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Seasonal purchases can save you big

Looking for another way to spend less when you're shopping? Using the calendar to schedule seasonal purchases can really help you save cash.

• 12:00 a.m. Friday, May 18, 2012

Online savings accounts that pay better interest

Earning money on your savings might be getting a little easier soon. The Federal Reserve is trying to re-inflate the economy by keeping interest rates low for borrowers, but as a result, savers are getting punished.  This is holding back a lot of money that would normally flow into private ...

• 4:25 p.m. Monday, May 14, 2012
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Free websites for small businesses

If you're a small business owner, it's easier than you may have heard to establish a web presence. Google has teamed up with Intuit for a joint venture called Get Your Business Online. By logging onto GYBO.com and selecting your state, you can have access to the following: Free, easy-to-build ...

• 1:32 p.m. Friday, May 11, 2012

Best buys in the month of May

What are the best buys right now? Yahoo! Finance reports some May deals are obvious ones, while others you may not have thought about. Mattresses This is the best time to buy a mattress because people are not buying indoor stuff this time of year. DealNews.com concurs that the deals ...

• 1:22 p.m. Thursday, May 10, 2012

New free way to protect your child's identity

Protecting your child's identity is about to get a whole lot easier and cheaper thanks to a new free service in the marketplace. Child identity theft is one of the worst forms of identity theft because it often goes unchecked and unnoticed for years. You might not have any idea ...

• 2:35 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Cruise deals abound

The cruise industry's reputation problems, coupled with a mild winter in much of the United States, mean that now is the time to steal a deal on a cruise. In the past, I've told you about CruiseCritic.com and CruiseCompete.com as ways to get the inside scoop and deals on cruising. ...

• 2:33 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Google Drive offers free cloud storage

Google is moving beyond search engine dominance with the introduction of a new service that lets users store content in the cloud. Google Drive offers 5 gigabytes of storage space for documents, videos and photos under a freemium model. If you need more space, you'll pay $2.49 each month for ...

• 2:08 p.m. Thursday, April 26, 2012
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Save money everytime you blow your nose

Did you know that you have an opportunity to save money every time you sneeze or get a runny nose? Sometimes you've got to blow your nose and there's no tissue so you grab toilet paper. For me, that's not the first choice. But DailyFinance.com says I've got to rethink ...

• 1:34 p.m. Monday, April 23, 2012
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Best and Worst payback times on fuel-efficient cars

Most people are looking more closely at fuel-efficient vehicles, event though they can cost more upfront. Here are the rides that offer the best and worst payback for your car-buying dollar.

• 12:00 a.m. Friday, April 20, 2012
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Roku makes Internet programming on your TV a cinch

Many of us are cutting the cord to pay TV. I've got some ideas for you to make it easy to watch free or cheap programming on your TV using your Internet connection. Today, roughly four in 10 of us have an Internet-connected TV. As a result, the number of ...

• 1:35 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2012
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