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Bereavement Fares Are No Match for Travelocity

Airlines traditionally provide bereavement fares for fliers traveling because of an illness or death in the family. Also known as compassion or emergency fares, these special rates are usually 50 percent off the regula…
Who else knows how much money you have?

When I was a teenager, my mother and I opened a joint checking account for me. At some point, her name stopped appearing with mine on the statements and on my checks, so I eventually forgot that she had access to it a…
Tell Us Your Holiday Stories!

With the unemployment rate still high and credit card companies busy trying to screw us over, there was a lot less money to go around this holiday season—but the show must go on! Many Americans founds ways to make it…
Why Can't We Give Presents All Year?

I have a September birthday and celebrate Christmas, which means that every year without fail I get intense present cravings around March—when both occasions are very far away. I want a new cell phone, a pretty purse,…
Small is Beautiful! How Big is Your Home?

Are you comfortable with the size of your house? In developed countries family size has been generally shrinking, but in some countries family homes have grown in size—notably in the United States where the average si…
A Discussion on... Death

With that title, you just couldn't help but keep reading, right? Death is that taboo topic no one likes to talk about. It is a far cry from proper dinner table conversation, terrible for cocktail party chit-chat, and…
Happy Thanksgiving from Dollarish!

In the spirit of the holiday, we'd like to thank all of our readers for a great November, especially those that contribute to the site through submissions and comments. We want Dollarish to cover the financial issues…
Should Parents Pay for College?

Our recent Ten Ways to Pay for College post got a lot of thought-provoking comments, many of which concerned whether or not parents should pay for their children's college education. I'll start of my re-posting some o…
Cut Back In Expenses And Have Your Kids Eat For Free

In October, Boston Market introduced to customers a promotion where 2 kids eat for free, however, Boston Market isn't the only one offering free meals for kids. Kidseatfor.com gives you a list of restaurants in your a…
Brown Bag? NO, this is better

My daughter is going on a field trip tomorrow, so she needs to take a packed, disposable lunch to school. Normally that would mean a brown paper bag. That is what most parents use for times like this. I do not have a pa…