Do you ever think about how much you make each day and how much that really buys? This post from Beauty and the Budget really got me thinking. What can you buy with one day's worth of your salary? Right now, I make about $76 a day, before taxes, which really isn't much. That means that on Monday, when I made an after-work Rite-Aid makeup run, I practically worked an entire day for a tiny tube Read more

Sure, we'd all love to find our dream job, but sometimes living off happiness fumes just isn't enough. There are needs to be met, and money definitely helps us achieve some of life's necessities, or at the very least, make things more comfortable and convenient. Is making lots of moola your biggest goal? Read on to find out which careers to shoot for. Read more

There are too many families who were taken by surprise when one breadwinner suddenly lost his or her job, but some couples might choose to give up an income for one reason or another. Maybe one person was offered a job in another city, leaving the other one without employment, the couple wants one parent to stay home with the kids, one half of the duo is miserable at work and wants out ASAP, etc. Read more

We talk about love and money quite a bit here on Savvy, and many of you have had a go-round or two with your significant other about the topic. In a new relationship, resolving money issues means adjusting to each other’s spending and saving styles, and coming up with a system you can both live with. But as relationships grow and change, financial situations do too, and many couples find Read more

As if fine tuning your resume to perfection and nailing a job interview wasn't hard enough, once you make it past those double doors you can expect a tricky conversation about what you'll be getting in return for all your effort. These days workers are apt to take any reasonable offer, but it's helpful to map out your needs so you can consider if they are being met. Each organization is run Read more

It really is quite hard to shave off hundreds or thousands of dollars off your expenditures unless you opt for some what some people might call drastic measures. Of course, you can always have more cash in the bank by earning more money, which you achieve through methods like having side jobs or negotiating a higher salary. Some people opt for certain choices that will save them a ton of money, Read more

Haggling is truly an art form that can be perfected over time and diligent practice. Knocking off some dollars here and there is great for budgeting, and haggling is a skill that is transcendent. You can use it when you're negotiating for better prices on a car, a higher salary, getting more hotel freebies, and more. I'm going to share these secret tips that I've learned over time so you can Read more

It sounds great to work from home, but that also means you'll have more taxes to do! Freelancers don't have their tax taken out of their pay automatically like salaried employees do, which just makes doing taxes a little more complicated. To make sure you're on the right track, Kathy Pickering, the executive director of The Tax Institute at H&R Block, shares some tax tips every freelancer Read more

Wolfgang Puck and Vertu hosted a pre-Oscar dinner for the Dream For Africa Foundation earlier this week, and while the food was likely the main attraction, Vertu's new touchscreen Constellation smartphone made an appearance on tabletops as well. Coming with a 3.5-inch Sapphire Crystal touchscreen, an 8MP camera with dual LED flash, a tilt switch (to view your screen in horizontal or landscape Read more

Spending less than you earn is more important than ever these days, but it's also more difficult with disappearing jobs and slashed salaries. Increase your income by making extra money outside of your day job. Start the slideshow for seven easy ideas on how to generate more cash flow. Read more