spring cleaning

The return of warmer weather is an cue for many of us to clear out the debris that has gathered over the winter. But it's not just the house and the yard that could benefit. Here's a step-by-step guide to spring cleaning your finances.

CNBC personal finance expert Sharon Epperson says the spring is a good time to clean up your finances by adjusting your payroll withholding, boosting your retirement contributions and scheduling automatic savings.

Experts explain how to tidy up your home this spring without wiping out your wallet.

With the arrival of spring, you may be due for a fresh start around the house. Better organization is a great way to do just that and a little organizing now can save a lot of stress and money in the seasons ahead. There are many smart, inexpensive organization products out there, but the first...

We're not out of the winter woods yet but spring is on the horizon and those of us who've had it up to our chins with cold and snow can't wait. Neither can dollar stores it seems. They've begun to stock everything from Easter baskets to gardening gloves. 99-Cent Only Stores are advertising the...

I thought I was lucky when I found a crumpled and forgotten $1 bill in my jeans pocket this week. But not quite as lucky as Gordon Carnese, who discovered a lotto ticket worth $2.6 million in his car's glove box. The 63-year-old Portland, Ore., man was cleaning out his glove...

I don't know too many people who like cleaning the house. Certainly, there are some weeks when I think I'd rather go over Niagara Falls in a Bee Mop bucket than face another dirty sink. Well, it's a grubby job but, unless you like the idea of living with growing colonies of dust bunnies, it's...