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Extend the life of your vehicle in 10 easy steps

The economy is in the toilet, the job market is disheartening and many of us don’t have a lot of extra cash to spare. Under circumstances like these, how can you extend the life of your vehicle and steer clear of costly repairs?

Your shopping type: Black Friday? Cyber Monday?

Are you an avid fan of scouring stores for deep discounts in the pre-dawn darkness on “Black Friday,” the day after Thanksgiving? Or is surfing the Internet for bargains on Monday more your speed?

Money 101: How to avoid going broke in college

Watch out: If you’re not careful with money during your college years, you could find yourself living under your parents’ roof again before you know it. 10 Tips columnist Laura T. Coffey offers advice to help freshmen graduate to a new level of financial responsibility.

Answer Desk: Mortgage alternatives

With home prices continuing to drift lower nationwide, something like one in five homeowners now owes more on their mortgage than their house is worth. It’s tempting to consider just walking away and starting over. Here are a few reasons why that’s a bad idea.

Answer Desk: Another stimulus check?

With the economy and the stock market on a continuing slide, readers are looking for relief. One wants to know when his stimulus check is coming, while another is wondering what to do with his 401(k). And a lot of readers say they wish we’d just stop writing about bad news.

Inauguration bound? Bring toilet paper

If you’re among millions of people planning to be in Washington, D.C., when Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, you should be finalizing your plans right about now. We’ve got some last-minute tips to help you make the most of this historic occasion.

ConsumerMan: New year, old scams

I don’t have a crystal ball, but I can predict with a great deal of confidence what will be some of the top scams in 2009.

Will you feel at home in PlayStation Home?

If there's one thing that Sony's new Home experience proves, it's that if you give people an opportunity to interact with each other in an almost totally anonymous virtual world, they will do one of two things:

Need a holiday bonus? 5 ways to get cash

With the economy in shambles, 401(k) plans cut in half and consumers feeling pinched, this holiday season could prove a challenge for many. For the first time in years, unemployment is up, confidence is down and retailers are expecting significant declines in their holiday sales numbers. No wonder more and more Americans are tightening their belts and looking for ways to lower their expenses or increase their income. In an effort to help consumers find some “easy” money this holiday season, finance experts David and Jonathan Murray, co-authors of “Two for the Money,” have discovered some creative ways to earn fast cash.

Quit your job and make your game

When I last spoke to Kyle Gabler, the 27-year-old San Francisco game designer was up to his earlobes in debt, what with those school loans of his and the fact he’d up and quit his day job at a giant game corporation to go off and pursue his dream of making a video game he could call his very own.

America’s 10 healthiest supermarkets

Let’s face it: Your weekly (or daily!) run to the grocery store is the foundation for your good health. So it’s thrilling news that the supermarket industry is on a health kick — these days you’ll likely find organic produce and “natural” packaged foods at almost any store. But which chains are outdoing themselves to deliver the freshest and healthiest food? And which provide the best tools to help you make smart choices? Health magazine asked six prominent health experts to help pick the top 10 healthiest grocery stores out of the nation’s largest chains. And surprise: Many are the traditional, affordable grocers close to your home! Here are the winners:

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