5 Last-Minute Costume Ideas for Under $5

Want to be scared this Halloween? Take a look at what you’re paying to celebrate the year’s spookiest holiday. Renting a basic pirate’s outfit from Boston Costume will run you $65. Add candy, snacks, and drinks and you’ll soon be over $100.

The Ultimate Performance Enhancer

*This post is by guest author Dr. Abraham Jonas Froman.

For sports fans, one of the saddest side notes of the new millennium has been performance enhancing drug scandals in some of our favorite pastimes like baseball, football, and dwarf square dancing.

Save Spooktacularly this Halloween

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Halloween is fast approaching! American families will spend approximately $2.2 billion dollars on Halloween candy alone this year, not to mention all the money that is shelled out for costumes and decorations. Most of us are still feeling the recession’s pinch on our wallets, but…

7 Ways to Pocket a Quick $100

Need to pocket some cash fast? Below are seven tips for cutting costs fast from Quicken Sr. Blog Editor Farnoosh Torabi, who also provides money coaching for consumers on ABC’s new show about keeping it real with your finances, “Bank of Mom and Dad.”

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Dads Need to Teach Kids About Money Early, Often

Teaching kids about money and finances needs to be a priority for Dads and our schools too.

As fathers, we have lots to worry about when it comes to our kids. Their health, education and well being all move to the front of our minds at…

Five Reasons to Budget Now

Let’s be honest, budgeting isn’t fun. It’s never fun. However, it’s an important part of personal finance for a variety of reasons. I’ll discuss five of them below in hopes that it will change your mind about budgeting if you don’t do it now. If you…

How to Stash Cash When You Relocate

We recently moved from New Jersey to Virginia. It was the longest move so far for us and an exhaustive process. Even though the move was the result of my wife’s job relocation, there was almost no help from her employer because it happened at…

How to: Resell Your Stuff for Cash

Whether you’re a frugal person in general or not, you might be sitting on a goldmine. Chances are, you’ve got some items lying around that you no longer use. Look at that bike in your back yard: when’s the last time you rode it? A…

Cheer On Your Team for Cheap

So football season is in full swing and you’ve dragged out your favorite jersey and giant foam finger. (Go Lakers! Oh, wait, that’s basketball.) You’d love to see your team in person or throw an awesome tailgate party, but your bank balance has reminded you…

5 Things to Learn this Semester Other than History 101

With the semester underway, it’s almost too late to point out the obvious, but: college is such an interesting time for a young adult. It’s your first real taste of absolute freedom where you (well, mostly you) are responsible for yourself. It also builds the…