Save big with the flashback budget

Imagine it's the '70s, only without bell-bottom jeans. You'd probably have no cable bill, a smaller home and just one car. And you'd save a lot of money.

Your 5-minute guide to love and money

How rich friends make you feel poor

If you're not careful, the green-eyed monster can lead to a lot of overspending and unhappiness as you try to keep up. Here's how to cope with wealthy friends and relatives.

10 exotic, affordable retiree havens

Exciting locales at budget prices could be in your future -- if you're willing to move from the U.S. after your working life is over.

Your 5-minute guide to quitting the rat race

Do you want to downsize your life or even drop out? Here are 22 tips for making that possible.

The nine rules of airline etiquette

Flying in today's world of hyper-stringent security can wreak havoc for even the most unflappable of souls. Frequent flyer Virginia Flores, who happens to be a human resources and technical consultant to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, offers nine rules of airline etiquette that have been expanded upon by travel writer Barbara Correa. If we all just followed these, flying might be fun again!