We're thrilled to present this smart Business Insider story here on Savvy! Credit card companies may be targeting consumers with great credit with a host of new perks recently, but CreditCards.com warns against falling for 0% balance transfer fee offers. In a study looking at offers from 37 lenders, the site found offers to waive these fees for as many as 21 months. But there's a catch: Read more

7 surprising work-from-home jobs — LearnVest Life lessons from the dowager countess — HuffPost Women Top five ways stars lose all their money — Free Money Finance 25 things to do with reusable water bottles — Wise Bread Ways to find the perfect photographer for your wedding — Tecca Women pick careers over family because of lack of guys to marry — The Jane Dough Playing the balance Read more

Wedding season is here again, and brides and grooms everywhere are busy calculating the expenses of their big day. When you're paying for your wedding expenses, you might decide to use a credit card to enjoy some of the rewards. Before doing so, keep in mind that you should only charge what you can pay off immediately. It's not worth going into debt for just one day, no matter how special it is. Read more

Does paying for college overwhelm you? Here's a helpful post from Kiplinger. College students who borrow graduate with an average of $25,250 in debt. That's the equivalent of a new-car purchase or a down payment on a home. Even if some borrowing is inevitable for you, first explore other options to help you pay for college. Coverdells, 529 plans and Roth IRAs come with tax advantages for college Read more

It's a new year and a new you! We're highlighting 12 helpful tips to start off the year right, from quitting your caffeine addiction to mastering time management. Here's another way to start afresh in 2012. Americans are currently facing credit card debt worth $798 billion, according to November statistics from the Federal Reserve. Don't be another statistic — for a fresh start this year, Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! If you need a safe place to park your money now, you have a surprising variety of options to consider — even if the returns on some of them aren’t pretty. Don’t expect rates to move up anytime soon. In response to the still-sluggish economy, the Federal Reserve has announced that it will keep short-term rates near zero Read more

How to break up with a co-worker and stay employed — HuffPost Women How to spend almost nothing on gifts this year — Wise Bread The best way to cash in credit card rewards points — Real Simple Under pressure: Charitable giving at the office — Corporette 12 days of financial gift giving — Bankrate Seven things to know before "balance transfer day" — Credit Karma Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart Bundle story here on Savvy! Of the mail you receive—both electronic and otherwise—how much is legit, and how much is junk? That’s what we thought. According to various sources, something like 90 percent of all email is spam, and direct-marketing mail makes up more than half of U.S. Post Office volume. Then there are telemarketers. (Remember them?) Read more

There are some that may argue that Black Friday shopping is not for the faint of heart — only the biggest bargain hunters are up for shopping on the day after Thanksgiving. If you're eager to tackle the jostling crowds for big discounts, read on for tips on how to maneuver Black Friday sales like an expert: Call your bank. First and most importantly, call your bank to see what the spending Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Rainy days are inevitable. Lately, they seem to stretch into rainy weeks and months. To guard against these unexpected tough times — emergencies — an easily accessible stash of cash is a must! Build It Up Experts recommend that you have at the minimum 6-9 months of your living expenses in a savings account for potential rough Read more