By Brandon Goldner on February 1st, 2010 • Cost Saving, Life

Saving energy, saving money?

That's the question surrounding the $133 million renovation to be done to the bland, concrete Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building in Portland, OR (shown in picture).

The Super Bowl is a time when friends and family come together to watch 300 pound freaks of nature crush each other for 11 minutes, and try to emulate said athletes' physique by downing buckets of pizza, chili dogs and

There are a lot of things I'd like to do before I die.

This is a continuation of the Modern Money Managers series. See past posts on Mint, moneyStrands, and Microsoft Money.

Did you miss your appointment again? Forget that big homework assignment that's due today at home? Fall asleep at work this week... twice? Impaired memories, difficulty learning, slowed reaction time, crabby mood, and a slowed thought process are all impacts of not getting enough sleep at night.

There will be a time in your life when you find yourself trying to get by with less.

By Jennie Bartlemay on February 12th, 2010 • Budgeting, Taxes

April 15th is right around the corner.

I know I could use a few extra bucks, because I owe the IRS tax money. With no greenbacks or Benjamins floating my way, maybe I'll just print my own money: Odegaard Big Heads (I have a large cranium).

By Brandon Goldner on February 19th, 2010 • airline, Credit Cards, fees, Life

New rules will go into effect Monday that will make it harder for credit card companies to pull one over on you.

Poll results show that 56% of Americans oppose the federal stimulus bill from last year.

As I'm on a tight budget, cooking my own meals is a necessity. Over the years I've tried to collect a stable of recipes that are:

  • Cheap.
  • Fairly easy to make.
  • Produce enough leftovers for a  few lunches.

So, in our new blog series Brass’ Cheap Eats, we’ll share some of our favorite cheap meals.