Top 5 Archive



November 2009

The Top 5ive ...

. Traps on Interest-Free Purchases
. Ways to Pay Less Over the Holidays

September 2009

The Top 5ive ...

. Best Buys for Fall
. Inexpensive Gadgets

August 2009

The Top 5ive ...

. Ways to Make College Affordable
. Generic Products to Buy
. Surprising Deals for Students

July 2009

The Top 5ive ...

. Loans to Avoid
. Ways to Save
. Sneaky Overdraft Traps

June 2009

The Top 5ive ...

. New Rules About Real Estate
. Ways to Cut Your Electric Bill

May 2009

The Top 5ive ...

· Convert Retirement Savings
· Retirement Mistakes to Avoid

April 2009

The Top 5ive ...

· Ways to Get Fast Cash

March 2009

The Top 5ive ...

· Ways to Cut Spending on Household Bills

February 2009

The Top 5ive ...

· Ways You are Wasting Money
· Big-Ticket Warehouse Clubs

January 2009

The Top 5ive ...

· New Tax Laws
· Ways to Avoid an Audit
· Best Post Holiday Deals
· New Things to Buy in 2009

December 2008

The Top 5ive ...

· Best Holiday Card Perks
· New Things to Buy in 2009
· Year-End Tax Tips
· Holiday Tipping Tips

November 2008

The Top 5ive ...

· Insurance Industry Secrets You Need to Know
· Ways to Reduce Debt
· Improve Your Credit Score
· Credit Card Perks for Holiday Shopping

October 2008

The Top 5ive ...

· Cut Your Electric Bill
· Winterize Your Home
· Best Drug Store Buys
· Sneakiest Surcharges

September 2008

The Top 5ive ...

· Memberships Worth the Cost
· Worthwhile Insurance Policies
· Gas Saving Myths

August 2008

The Top 5ive ...

· Costly Appliances
· Last Minute Retirement Tips
· Cheap Home Improvements
· Sneaky Overdraft Fees

July 2008

The Top 5ive ...

· Pay for College
· Save on Gas
· Ways to Cut AC Costs
· Green Products NOT to buy

June 2008

The Top 5ive ...

· Sneaky Repair Tricks
· Times to Haggle
· Keys to Retiring Early

May 2008

The Top 5ive ...

· Biggest Retirement Mistakes
· Bargain Places to Own a Summer Home
· Home Selling Mistakes to Avoid
· Boost Your Home Value
· Ways to Sell Your Home Fast
· Home Buying Mistakes to Avoid

April 2008

The Top 5ive ...

· Ways to Make the Most of Lower Interest Rates
· Worst Dollar Store Buys
· Smart Money Moves

March 2008

The Top 5ive ...

· Gadgets not to Buy
· Money Moves for Your 60s
· Money Moves for Your 50s
· Money Moves for Your 40s
· Money Moves for Your 30s

February 2008

The Top 5ive ...

· Tips for Buying a Foreclosure
· Tips for Finding Affordable Health Care
· New Tax Laws
· Tax Audit Red Flags

January 2008

The Top 5ive ...

· Places to Find Free Money
· Credit Score Mistakes
· Ways to Dump Your Debt
· Ways to Set a Budget You Can Live With

December 2007

The Top 5ive ...

· Dumb Money Moves
· Year-End Tax Tips
· People to Tip
· Divorce Mistakes
· Ways You're Wasting Money

November 2007

The Top 5ive ...

· Warehouse Buys
· Black Friday Shopping Tips
· Last-Minute Retirement Tips for Baby Boomers
· Open Enrollment Tips
· Scams Consumers Fall For

October 2007

The Top 5ive ...

· Items to Buy Generic
· Sneaky Restaurant Tricks
· Things Never to Repair
· Ways to Save Money

September 2007

The Top 5ive ...

· Dollar Store Buys
· Home Buyer Mistakes
· Sneaky Supermarket Tricks
· Best Credit Cards
· Ways to Get on Game Shows

August 2007

The Top 5ive ...

