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Since the start of the financial meltdown in 2008, coupon use has come back in vogue for many Americans. In 2009 shoppers used 27% more coupons than in 2008 and online coupon spiked 360%. Coupon use has become so pervasive that while many still think using a coupon on the first date is tacky, 41%...

Wealthy investors now have more confidence in the economy than they've had in nearly three years, according to Chicago consulting firm Spectrem, which manages the Spectrem Millionaire Investor Confidence Index.

I didn't worry about college financial aid when I was in high school but quickly found out that even though all my older siblings, and even my mother, got full financial aid packages, I did not qualify. Because our family size went down as kids grew up and my parents income increased, I had to work...

It's not only middle-class Americans who are feeling the recession's pinch -- there are new signs that the affluent and wealthy are increasingly feeling frugal, according to a new survey that evaluated the sensibilities of the wealthiest 10 percent of U.S. households.So while many of us make...