Cash might be king, but one Israeli woman might have taken that idea too far. Unbeknown to her thoughtful daughter, Anat, the elderly woman had been stashing her life savings inside her mattress. When Anat surprised her mother with a new mattress and took it upon herself to discard the old one, it was revealed that she'd also thrown away $1 million cash.
The mattress had already been taken as garbage when Anat discovered her costly mistake. She's been frantically searching various landfills for the mattress without luck so far — one dump manager indicated the search would be difficult because 2,500 tons of trash are dropped at his site each day. Her mom might have a new mattress, but a good night's sleep might not be in the cards for a while.
Your comfy kicks get you from here to there; some of them look cute and others make you more speedy. You love your trusty sneaks (Chucks, Adidas, Puma, etc) but do you know how well-known sneakers got their names? Take the quiz!
Anna Faris makes recession talk funny in a video spoof starring herself. — Glamour
Tough times call for creative gift giving. Check out some of the best tools for entrepreneurial dads and grads coping with a weak economy. — MainStreet
Is it really necessary to give a wedding gift if you're not attending the wedding? — Self
Even if you're planning on staying put for years to come, there are still some easy, cheap ways to keep your home looking its best. See 10 tips for increasing your curb appeal for $150 or less. — CasaSugar
Layoff Wedding: How one couple shaved off more than $13,000 in wedding costs in just three weeks. — WalletPop
Not all travel sites are guaranteed to deliver happy, helpful, money-saving experiences. Many of you are all about Kayak.com and your judgment is good — the editors of Budget Travel call the website "The all-time best site for finding the cheapest plane tickets in the US." If that's not love, I don't know what is.
You and I don't have time to sort through every travel site available, and who better to do the dirty work than the professionals at Budget Travel? They've singled out five websites that are consistently useful, and each of the sites provides something a little different from the next. To see the sites they say are the best on the Internet, read more
There's nothing better than getting advice from those who have been there, done that, and exceeded expectations. From Food Network host Paula Deen to best-selling author Robert Kiyosaki, here's the best financial and career advice ever received by five prominent people, along with their advice for new college graduates.
A new study by the National Association for College Admission Counseling reports that 71 percent of high schools are saying more of their students are forgoing their "dream schools" this year than in the past. One high school official wrote, "With the exception of one or two students, [money] was THE determining factor in their decision."
Did money prevent you from attending your dream college?
A Piti-What? A PitiCure! Stubble, red bumps, nicks, and scratches — these are just a few of the things that stand between women and Summer-ready underarms. No need to panic! Just in time for warm weather, Dove is introducing a new at-home beauty treatment to help care for your underarms — The PitiCure™.