With soaring gas and food prices, additional airline fees (from a checked bag to a Coke), and the declining U.S. dollar, it's becoming more difficult to travel on a budget. However, today's value-oriented travelers do have the advantages of the ...

R ising gas and food prices and a stock market slump are starting to prompt people to reduce or suspend contributions to their 401(k) retirement plans. Charles Schwab , for instance, said that more than 7 percent of participants in 401(k)s it ...

. . might as well have flushed the money down the toliet itself....I need to have a yardsale, something to earn some extra money....We are suppose to go on a trip to the beach in a few weeks with the Daniels, the place is paid for, but my word, I have to come up with gas and food money....