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Baby's First Three Years: The Only Gear You Need

1:00PM 7/15/2011

I have to laugh every time I see someone writing an article about the 10 or 15 or even 20 "must have" items for a baby. Typically, these lists start with heavy, large, relatively expensive products that most children outgrow within a few months, and they finish with the little things you can pick...

12 Household Appliances You Should Unplug to Save Money

3:00PM 6/20/2011

By Lynnette Khalfani-Cox

Home, Family Money, Saving Money

If you're like the typical American, you've probably got about 40 household appliances that you routinely leave plugged in – even when these devices aren't actively being used. But did you know that even when they're turned off, appliances and electronic gadgets gobble up energy, costing you...

Military Members Improperly Foreclosed on by Mortgage Companies

1:45PM 5/30/2011

By Sarah Gilbert

Home, Biz Brief, Family Money

When a military service member is on active duty -- anywhere from Afghanistan to Ft. Benning, Ga. -- a number of regulations protect the soldier in the event that anything goes wrong in a family's personal financial life, including "rental agreements, security deposits, prepaid rent, eviction,...

Stand Down Offers Hand Up for Homeless Vets

3:30PM 4/06/2011

By Bonnie McCarthy

Home, Charity, Family Money

For the past 22 years an increasing number of homeless, American vets walk for hours, in some cases days, to reach National Stand Down, a life-changing event set in a temporary, horseshoe-shaped encampment of military-style canvas tents, camouflage netting and "water buffaloes" on the dusty fields...

Prepare for Emergency (and Save) with Dollar Store Supplies

4:30PM 3/25/2011

By Marlene Alexander

Home, Retail, Family Money

With the recent earthquakes and tsunami in Japan, there's a renewed interest in being prepared for disaster. Even a power outage of a day or two can wreak havoc, especially in colder climes, so it pays to be prepared for an emergency. Stocking up on the following essentials now will mean you and...

Stash your Cash: Decoy Safes are Cheap, Creative Way to Keep Money at Home

4:30PM 2/23/2011

By Bonnie McCarthy

Home, Family Money, Saving Money

Forget about putting that wad of rainy day cash under your mattress, many agree it's one of the first places thieves look -- but what about tucking the loot in a dusty "book safe" or decoy safe? It's worth considering. Of course as one reformed burglar admitted in The Best Place to Hide Money:...

How to Replace Seven Vital Documents

2:00PM 2/10/2011

By Bonnie McCarthy

Home, Travel, Crime, Family Money

It doesn't take a flood or fire to put you in need of new copies of your birth certificate, Social Security card or other vital documents. How many times have you gone to look for an important document only to realize you have no idea where you put it? Replacing such information can be a daunting...

Estate Sales Booming - Expert Advice on Making the Most at Yours

5:00PM 1/10/2011

By Bonnie McCarthy

Home, Family Money, Saving Money

In my neighborhood, word of an estate sale spreads like wildfire, and according to president John Buckles of nationally-franchised senior moving company Caring Transitions, in an interview with SmartMoney we are not alone in our enthusiasm. In fact, he estimates consumers are spending approximately...

Electric Mattress Pad and Other Cheap Heating Alternatives

2:00PM 1/06/2011

By Ron Dicker

Home, Economizer, Family Money, Saving Money

Using creative heating options, you can keep Old Man Winter on the run without burning a hole in your budget. I stumbled onto my top hint by inhabiting a Hell's Kitchen shoebox of an apartment that sucked in plenty of tour-bus fumes but let out all the heat during the three Pleistocene winters I...

Living on a Single Income: How Your Family Can Do It

3:00PM 1/03/2011

By Sarah Gilbert

Home, Careers, Personal Finance, Family Money

Any family can live on one income, and while I believe this to be true without exceptions, there are certainly situations where the lifestyle changes would be so objectionable as to keep many Americans from diving in. But for most, especially those with young children, a home in need of work or...