- Your Money
- Ramp up your savings
- Safest place for your cash
- Play your cards right
- Improve your credit score
- Spend less on everything
- Save at the supermarket
More Money- Your Career
- Recession-proof your job
- Surviving a layoff
- Pink-slip checklist
- Your Home
- Plug your home's money leaks
- Should you refinance?
- Buy, sell or stay put
- More Home
- Your Car
- Save on wheels, new or used
- Save on insurance, repairs, fuel
- Best new-car values
- More Cars
- Your Family
- Avoid marital money stress
- If divorce strikes
- A plan to pay for college
- Cutting the purse strings
- Your Health
- Protect your medical coverage
- Save with Best Buy Drugs
- More Health
- Your Retirement
- Make a long-term plan
- Create a retirement budget
- 5 tricks and traps to avoid
- More Retirement
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The new money rules
Forget what you've learned. Here are 10 new rules for a changed economy.Ramp up your savings
How to keep track of your spending and free up more cash to stash away.Recession-proof your job
Do battle against the pink slip. Make sure your boss knows you are indispensable.Plug your home's money leaks
Keeping your household running lean can put real dollars in your pocket.Avoid marital money stress
Don't let spats with your spouse lead to poor financial decisions—or worse.Protect your medical coverage
Explore your options to get the best medical insurance for your money.Money blog
Sound advice 
- "Credit cards have three dimensions: height, width, and debt."
- Shelby Friedman, humorist
- "The safe way to double your money is to fold it over and put it in your pocket."
- Frank "Kin" Hubbard, cartoonist
- "Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a big ship."
- Benjamin Franklin, inventor and publisher
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New rules for a new economy
Consumer Reports' Rebuild Your Finances guide will help you navigate the current financial crisis. If you are worried about your investments
and your retirement, read what our experts have to say. Get the best health care for your family and compare your health insurance
plan with others. Read our tips on how to maintain your home and extend the life of your products. If you need to buy a replacement,
consult our Ratings and recommendations for the best buys. Get the best fuel economy with the car you drive now. And if you
need new wheels, we have buying guides for both new and used cars.
