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With everyday expenses rising, well, every day, thriftiness isn't shameful -- it's just good common sense. So Kiplingers went hunting for the 10 best cities for cheapskates: places where a dollar stretches a lot further.

Sandra Hayes of St. Louis has settled into a version of her life that she would have called a fantasy just six years ago. But it's easy to see this Powerball winner hasn't let the money change her.

Midwestern and Southern shoppers just love their digital coupons. West Coasters -- not so much. Learn what else a survey of U.S. cities' online coupon usage revealed -- and which super-frugal state had three cities in the top 25 list -- and two in the top 10.

Fans are wondering about the fate of football in St. Louis as a deadline approaches for a plan to upgrade the home of the Rams. Next Wednesday, Feb. 1, is the deadline for the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission to outline how it will transform the Edward Jones Dome into a "first-tier" stadium by 2015. If it fails to do so, the Rams can break their lease %u2014 and potentially move %u2014 after the 2014 season.

On Monday, the FBI trumpeted the news that violent crime dropped 5.5% in 2010 while reported property crimes fell 2.8%. The news, though, is not all so positive. A 24/7 Wall St. review of the data shows that violent crime rose in a several of the largest and poorest cities in the U.S.

Hail to St. Louis and its cheap rate when you hail a taxi! The city pulled the flag down on the lowest average fare in the nation, according to a survey of major cities by TaxiFareFinder.com. St. Louis' five-mile average of $8.33 kicks Boston's nation-high $16.52 to the curb. "We get many...

With high-speed Internet access becoming ubiquitous, today's telecommuters can live just about anywhere. DailyFinance has gone hunting for the cities that offer the best combination of urban charm, culture and recreation, at prices that New Yorkers and Angelenos would envy.

Diesel mechanic Ron Kuzma of Glen Carbon, Ill., had a positive experience buying a tractor through eBay so he saw no reason for concern when purchasing another piece of equipment from the site. He ended up losing nearly $10,000 in what turned about to be a scam. Bill Smith, an investigator with...

A St. Louis homeless man, trying to stay warm, stumbled on the personal information of Macy's shoppers as he was building himself a bed with trash he found in a downtown store's Dumpster. And it's not the first time that's happened for that particular store.

Conventional wisdom has it that as the economy sours, crime picks up. Faced with job losses and few other opportunities, it might be expected that an increasing number of people would turn to illegal acts, such as burglary, to make a living. Except that it's not happening -- not in this recession,...