POLL: How Would You Describe Your Post-Holiday Credit Card Bills?
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Posted 03.12.2012
Finance expert Suze Orman offers tips on how pay off post-holiday debt, and how to avoid overspending in the future. Get Suze's FREE download to The ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Alice Hines | Posted 01.05.2012
Shoppers didn't hold back this holiday season -- at certain stores, that is. According to data released Thursday, luxury and mid-range retailers seduc...
HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 12.28.2011
In a turnaround from last year, shoppers were not afraid to pull out the plastic this holiday season. Spending on credit cards jumped 7 percent in Nov...
Reuters | Posted 02.26.2012
(Reuters) - U.S. consumers spent more than $35 billion online this holiday season, up 15 percent from the same period last year, comScore Inc estimat...
Dan Greenshields | Posted 02.13.2012
Millions of Americans are searching for that perfect gift for that special someone. But in the rush to pass along some of that good cheer, remember: enjoying the holidays doesn't require financial recklessness.
Jack E. Kosakowski | Posted 02.13.2012
With the holiday shopping season in full swing, now is the perfect time to have that conversation with your children and discuss the importance of saving, budgeting and setting financial goals.
Pamela Yellen | Posted 02.07.2012
It seems to happen every year -- no matter what we budget, many of us get caught up in the holiday spirit and end up spending more money than we can really afford to.
Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 12.07.2011
Andre Leon Talley is known for waxing poetic on all things fashion, mentoring models towards stardom and playing tennis in Louis Vuitton and diamonds ...
The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.06.2011
The sagging economy may have Americans worried, but many aren't letting that stop them from getting a Christmas tree any longer. Analysts say that...
Jennifer Grayson | Posted 01.29.2012
Despite the down economy, Americans are still buying, buying, buying: This past Cyber Monday was the heaviest online shopping day of all time, with $1.25 billion spent. And as a result, our garbage cans are fuller than ever.
www.aarp.org | Posted 11.28.2011
Despite a Grinch-like economy last holiday season, Internet shoppers spent $33 billion in November and December 2010 — and, for the first time ever,...
The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.24.2011
With the economy on such shaky footing, Americans will likely shy away from the latest trends in presents this holiday season. Instead, expect consume...
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
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AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — Shoppers came back in force for the holidays, right to the end. After two dreary years, Christmas 2010 will go down as the holiday Am...
David Gorodyansky | Posted 05.25.2011
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Well, it's supposed to be, but as holiday shopping amps up online, so does the threat of identity theft.
AP | RACHEL BECK | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — Attention armchair economists: You don't need spreadsheets to get a handle on how this year's holiday shopping season is going. Just keep...
Mitchell Markson | Posted 05.25.2011
As Winston Churchill so eloquently said, "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." That old adage speaks loudly today to citizens, companies and brands alike.
Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011
2008 had the worst holiday shopping season in decades--will this year be any different? Retailers are hoping deep price cuts, social media specials, a...
Cathy Erway | Posted 05.25.2011
Unlike many environmentally-unfriendly activities, wrapping presents is actually inconvenient for most people. It takes up time, rather than frees the individual from it. It takes energy, and it costs him or her money.
Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.25.2011
Who are all these people forking over piles of green? Aren't they aware that the economy is in the sump?
Posted 03.14.2012