I recently spoke at an event and asked the 100 or so people in attendance to anonymously write down a money confession. Over the next couple of weeks, I will be posting some of the more powerful of those confessions:

“I took all of my children’s savings to help pay for my face-lift”

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By Amy L. Fontinelle
While many travel gadgets will do nothing but drain your wallet and take up valuable space in your luggage, there are a few highly practical items that will give you a lot of bang for your buck. No item on this list costs more than $20, and you can purchase every […]

Compiled by Valerie S. Johnson from SA Forum Members
One issue many people have with trying to save money is that they believe it takes too much time and effort. The members of the forums came up with 33 money-saving tips, each of which takes less than a minute of your time to implement.
1. […]

By Teri Newton
I personally deal mostly with taxes in my professional capacity of an accountant. However, I have also come across a lot of the ins-and-outs when it comes to 401(k) plans as I used to audit 401(k) plans for large companies, and currently am involved in the setup, administration of, and accounting for 401(k) […]

By Robert I. Craig, Guest Writer
The closest connection I have to China is a Hawaiian-print shirt made there that I bought at Wal-Mart. But an article I read about China recently sent a shiver–literally–up my back.
It brought to mind a tough lesson my family and I learned when we got hit, years earlier, by an […]

Too much stuff. Most of us can probably relate to it. Martha Stewart claims that we don’t use 80% of the stuff that we own. When it is time to clear out some it it, what is the best way to go about it? This is the question I received from this reader over the […]

Compiled by Valerie S. Johnson from SA Forum Members
Many people assume that the penny is no longer good for anything, but not according to members from the forums - there are still a lot of things that you can do with a penny. Here are 83 of them (Disclaimer: Some of these activities involve defacing […]

By Amy L. Fontinelle
NOTE: It appears that while the process described in this article originally worked, Fidelity has closed the loophole and you now need the minimums you described to open the account.
Most people have the impression that in order to open a retirement account, you need to do a lot of research, have a […]

By Valerie S. Johnson
We all know that walking has health rewards, but it can have financial rewards as well. Here are ten financial reasons you should consider walking:
It’s free. This is the most obvious reason. You have to pay to own or rent a car, hop a bus, or ride the subway. […]

By Tina Parcell
Great Barrington, MA has its own form of currency called a BerkShare. It’s not legally considered money, it’s what’s called a ‘paper scrip’. According to Wikipedia, paper scrip is “any substitute for currency which is not legal tender, and is often a form of credit”. You’re probably pretty familiar with the idea even […]