We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! It's not too early to get a head start on the holidays — saving for the holidays, that is. By making moves now to cut costs or earn extra money, you can save up to $1,000 or more over the next two months to pay for holiday gifts with cash rather than credit. See: Stop Wasting Your Money I've skipped several of the usual Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! It’s not that insurance companies are sexist. Or that they expect all of their female customers to go barefaced and disheveled. But if you use your commute as makeup application time, you’re a crash risk. In fact, applying makeup is actually more dangerous than dialing a cell phone–it’s the fifth likeliest task to Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! My daughter is about to graduate from college. What are the key personal finance issues she needs to consider during her first year on her own? Congratulations to your daughter! If she tackles these personal finance basics, she’ll be off to a great start: 1. Make the most of new health insurance rules. If your daughter is Read more

It seems that most readers want to protect their homes and 76 percent of you purchase renters insurance, which costs $15 to $30 on average. There is still a minority of 17 percent who don't think renters insurance is worth the cost. Here's what some of you had to say: "In various apartments I had both had and not had renter's insurance, but it was never something that I made sure to have (one Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! In today’s day and age, many of us have traded in our little black books for little black Blackberries—but, regardless, these troves of information should contain more than the phone numbers of old high school crushes and college flings. The last time you needed your passport number or vaccination history, did you have Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! Has your budget sprung a leak? Nearly everyone has spending holes. And as with other kinds of leaks, you may have hardly noticed them. But those small drips can quickly add up to big bucks. The trick is to find the holes and plug them so you can keep more money in your pocket. That extra cash could be the ticket to finally Read more

Ed Helms was the center of attention at a press conference in NYC for his new movie Cedar Rapids this week in NYC, where his costar Alia Shawkat revealed her hopes for the Arrested Development movie. He and Shawkat both went to Sundance to debut the film, which sees Ed playing the lead role of naive insurance salesman Tim Lippe on a whirlwind weekend in the titular city. Ed spoke about the Read more