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With the economy suffering a bad case of the blues, most of us would welcome a few extra dollars that came with no strings attached. That makes us prime targets for "free money" enticements.

Here they are, the 12 biggest mistakes I hear about time and time again.

This is so simple, yet brilliant, it's kind of staggering: Rather than keep the stuff you aren't using, you sell it to somebody who will use it, and then stash the proceeds for future use.

It's probably a bit late to batten down the hatches, since the perfect storm has already made landfall. On the other hand, I hadn't planned on being laid off, and that still looks like a possibility. So, I've taken steps to help weather bad times

Has budget dating become a real drag? Looking for ways to be really romantic while you're really broke? It's a challenge for married and unmarried couples alike. Here are eight easy ways to light a stylish spark without driving your budget into the ditch.

All the pundits and analysts are telling us this is the next Great Depression. Most of us have relatives who lived through that era, but unfortunately their advice may not be all that helpful.

The US has been on a collective buying spree for a decade or so. The bills have finally come due. So money is tight right now, or you're afraid it will be later. Those are good easons to be careful. But it doesn't mean slamming the door on holiday cheer

Not that long ago I had about $130 to my name. I was struggling to balance a handful of part-time jobs with re-entry into college after 30 years away from higher ed. Going back to school terrified me. But my life was already turned upside down

If you've just saved $8.57 on your grocery bill because you're a member of the store's shopping club, are you really saving that money if you blow it on something else?

While we're all anxiously awaiting the fallout from our nation's financial crisis, here's some sound advice echoed by personal-finance writers around the blogosphere: Now, folks, is the time to get back to basics.