Did you know that you can learn a lot about personal finance from the Rolling Stones? They said, "You Can't Always Get What You Want." "They didn't say, 'Put it on a credit card,'" writes Debbie Dragon at Destroy Debt. 

Debbie identifies 28 songs that contain lessons about money management. Here are some of our favorites:   Read More...

A USA Today/Gallup poll released today says 60% of Americans are cutting spending "significantly" elsewhere in their budgets to compensate for higher gas prices. The Gallup Web site says that "only 38% said this when gas prices were shooting up three years ago."

Gallup surveyed 1,017 people in early May about 10 possible ways to deal with record-high gas prices, and got some remarkable results. "It seems a tipping point has been reached," says an article at Gallup by Lydia Saad.   Read More...

We all have those items that tempt us to overspend. For some, like Amy at My Daily Dollars, it's shoes. For others, it's video games. For us, it's anything with a Steelers logo on it and travel.

Many personal-finance bloggers have shared theirs -- after being tagged by the "five budget busters" meme. While some wrote about treats like eating out, others said the necessities of life are busting their budgets.   Read More...

Tomorrow is the National Association of Letter Carriers Annual Food Drive, billed as "the world's largest single-day" food-gathering effort. In the past 15 years, the drive has collected more than 750 million pounds of food, according to the U.S. Postal Service.

With the rising price of food, lower-income folks are finding it harder to put food on the table. According to the U.S. Department of  Agriculture, some 26 million Americans are fed with help from food stamps. If you're lucky, you're not among them -- and if you're that lucky, could you spare even a little something to help others? Say, a 33-cent can of tuna?   Read More...

This post comes from Trent Hamm at partner blog The Simple Dollar.

When I first went through my financial meltdown, I was almost obsessive about my various accounts.

I checked my credit card and bank balances daily, kept careful notes on every penny I spent, and planned and plotted every single expense. The giant budgets and debt snowballs and investing plans I created were amazing in their detail. I spent hours with Excel, calculating my financial life and seeing the implications of every little move I might make.

Over time, though, something fascinating happened.   Read More...

Here are today's hot deals at partner blog dealnews.com:

Members Only men's jackets for $10 or less. Plus, apply coupon code MODAYSHIP for 30% off,  putting them at lowest-we've-seen prices. Shipping adds $6.99.

Colby small leather travel box for $10 with free shipping. That's $24 off and the lowest total price we could find for such an item.   Read More...

The cost of a first-class stamp is going up yet again on May 12, by one penny to be exact. The smart shopper will lock in the soon-to-be-departed 41-cent rate for a standard letter by stocking up on the forever stamp.

The U.S. Postal Service introduced the stamp about a year ago so people can avoid having to buy those annoying 1- or 2-cent stamps every time the rates go up. The forever stamps you buy now for 41 cents will cover the postage for a letter weighing no more than an ounce no matter how high the first-class rate climbs. Love may not be forever, but this stamp is.   Read More...

This post comes from Xin Lu at partner blog Wise Bread.

I think most of us have been asked to lend money to someone we know. No matter how close you are with the potential borrower, there are certain situations when you just have to say no.

Here are some of the times I think you should absolutely keep your money for the sake of your relationship with the other person and the well-being of both parties.   Read More...

Here are today's hot deals from partner blog dealnews.com:

Bob Vila eight-piece Quick Glide wrench set in SAE for $3. With $4.95 for shipping, that's a buck under our February mention of the same set in metric and the lowest total price we could find for such a kit.

Halberd 31-piece roadside emergency kit for $10 with free shipping. That's $3 under our mention from a month ago and the lowest total price we've seen for such a kit.   Read More...

Pinyo's wife thinks he's cheap. In his mind, he's frugal. Who's right?

He scored a 20 on the cheap vs. frugal test he devised and posted at Moolanomy. That score indicates that he's neither, but that he "appears to be reasonable" with his spending.

Take the test. It's fun. For example, here's Question No. 6.

You have some old clothes. Do you ...?

1. What are you talking about? I don't have old clothes.
2. I donate them when they get a little older.
3. I turn them into rags.
4. I am still wearing them.   Read More...