budgeting

How I Found $2,757 in Free Money from Expired Groupons & Forgotten Gift Cards

Melissa Massello — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 05:15:11 -0800

Ask anyone who's ever shared an apartment or an office with me and they'll tell you: I'm a collector of things. I try my damnedest to keep the clutter to a minimum, but I'm what organizers call a "piler and filer." For the past three years, I've been collecting intangible clutter — "piles and files" worth, I'm now realizing, more than a paycheck.

Sexier Than Spending: Impulse Saving

Melissa Massello — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:39:30 -0700

The thing I love most about being part of the Boston start-up community is seeing my talented friends create products and services that make all of our lives easier, more sustainable, and more fun — and to have a backstage pass to the action, natch.

My Grocery Diet Experiment: Week One Recap

Melissa Massello — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:09:49 -0800

To those who've known me for years (or worked with me for any length of time), it should come as no surprise that the possible end of my grocery diet experiment has been brought about by my greatest and oldest ally (or is that nemesis?): Coffee.

My Grocery Diet Experiment: Days 2 & 3

Melissa Massello — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:11:10 -0800

Again, I'm blown away by the outpouring of support and excitement about this grocery diet experiment of mine.

Eating on Dollars a Day: Shop the Cabinets

Melissa Massello — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:10:37 -0800

When I first graduated from journalism school and moved back home to Boston, my roommate Jess and I decided (more out of necessity than morality) to give ourselves just $3 a day for food and drink.

Bargain Babe: Hotel Hunting Horror Stories

Julia Scott — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:18:43 -0700

We all know you get what you pay for, but in New York City you get even less. Four years after leaving the tri-state area for sunny Los Angeles, I re-learned this lesson while using a booking site to score a budget hotel room on the Upper West Side with appalling results.