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Your grandmother's diamond ring has been sitting in a drawer for three years. You're not going to wear it, you feel guilty every time you think about selling it, and right now you need a...

You get a text message that says your Social Security cost-of-living increase is ready, but you need to confirm your Medicare number to activate it. The message uses your name. It has a government seal....

Someone dies, and suddenly you're standing in a house full of 40 or 50 years of accumulated life. There's furniture in every room, boxes in the basement, a garage packed with tools, china in the...

You bought something online last week. Maybe it was a kitchen appliance, a pair of shoes, a toy your kid wanted. And there's a reasonable chance you paid more than you had to. Not because...

It's Friday evening. You have two days to fill, no budget to speak of, and kids who will be awake by 7 a.m. asking what you're doing today. The good news is that most communities...

The Lifeline program has been giving free phone service to qualifying low-income households since 1985. Most people who qualify have never heard of it. The federal government runs a program that knocks hundreds of dollars...

It's sitting in a storage unit, or wedged under the guest bed, or stacked in a corner of the attic with someone's initials stenciled on the side. You've been meaning to deal with it for...

It's sitting in the basement, probably under a pile of fabric you meant to use in 2009. You remember it as the machine your grandmother dragged out for holidays, or the one you picked up...

You walk in expecting chaos and walk out having spent $40 on name-brand olive oil, three kinds of pasta, a case of sparkling water, and enough canned tomatoes to last you through February. That is...

Mid-March is when small seasonal buys start piling up fast. Easter basket fillers, spring kitchen swaps, a few things for the patio or entryway, and suddenly a cheap week is not cheap anymore. This round...

You filed for Social Security early, which made sense at the time. Now you're thinking about picking up some part-time work, and you're not sure how much you can earn before the government starts clawing...