dollars and sense

Everyone is trying to be smarter with their money these days, but there are some really dumb things that you can do with it as well. So what are the worst ones?  Here are five, according to Yahoo Finance.

Everyone is looking for a way to save on energy, and a cleaner source. Solar Panels have been pushed for years, and we might finally be on the right track with them.

On Wednesday, the Powerball lottery reached a record $587.5 million. So far two winning tickets have been announced, one in Arizona and one in Missouri. But there's at least one more guaranteed winner: the Internal Revenue Service. Lottery winners can take their prize in the form of a lump sum or an annuity paid over the next 29 years...

The median net worth of working-class Americans is now lingering at a 43-year low of $57,000.

Earlier this week, the investment ratings firm Morningstar released their annual list of the year’s best 529 college-savings plans.

A lawsuit was filed on Thursday in federal court claiming that wait staff employees from Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Red Lobster and other restaurant chains across the country associated with Darden Restaurants were underpaid.

Some of you may not believe this, but Mountain Dew was not intended to be consumed for breakfast – that is, until now.

Saying the phrase “keep the change” has been a nice way of tipping a little extra for good service for many years, but recently the gourmet burrito-slinging Mexican grill known as Chipotle has taken it upon themselves to keep it without your permission.

If you’re a Walmart shopper because you’re cost-conscious, it may be time to switch your allegiances — turns out Target is now cheaper, and the pricing gap between the two mega-stores is the widest it’s been in two years.

The economic downturn has been rough on a lot of businesses, but it’s been a boon for state lotteries. Seems people who only have a few dollars to spare aren’t putting them away for a rainy day — they’re trying to parlay them into big bucks.