If you take a critical look at absolutely every penny you spend - a really detailed examination - you might realize that your money is going to a number of places that it doesn't need to go.

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I have a strange confession to make; I have turned into quite the non-consumerist, in fact I have spent less than twenty dollars on myself since the first of the year.

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This article will deepen the timeline by giving you some additional tips to ensure your kids have a healthy relationship with money, right from the start.

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One of the reasons budgets fail is because a crucial first (and ongoing) step is missed in the budgeting process: tracking your expenses.

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This post isn't (necessarily!) to convince you to travel full-time; instead hopefully it will help you understand the ever-increasing trappings of the "comfortable" life so you can make decisions accordingly.

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Why do good things happen to people with sunny dispositions (alternately, bad luck plagues those already under the weather)? This may not be a coincidence. What if by playing a simple game for three weeks you could literally attract money into your life? Would you try it?

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I was stuck in a rut and I didn't know what to do to change the vicious cycle I was in. Arriving at my wit's end, I had to do something. Self-help books weren't particularly effective, meditation was lost on me, and keeping busy to take my mind off the ever-growing void in my heart was only making me stressed out and sick.

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For the rest of us, though, how we choose to think is the biggest factor in our sense of happiness and well-being.

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You want to eat healthy, and you want to feed yourself and your family without spending a fortune on food. So how do you get your budget of calories and nutrients to harmonize with your budget of dollars?

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Taking a break for just a few days with our closest family -- no gifts to exchange, no religious ceremonies, just enjoying good food and each other's company -- can be wonderful. 

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Do you need inspiration? Do you know where to go to find it? I've got some tips to use if you feel like the well of inspiration is running dry for you.

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A house swap or home exchange can be an incredibly enriching vacation experience for you and your family. And guess what? It won't break the bank, either.  

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When I became a Professional Hobo almost four years ago, it came with a cost-- one that was hard to come to terms with, but one that was ultimately among the best things I could ever have done. I got rid of everything I owned.

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Beware of the sock monster. It lives in clothes dryers, under dressers, and behind furniture. And it's a vindictive monster, because it likes to bereave you of just one sock; it has no desire for pairs.

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You get up. You go to work. You go home. You go to sleep. And you repeat this pattern until all of a sudden, months have passed and you're not exactly sure what - if anything - you have to show for it (except maybe a few more wrinkles).

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So what is the best use for your $500? Let's look at the options.

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That's not a bad thing, necessarily. My life is substantially better now than it was 12 months ago. There was just a lot of hard slogging in between. Here are five key things that I learned -- more accurately, re-learned -- along the way.

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For your next vacation, how would you like to receive free accommodation, get off the beaten tourist trail, and feel right at home the whole time? If this type of vacation appeals to you, then house-sitting could be a great fit.

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Although things may feel the same, more changes than we think. And if we review finances regularly, it's not a long arduous process; it's empowering and easy.

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Repeat after me: What will I do differently in 2011?

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February is real life, and it's probably how things are going to stay at least until summer starts, unless we take action to change them.

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Here's a truth that you must embrace if you want to change the way your body looks, feels, and functions: the ONLY way you'll ever get fit is by taking baby steps.

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How good will you feel when you're 70? Or 90? Given modern life expectancies, many of us will reach those ages. But how vital will we be? And what difference does it make?

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There’s something else that helped me immensely when I was digging myself out of debt: keeping a journal. Sure, my husband was a great support system, but let’s face it: he was dealing with plenty of his own emotions. And so I felt that it was unfair to unload all of mine on him. So one day, while I was running errands with my daughter, I stopped by the dollar store and found an entire bin of little notebooks, all with different designs on the cover. I picked one out that had a beach scene on the front because just looking at it made me feel calm and tranquil. And the best part about it was that it was only a dollar. Just one buck!...

Here’s another thing that helped me immensely when I was in debt. I began making it a point to start complimenting at least three people a day. Maybe it was commenting on my friend’s chic new haircut. Or praising my husband on his stellar job cleaning out the garage. Or letting the man behind the deli counter know how helpful he had just been to me....