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The New York Times has come up with a novel theory: People who are traveling this holiday will stay away longer to get lower airfares. Someone who leaves a week before Thanksgiving and comes back a week after will not have to pay the premium for an airline ticket to travel on the busiest days of...

When it comes to being frugal, Lauren Weber wrote the book. As the author of "In Cheap We Trust: The Story of a Misunderstood American Virtue," just published by Little, Brown, she takes a long, affectionate look at thriftiness. She was raised by a dad who was so cheap, he would literally ration...

Finding a cheap product is easy; finding a cheap product that isn't crap on the other hand can take quite a bit of research. It's not uncommon to spend several hours looking for real opinions and reviews of good cheap products but thanks to Cheapism that's a thing of the past. Cheapism's motto...

Given the current economy, there's a high value placed on toys that last a long time. One of those products is my personal favorite: Legos. That's why I'm particularly excited for this month. To celebrate the "dynamic" nature of the toy bricks, Toys R Us is partnering with Lego to kick off...

Cables, connectors, adapters; you can't have a gadget these days without needing some kind of extra cord to connect device A to device B. And most of the time retail stores and name brands charge an arm and a leg for the simple pleasure of connectivity. When the AmazonBasics cables begin...

Times are tough. but when Savannah Stern, the star of Naughty Office 12, Nylons 4 and at least 350 more adult movies, has to trade in her Mercedes for her parents' old Trailblazer you know the porn industry has experienced a little shrinkage.The Los Angeles Times followed Savannah around to her...

With high unemployment hitting communities across the nation, more people are returning to school to gain new skills and an upper hand on the competition. Owens Community College in Northwest Ohio is expecting an increase of close 24% for full time students this fall and has seen an increase in...

Schools out, you've stowed away your cap and gown and have spent the last months looking for a job, an internship or anything to validate the last four years worth of high-priced education, but the market is as bare as the walls of your old dorm room. With the novelty of meals prepared by mom...

At least one concert this summer will be playing to the reduced budgets of concertgoers as Staind kicks off its summer "Stimulate This!" tour in July with Chevelle, Shinedown and Halestorm. Billed as the "Rock's Ultimate Stimulus Package" the tour brings seats under $40 to most venues and features...

While I was picking up some coffee at TJ Maxx this week, I stumbled upon a motherlode of cheap iPod and iPhone accessories. That's right, not 20 feet from the doors of my local big box electronic retailer sits one of the cheapest places to get name brand iPod accessories. Best of all, they are...