I hope all of you had a great Christmas, and I hope it wasn’t as busy as mine! We had about 25 to 30 people at my mother-in-law’s house, and it was insane. But, no one got hurt, everyone was excited about their gifts, and most important, family and friends were able to [...]

The season of Christmas brings generosity out in us that we may not have throughout the rest of the year. We usually tip based on a certain percentage like 10% to 20% to various people who work off of tips. But, something about the holidays makes uf throw out the rule book of [...]

What is your best bargain buy story?
Tell us a story when you got a tremendous deal on something such as a house, car, television, furniture, or whatever it may be, and tell us how you got such a great deal.
I think the best deal I’ve received in the last [...]

The first thing that I would do with $1,000 to pay forward is I would find a homeless person, take them out for dinner to the restaurant of their choice. Then, I would take them and buy them nice outfit. Then, I would offer to drive them to the nearest shelter or rehabilitation [...]

For many retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, Circuit City, Buy.com, and others, this is the last day that you can buy something online to ensure that you’ll receive it before Christmas Day. Keep in mind that there are very few sites that are “guaranteeing” it will get there by Christmas, in fact, no company [...]

Check out this article from USA TODAY about a bank in Fargo, North Dakota that gave $1,000 holiday bonuses to employees.
This bonus was not like any other $1,000 Christmas bonus you might receive from your business. The bank put a stipulation on this bonus. You had to “pay it forward” to [...]

Are you one of those parents rushing around to find a Nintendo Wii for your kid this holiday season? I don’t blame you. I played the Wii this past summer at my friend’s house, and it almost made me buy one the next day, but I refrained from doing so. They are [...]

What is your favorite giving memory? Such as, a time when you gave something to someone or received something from someone.
My favorite giving memory is definitely the trip that I took to Ecuador in high school with my church’s youth group. Each student brought one wheelchair, and we passed them out at a [...]

You all know the awkardness of renting a car, and the sales rep will ask you if you want to buy rental car insurance. Their most popular pitch is that the worst could happen and you are stuck with buying them a new car. You try to remember if your auto insurance policy [...]

Craig and Blaine, Money Crasher readers wrote in response to my post about Paying Off Debt and Saving For the Future At The Same Time.
Blaine Wrote:
We are on one income while my wife is in law school, and still manage to build up our emergency fund and make extra payments against our [...]