Lots of little charges can quickly add up to one big charge! Today, in a world where tons of companies have your credit and/or debit card information, it is important to keep track of who is charging you, how much they are charging you, and WHY they are charging you.

I found a great article on WalletPop.com entitled Top 5ive Sneakiest Surcharges. This article will help make us aware of some big offenders when it comes to little charges.

Fitness.com, one of our websites here at Meredith, posted a great grocery store list. The list consists of healthy (for your body and your wallet) items! Print this out next time you hit up your local grocery store and then return back to Fitness.com for how to put your new ingredients to use in healthy, money-saving, delicious recipes!

Happy eating : )

According to USA.gov, two of the top ten new years resolutions are to save money and lose weight. Which, I didn’t find to be all that surprising! Everyone wants to be their healthiest, fittest and most financially secure! But, not everyone knows how to go about being this way!

That’s why I was excited to find an article entitled Save Money, Lose Weight, and Eat Green for a Week with this 3-Step Sunday Set-Up on Planet Green’s website. This article gives great advice on what to shop for and how to prep your food during your down time on Sundays. With this system, eating healthy (and inexpensively) isn’t a big, daunting task!

Who said it’s not easy being green?!?

Family Circle, one of our magazines here at Meredith, recently posted the best hair products, skin products, bath products and cosmetics that cost less than $10 to purchase.  Here at ShopOnBuy, we support looking (and feeling) your best for as little money as possible. So, we thought we’d share this article with you!

I just found a great article on WalletPop entitled Tinseltown’s Thriftiest Stars. It lists 12 of the most thrifty celebs (most are A-list, you’ll be surprised) and their reasons for being frugal. It even shares some of their penny pinching secrets! For example, Tyra Banks stocks up on hotel soap!

I recently had the pleasure of meeting David Bach- the author of many best selling financial books (the Finish Rich series and the Automatic Millionaire series). David was a guest speaker in one of my graduate school classes and was the most knowledgeable, captivating, and motivating speaker I’ve ever seen. The day after listening to his financial-advice-filled speech, I increased my 401K contribution! He’s that convincing!

I was just searching the pages of David’s website and I came across a fantastic (and free) financial tool that I’d like to share with all of you- the DOLP (Dead On Last Payment) calculator. This calculator will tell you the most efficient way to pay off your credit card debt. It is simple to use and will help you save on your interest payments!

Twas the night before 4/15

When all through the house

We thought about new jeans and that pretty new blouse

The returns will be placed in the mail with care

In hopes that Uncle Sam’s check soon would be there

Sound familiar? Want more than just one new blouse?

Check out this collection of great articles, entitled Money For Life: 2010 Tax Guide, from Forbes.com.

Make your tax season a joyful one! : )

LHJ.com, one of our websites here at Meredith, posted a great article for recessionistas or anyone else looking to save money without sacrificing their look! The article is entitled 4 Ways to Spend Less at the Salon and it is packed with money-saving info. For example, did you know that most salons offer free bang trims between hair cuts?

Getting the right price while shopping may very well be a matter of using the correct wording! Family Circle, one of our websites here at Meredith, posted a great article entitled Bargaining 101: How to Negotiate a Better Price. This article gives advice on what to say to a sales person when you’re looking for a better deal. An example of this would be casually mentioning that you’d be happy to refer your friends if he/she is able to lower the price to where you need it.