Your Greatest Money-Saving Tip for Retirement

Readers swap tips on paying down the mortgage, staying healthy, and making room for the occasional splurge.

Living on $4 a day

Is living on $4.06 a day of government "handouts" easier than working? Certain presidential candidates and their supporters seem to think so. I dare them to do what I did last week.

Americans Spend A Stupid Amount On Coffee & Lunch Every Year

How many times have you packed your lunch this week? How many cups of coffee have you picked up on your way in to the office? Do you keep track of how much you're spending? No? Yeah, didn't think so, because if you knew how much cash you dropped on seemingly minor expenses , you'd be brown-bagging it and home-brewing it every day for the rest of the year. [ more › ]