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Sharing your finances with your new hubby can be a difficult concept to grasp, especially if you’re familiar with many years of organizing your personal finances independently. Not only can bad personal finance habits result in repetitive quarreling, they can also rack up realms of debt - certainly not the best start to a new marriage. Budgeting wisely so you’re both aware of your financial situation is the key foundation to a successful marriage.

Are you overwhelmed with couponing because you struggle to find the coupons you need when you want to use them? Since I started coupon shopping, I’ve gone from having an envelope stuffed with coupons, to an index file stuffed with coupons, to a binder which is also stuffed with coupons . In my opinion there’s really no “right way” to have your coupons organized. You’ll figure out as you go what works best for you. Here are some simple coupon organizing tips...

As gas prices continue to creep up, many observers are predicting $4.00 or more per gallon before the end of the year. Whether or not they get that high, consumers are looking for ways to save now. Fortunately, there are several strategies that most people have never heard of. Try using a combination of the strategies below to save money by increasing fuel economy. Together, these techniques can help preserve those hard-earned dollars for other uses.

We're kicking off a week of President's Day deals on FatWallet and today's blog post is the start of a cheat sheet to help you find the best storewide deals, cash back offers, and free shipping where available! I will be adding to the list as more stores release their President's day sales in the coming days. Be sure to check out our President's Day Deals page as well, as it will also continue to fill up with more deals throughout the week!

The cooing infant in the stroller may not seem like a college student right now, but he or she will surely grow up faster than you could ever imagine. Before you know it your child will be graduating high school. And, when that happens, you’re going to want to have some savings accrued to start tackling the substantial cost of college these days.

So, while we’ve been enjoying this mild winter, I can’t help but think about where I like to spend my vacation at this summer. We will spend a lot of time at my parent’s cabin for sure, but I’m dreaming of a beach vacation some place. My husband says I’m obviously dreaming because we don’t have money for that this summer. My plan is to prove him wrong and start saving for that beach vacation in Florida or South Carolina…

My daughter texted me on her way to school asking if she could buy some songs from itunes and I told her to wait for me to get it through FatWallet so we get the best deal. And after talking with some friends here at FatWallet, we wondered if you knew about some of the music deals we have here on our site. So I've asked Kim, our Facebook Deal Hunter to send me over the best Grammy deals on FatWallet today. Here they are.

Still stumped for what to get your loved one for Valentine's Day? Here are 10 gifts for women and 10 gifts for men that will melt his or her heart without burning a hole in your budget!

Produce isn’t cheap – especially organic produce - and coupons for fresh items can be hard to come by. Growing a garden is a great way to save money and have plenty of fresh veggies all summer long, if it’s done right. Now is the time to start planning your garden so that you are ready to go with garden tools, top soil, fertilizer, seeds, and starter plants when the weather warms up! So here are some tips for making your garden great!

Before you get seduced by a beautiful new high-end car at a bargain basement sticker price, find out how much you will pay to insure this beguiling beauty. Discover five significant factors drive-up the cost of your insurance...