There are few traditions more emblematic of American consumerism than Black Friday -- the ritual start of the holiday season and one of the biggest shopping days of the year.

This time around, retailers seem particularly antsy for crowds to arrive. Stores like Walmart, Kmart, Target, Sears and...

Although it seems like every week banks are ratcheting up fees charged to customers with low account balances, the largest U.S. bank by assets is changing up the game.

Beginning July 22, JPMorgan Chase will no longer charge overdraft fees incurred by purchases that cost $5 or less, according to...

While President Obama wants to grant women access to free birth control, this guy thinks women ought to pay more for access to contraception -- $1,500 per year more, to be precise.

Huh?

It's true. Forbes.com contibutor Tim Worstall, who himself admits that the idea...

What do you do when it's a slow news day on the Friday before a three-day weekend? We at HuffPost Money decided to investigate the contents of our wallets and YouTube.

While we spend our days uncovering hidden fees and bogus bank charges, we were shocked to discover that...

Imagine holding what you believe to be a winning lottery ticket worth $1 million, only to find out that the ticket was printed in error and is worth nothing more than a good story to tell the local news.

That's what happened to Paul Pasquarosa of Boston, an unemployed...

Move over college students -- you're not the only ones seeking financial aid to pay for tuition.

More parents are applying for loans and other help to pay their kid'sprivate elementary and high school tuition, reports CNN Money.

And it's not just the poorest families looking...

A 76-year-old woman claims her son stole her $51 million winning lottery ticket and filed suit against him a California state court.

The saga began in May 2011 when Etta May Urquhart of Bakersfield, Calif., checked the newspaper and saw that one of the Mega Millions lottery...

The world was abuzz Wednesday night with news that Edvard Munch's famous work of art, "The Scream," sold for $119.9 million at Sotheby's, setting the the world record for any work of art sold at an auction.

But was Munch's 1895 pastel really the priciest work of...

A stay-at-home mom from the aptly named El Dorado County in California recently stumbled on something far more precious than gold.

Brenda Salveson found a meteorite potentially worth $20,000 in a local park where she brings her kids and dog, a local TV station in...

Who's most likely to discriminate against obese workers? Managers who think they're good looking.

That's one finding of a new study in the International Journal of Obesity .

The study found--perhaps unsurprisingly--that women who are obese are more likely to be discriminated against in the workplace. "Participants viewed...

Michael Bennett and William Joseph, two former National League Football players, were arrested by the FBI on Monday and are being charged with identity theft and tax-related fraud, the Miami Herald reports.

The two arrests were part of a larger crackdown on a group of people filing...

Have you ever been shocked by a sudden increase in your cell phone bill? One in six of us have, according to the Federal Communications Commission.

"Bill shock," which the FCC defines as a unexpected rise in cell phone costs, has taken a toll on 30 million...

Worried you won't get your taxes done in time? Here's some good news: you can file an automatic six-month extension with the IRS and receive no late penalties.

Here's how.

Fill out this form and submit it to the IRS on or before Tuesday, April 17....

The 1 percent find ways to save on their taxes. Why can't you and I?

A new website called TaxKilla.com says we can, and encourages the 99 percent to follow Mitt Romney's lead.

How would you like to deduct the cost of gas from your taxable income?...

Curious how your tax dollars are being spent by the federal government?

Check your federal taxpayer receipt. The White House released an updated tool Wednesday that allows you to plug in what you paid in Social Security, Medicare and income taxes. The tool then calculates how your dollars...

Calling all debt-ridden students: Would you consider turning your face into a billboard to help pay off your loans?

This is not a joke, but rather a business plan envisioned by two indebted students in the U.K., according to the radio program, Marketplace. Ross...

Apple is sitting on a pile of cash worth close to $100 billion and plans to get rid of half of it, the company announced Monday morning.

Apple will begin paying out a quarterly dividend worth $2.65 per share and plans to buy back $10 billion in...

Details emerged Friday that illustrate how Americo Lopes -- who was caught cheating his co-workers out of their fair share of a $38.5 million lotto jackpot -- planned to spend the millions he won in 2009.

Before his assets were frozen by a judge in March 2011, Lopes...

Welcome to A Dollar A Day, where every day we'll dish out creative and quirky ways to save on your living expenses.

Daily deal sites like Groupon and Living Social prey on your strongest impulses. They entice you with pretty pictures of snowy cabins in Vermont and beachside resorts...

For Detroit's Faatima Evans, shopping with coupons is like having sex.

"When you get to the checkout and everything is free or nearly free," said Evans, 34, "it's like an orgasm."

A self-proclaimed coupon addict, Evans began scouring for deals in 2009, when an illness prevented her...