money

A survey from PR Newswire by CouponCabin.com asked people what they thought was the most awkward money-related moment.       Surprisingly, only 17% of people said that splitting the dinner check among a large group of people was awkward.  Here are the five things that finished ahead of it:

According to a study in  Daily Mail by a company called Vileda that makes cleaning products, kids today have it easy.   The average kid does less than two hours of chores a week . . . even though their parents did more than FOUR when they were kids.

Before I go shopping I usually have a rough idea of how much it is going to cost to purchase everything we need. Over the years I have become pretty good at staying on budget, UNLESS my husband decieds to go with me. Then the budget gets doubled because of all the inpulse shopping he does...

I guess we feel like giving someone $100 to Applebee's will soften the blow of $200,000 in student loan debt? According to Time and the National Retail Federation, Americans will spend more than $4.7 BILLION on graduation gifts this month and next month.

According to yahoo.com Taylor Swift has taught a generation of kids to appreciate country music over the last five years. Now, she's donating $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to make sure that education continues. I am thinking she might be doing this because it has always been a dream of hers.

A survey by Allianz Insurance from PR Newswire found that the average woman's purse and its contents are worth about $720.  And one in FOUR women have lost theirs, or had it stolen.

A Canadian survey from Digital Journal by President's Choice Financial found that when it comes to finances, Mom calls the shots. 41% of people said that Mom was responsible for managing the day-to-day household expenses and bills.

It's official, your children are never going to survive on their own. A job placement company from Business Insider called the Adecco Group released a survey on recent college graduates, and found that more than half still depend on their parents to help pay living expenses . . . 32% rely on their parents to pay their cell phone bill.

This stuff always confuses me.  Not long ago, I read a study that said you need to make around $75,000 per year to make you happy. According to a new study, the line between being happy and unhappy is a household income of $50,000.  People making more than that were more likely to say they're happy, more likely to be optimistic, more likely to have an active sex life, and more likely to feel yo

Tax season is over, so it's time to start planning what you'll blow your refund check on.  According to a recent poll, most people are getting a refund this year but half of you are planning to use it to pay off bills.  I know, it's practical but it doesn't sound as fun as a new flat-screen, does it?

A new survey from AOL Money has figured out just how much debt it takes before you start losing sleep and really panicking.  And the number might be higher than you think.

Having a family yard sale seems like a good idea until you actual start planning it. Who knew it is actually A LOT of work! I don't mind hard work, if it pays off.