· Biggest Retirement Mistakes
· Ways to Save on Medicare
· Ways to Make Retirement Last
· Credit Cards to Avoid

July 2007

The Top 5ive ...

· Ways to Make More on eBay
· Memberships Worth the Cost
· Vices That Blow Your Budget
· Home Selling Tips

June 2007

The Top 5ive ...

· Sneaky Travel Fees
· Fast Loans to Avoid
· Places to Retire Abroad
· Ways to Cut Wedding Costs
· Cheap Destinations

May 2007

The Top 5ive ...

· Baby Items to Skip
· Sneaky Credit Card Tricks
· Ways to Cut Your Grocery Bill
· Ways to Lower Health Care Costs

April 2007

The Top 5ive ...

· Best Beauty Splurges
· Ways You're Wasting Money
· Ways to Sell Your Home Fast
· Money Manners Faux-Pas

March 2007

The Top 5ive ...

· Ways to Spend Tax Refund
· Live Rich for Less
· Sneaky Cell Phone Fees
· Sneaky Auto Repair Tricks

February 2007

The Top 5ive ...

· Credit Score Mistakes
· Gadgets to Skip
· Tax Audit Red Flags

January 2007

The Top 5ive ...

· Insurance Policies to Skip
· New Tax Law Changes
· Ways to Dump Debt
· Ways to Get More Financial Aid
· Financial Resolutions

December 2006

The Top 5ive ...

· Best Post-Holiday Deals
· Low-Cost Mutual Funds
· Year-End Tax Moves
· People to Tip Over Holidays

November 2006

The Top 5ive ...

· Ways to Get Ahead
· Worst Warehouse Buys
· Things Not to Buy New
· Tricks to Up Your Credit Score

October 2006

The Top 5ive ...

· Best Warehouse Club Buys
· Generic Products to Skip
· Places to Find Free Money
· Mortgages to Avoid

September 2006

The Top 5ive ...

· Sneaky Restaurant Tricks
· Worst Baby Products
· Great Drugstore Beauty Buys
· Best Credit Cards

August 2006

The Top 5ive ...

· Things Not to Repair
· Things Not to Buy Online
· Sneaky Mall Tricks
· Great Dollar-Store Buys

July 2006

The Top 5ive ...

· Dumbest Money Moves
· Products to Buy Generic
· Sneaky Supermarket Tricks
· Money-Making Yard Sale Strategies

June 2006

The Top 5ive ...

· Steps to Financial Freedom
· Consumer Money Scams
· Ways to Play Rising Interest Rates
· Ways to Slash Summer Energy Bills

May 2006

The Top 5ive ...

· Tips for a Stormy Stock Market
· Ways to Travel on a Budget
· Ways to Slim Down for Less
· Cheap Vacation Home Spots
· Honor Moms of All Types

April 2006

The Top 5ive ...

· Ways to Lower Your Cell Phone Bill
· Ways to Beat Credit Card Debt
· Reduce Energy Costs

Jason Cochran
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On board the new Oasis of the Seas: Is it worth the money?

So here I am, writing this from off the coast of Florida as part of the first two-day preview cruise of the magnificent Oasis of the Seas. Royal Caribbean has launched the largest cruise ship in the...

Geoff Williams
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Citigroup holds its customers hostage

Across the nation, Citibank credit card holders are receiving what pretty much amounts to a ransom note: We're going to raise your rates, says the letter, in so many words, but if you spend more...

Bonnie McCarthy
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Family budgets: Make movie night safe again with family-friendly review sites

Around my house, we don't make the decision to pile into the car and head over to our local Cineplex as easily as we once did. It costs a lot of money these days to see talking animals, wild things...

Madhusmita Bora
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Shop the friendly skies? The airlines are hoping you'll buy while in the sky

Along with sandwiches and soda, you may one day be able to buy tickets to Lion King and Animal Kingdom while cruising 35,000 feet above ground. A New York Times story reported that the airline...

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