Year

    Sure, the wedding may not be until next year, but to shave some serious money off the bottom line, now is the time to start saving and planning. Thinking long…

  • 10 Easy Halloween Costumes for Couples on a Budget

    We’ve all been there: It’s the night before the big Halloween party and you and your sweetie only have the clothes on your back, a roll of duct tape, and…

  • 10 Kid-Friendly Party Games and Snacks for Halloween

    With fun costumes, spooky haunted houses, and creepy games, it’s no wonder Halloween scares up so much excitement among kids of all ages. If you’re planning festivities but don’t have…

  • 7 Cheap Ways to Fight Migraines

    What do Serena Williams, Ben Affleck, Janet Jackson, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar have in common? They all reportedly suffer from migraine headaches. Migraines affect about 12 percent of American adults, according…

  • 11 Cheap and Easy Halloween Costumes to Make at Home

    It’s possible to create pretty much any Halloween costume by thinking outside the box (putting aside the fact that many of the ideas here start with a box). Choosing to…

  • 10 Cheap and Trendy Halloween Costumes for 2015

    Every year Halloween creeps up and scares thousands into last-minute, costly costume choices. But just a little planning can lead to a timely and cheap Halloween costume for 2015. Here’s…

  • 10 Workout Apps That Beat the Gym

    Getting to the gym isn’t always the easiest thing to do, especially as the weather gets colder. Who wants to pay for a gym membership they may not be motivated…

  • 10 Ways Organized People Declutter Their Lives

    It’s tempting to spend lots of money in the pursuit of organization. Binders, boxes, entire closet systems, apps, and more are sold as the solution to messiness. But if a…

  • 10 Ways to Raise a Dog on a Budget

    Dogs are cute, friendly, and fiercely loyal. They’re also a handful, requiring dedicated upkeep and care — along with all the associated costs. The American Society for the Prevention of…

  • 10 Ways Getting Married Saves You Money

    Couples who have spent thousands on a wedding will be happy to hear there is some relief afterward. The Atlantic compared the finances of theoretical single women with their married…

  • 10 Inexpensive Ways to Celebrate Oktoberfest

    Oktoberfest is a celebration of more than just beer drinking — it encompasses rural German culture and harvest traditions, as well. The 16-day festival begins Sept. 19. Can’t afford to…