Gas prices are at $4.00 or more a gallon in most places, and the cost of groceries are increasing much faster than inflation. People everywhere are feeling the financial pressures of today's economy, and for most, the thought of saving money is a distant one. When times are tough, saving...

July has not been a kind month to commodities. Prices closed lower again on Wednesday and the Continuous Commodity Index is down 12 percent from the highs set on July 2nd. That has been a very swift decline and many are wondering if it is the end of...

Last week I asked you guys to share what you wanted most right now – practical or not – and you had a lot of interesting answers; so, I thought I'd share my big have-to-have desire of the moment. It's . . . a rain barrel. (Okay, I realize the...