Clik here to view.
Setting up an emergency fund
Students of the Red Rocks Community College Fire Science program puts out a dumpster fire with a fire extinguisher during a demonstration at the West Metro Fire Training Facility last year. (Photo:...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to save for college
Never too early. (Photo: Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post) It’s something you might think about before you’re a parent, or perhaps because your parents never did, or somewhere in between: How to save...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Alexa von Tobel talks money mindset in “Financially Fearless” book
Photo courtesy of LearnVest.com Alexa von Tobel wants you to take control of your finances — and then tell your friends. In today’s Smart section, I interviewed von Tobel, founder and CEO of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Life hack: Pineapple juice instead of cough syrup
Use pineapple juice instead of cough syrup to soothe a scratchy throat. Got a cough or a scratchy throat? Reach for pineapple juice instead of cough syrup. It’s less expensive, and contains nutrients...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Life hack: Spray your snow shovel
Life hack: Spray cooking oil on the blade of your snow shovel to prevent wet snow from sticking to it. Here’s a way to speed up your snow shoveling. Before tackling the snow blanketing the sidewalk and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
B-Cycle Denver highs and lows
B-Cycle field tech Phillip Marino loads a bike onto a trailer on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 during the round up of the remaining Denver B-cycle bikes on 19th Street and Market. (Photo: AAron Ontiveroz,...
View ArticleHow much should you spend on an engagement ring?
The short answer is this: Whatever you, personally, can afford. Google that question, though, and you’ll get answers all over the board. One article I read suggested three month’s salary. That’s a lot...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Drive vs. fly calculator: Can you save money on travel?
Of course, if you drive, you can roll the windows down, blast your own music and choose your seatmate. (Photo: Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post) Driving and flying are inherently very different...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bake potatoes in a muffin tin
Stand potatoes in a muffin tin to bake faster and avoid burning your fingers. Ever burn your fingers when you’re plucking baked potatoes from the oven? Instead of using a baking sheet or putting them...
View ArticleI am a big jerk for wasting this credit card scammer's time
A credit card scammer called me up and told me I'd been hacked. And that he worked at Microsoft. And that he could fix it. What could go wrong?
View Article
