It makes sense.
spending
1 American's Spending Habits
spending
2 How Money Are You: Are You a Conscious Spender?
Food
4 How to Trim the Fat From Your Grocery Bill
Money
5 Men Take More Money Risks When Aroused
spending
6 Is It Harder to Make Ends Meet When You're Single?
Food
8 How Many Meals Did You Eat Out This Weekend?
Wedding
9 How Much You Spent on Weddings in 2008: Nada!
Food
10 Don't Be Shy About Splitting an Entree, Everyone Is Doing It
spending
11 7 Summertime Saving Tips
spending
12 Your Biggest Splurge of the Year
consumerism
13 The 10 Highest-Spending Cities Are Surprising
Back to Basics
14 Premium Gas Probably Isn't Worth Your Money, but What Is?
tip
15 Savvy ATM: Go Cash Only
tip
16 Money Tip: Push Valentine's Back a Day
Food
17 Do You Buy More Groceries When You Use a Cart?
spending
18 I'm Asking: What Were the Last Five Things You Spent Money On?
We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Research psychologists have all the best tricks up their sleeves. Maybe it’s because they study humans like guinea pigs to figure out what really makes our complicated selves tick. Feeling stressed? Reason yourself out of it (studies show this actually works). Rushed all the time? Slow down, and you’ll be a nicer person (a Read more
You know that cutting back will be better for you in the long run, but implementing a plan to spend less can sometimes feel impossible. It's not. You just need to sneak in little ways to make the whole thing less painless. Incorporate one or all 10 of these ways to take some of the sacrifice out of your mission to spend less money. Read more
Before and after the holidays, our in-boxes are flooded with discounts, sale emails, and deals that seem impossible to resist. Even worse, they're often loaded with urgency: save 30 percent off, two days only! But shopping a few sales here and there on top of gift buying can add up to a massive credit-card bill at month's end. This season, I've been finding new ways to exercise willpower around Read more
More than half of you admit that spending more money on weekends is a given, but that doesn't always have to be the case. Challenging ourselves to occasionally be more mindful of our money on weekends may make us think twice before blowing our budgets on those days when watching our wallets isn't necessarily on our minds. Spend less this weekend by keeping yourself busy with one (or all!) of Read more
There's nothing better than seeing live music with a group of friends, but like any night out, the whole experience can get pretty pricey. Looking to save some money so you can see as much music as possible? Check out these four tried-and-true tips for smart concert-going. Buy tickets early. If there's a show you're dying to see, don't put off buying tickets. Look for presale opportunities by Read more
It seriously baffles me that so many people are living largely in debt! Many of us let our spending get out of control because swiping is so darn easy. Credit cards can give us instant gratification, but they can also do serious damage. To find out if you're a conscious spender, take the quiz. How often do you go shopping? Every chance I get! A few times a month. Only when I Read more
Being engaged is a rare special occasion in life, so it's no wonder people go to great lengths to make it perfect. That need for perfection comes at a cost, and it's easy to get carried away. Your special wedding season Ask Savvy questions, like this one below, will be answered by SavvySugar and a very savvy bride. Submit your questions in our Ask Savvy group. Dear Savvy, I was two paychecks away Read more
Making a calculated effort to snip your expenses isn't easy. While there are things you can do to ease the pain of cutting back, tracking spending requires daily budgeting and discipline. Clearly, some days are better than others. Most of you agree that weekends are the hardest time to keep your wallet in your purse, but there are some simple ways you can bank on time-of-day discounts throughout Read more
It's a common misconception that the weekend is when we let loose and splurge. But that fancy sandwich you bought on your lunch break Monday, the cup of coffee you buy every morning, and the magazines you can’t resist purchasing on your way home from work have a tendency to add up, making your week more expensive than necessary. Check out these stories for how to stay budget-conscience Read more
You know the drill — you've saved all week long, been smart about your spending and tuned into your finances, so you're not going to blow it all over the weekend, right? Well, just to keep you on track here are a few helpful weekend tips to maximize your fun and make the most of your funds. Put It to the Test: Would It Be Cheaper to Make Yourself? — Run a little cost-benefit analysis and Read more
