We know times are tough, but there are some places where you really shouldn't cut costs. Here, five areas where it's worth spending the cash, plus suggestions on alternative ways to save a buck.
Lawrence Lessig | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics
It's that time of the year again. Every quarter, just as the FEC reporting deadlines approach, politicians go on a mad scramble for last-minute donations.
Sophie Keller | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living
Making the decision to have a baby is not an easy one and one that is not to be taken lightly. Caring for a new soul takes a lot of delicate handling...
Sarah van Gelder | Posted 07.23.2009 | Business
The current economic downturn offers an exceptional opportunity to rebuild and, this time, to make it an economy that works for all.
N. E. Marsden | Posted 07.20.2009 | Business
Pioneers in the field of neurofinance are searching for the right neurococktail of emotion and logic for today's fast-paced electronic marketplace.
Judith M. Bardwick | Posted 07.20.2009 | Business
Who is a sucker? A sucker is someone who wants something so badly that they lose all critical judgment.
Robert Scheer | Posted 07.18.2009 | Business
According to Summers and Geithner, the Obama plan to be revealed today promises that all derivatives dealers will be "subject to supervision, and regulators will be empowered to enforce rules against manipulation and abuse."
Karen Stabiner | Posted 07.16.2009 | Living
If we have learned anything this year, it is the first rule of Ponziconomics: If an investment sounds too good to be true, it undoubtedly is. ...
Robert Scheer | Posted 07.10.2009 | Business
You probably don't know much about Sheila Bair, but she is looking out for you, and that is why the big guys on Wall Street and their allies in the Obama administration are out to get her.
Anneli Rufus | Posted 07.06.2009 | Living
Stop using your credit cards. But don't throw them away. Save the actual cards, because they're still useful in so many ways.
Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin | Posted 07.04.2009 | Living
The revved up sex drive that oft occurs during national disasters, is not typical of this recession. Longer work hours, stress and exhaustion have created barriers between women and men, and reduced our libidos.
Times Online | Kate Spicer, Deirdre Fernand, Kate Mulvey and Ruth Gilligan | Posted 07.03.2009 | Living
A woman with two daughters, a stepson, a large mortgage, a big job and no time was rifling in a tidying -- not a nosy -- way through some of her new h...
Kevin Phillips | Posted 06.21.2009 | Business
Both Americans and foreigners concerned about the incendiary potential of inflation and the devaluation of the dollar have good historical reason for concern.
C. Nicole Mason | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics
In order to cut the unemployment rate in those communities to the projected national rate of 6.5 percent, an additional 1.7 million jobs would have to be created and go directly to Blacks and Latinos by 2010.
Anya Kamenetz | Posted 06.17.2009 | Business
Suze Orman is right about one thing: young people shouldn't be learning about personal finance from her.
Cheryl Saban | Posted 06.07.2009 | Living
What can women do to be more responsible for our financial situations? What should we teach our children so that they'll be prepared for the next economic downturn?
Robert H. Frank | Posted 06.02.2009 | Business
Luck's role in economic success remains oddly controversial. If you don't know where a new acquaintance stands politically, just ask him about this. If he insists luck doesn't matter, he's almost surely a staunch conservative.
Noah St. John | Posted 05.30.2009 | Living
Ask yourself: "Why do I have so much?" Do you know what your brain is doing right now? Searching for a positive answer to that question!
Lisa Guest | Posted 05.29.2009 | Living
We expect our bodies to behave like our toaster (efficiently), and give us what we want when we want it. Rarely do most of us do what our bodies need for such optimal performance.
Michelle Renee | Posted 05.24.2009 | Living
If it wasn't for my allowing myself to let go of my previous programming about junk yards, I would never have done the research it took to find a glass guy that rocked and saved me hundreds of dollars.
Kim Stagliano | Posted 05.24.2009 | Living
The Autism Science Foundation: Their mission? To boldly go back to exactly what they were doing before doctors and researchers and even some uppity folks at Autism Speaks started asking pesky questions about vaccines.
Gretchen Rubin | Posted 05.24.2009 | Living
I've posted this quiz before, but I can't resist putting it up again. This distinction encapsulates one of my very favorite (if not most weighty) pers...
Derek Shearer | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics
The country needs a public discussion of money and banking -- an economics tutorial for the nation.
John Morton | Posted 05.23.2009 | Living
Giving and receiving coexist. They're polarities on the same continuum. One requires the other in order for either to occur. Often they occur in cycles.
Brian Whetten | Posted 05.23.2009 | Living
When our conscious self is identified with our spiritual self, both economics and service are about abundance and love. It's what happens as we find our inner conflicts -- and learn to love them.
Nicole Williams | Posted 07.26.2009 | Living