Mo’ money, mo’ clunkers (Photo: wgba.images.worldnow.com) If you were worried like we were that Cash For Clunkers was suspended due to lack of funds, worry not. It’s halfway to be being extended, thanks to a House vote that approved $2 billion more dollars for the program. Now the program might last… a couple more weeks! Because people are ...

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A few favorites from recent trawls around the blogosphere:Mighty Bargain Hunter's very funny list of the Top 10 Failed Personal Finance BooksBargaineering on Making Your Own Windshield Wiper FluidI Will Teach You to be Rich: What do you NOT care about spending money on?Boston Gal is living without air conditioningThanks to an anonymous commenter, California's ...

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This is a guest post from Paul Puckett of Beacon Wealth Advisors. Puckett is the author of Investiphobia: You Can Invest Without Fear. This piece originally appeared at his blog, Just Puckett, and I liked it so much that I asked for permission to reprint it here. Here’s a little exercise that might be beneficial to ...

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The question of whether the new hourly minimum will help or hurt the economy triggered quite a debate on our Web site and our blog over the past week. So, NPR senior business editor Marilyn Geewax returns to discuss what you had to say with host Liane Hansen.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Read ...

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The American housewife! Who has a more important or more responsible occupation? Wife, mother, laundress, counselor, maid, chef, purchasing agent. All of these are her duties at one time or another. So begins Buying Food, a home economics film from 1950. Buying Food is fascinating not just for its shopping tips, but also for the inside ...

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