Shopping

    By Barbara Thau

    | 1:30AM 5/05/2012
    What really aggravates people about shopping online? Believe it or not, it's that it isn't easy enough to pay. Nearly 3 out of 5 people surveyed cited the annoyance of having to enter (and re-enter) their personal data as a major nuisance of buying on the web.

    By Barbara Thau

    | 12:00PM 5/03/2012
    That bootleg Louis Vuitton bag you proudly dangle from your arm? Someday soon, it could get you fined, or worse, thrown in jail. Anti-counterfeiting crusaders' new campaigns are designed to shame and scare shoppers out of buying fakes.

    By Barbara Thau

    | 10:25AM 4/30/2012
    Taking aim at the many Americans who don't have a credit card or checking account but are inclined to shop online, Walmart is now allowing customers to pay in cash for online orders.

    By Nadine Cheung

    | 10:00AM 4/24/2012
    Professional runner Marco Anzures explains how proper training can save you money on sneakers.

    By Dan Caplinger

    | 2:20PM 4/20/2012
    Gift cards have made holiday shopping a whole lot easier for millions of people. But they also raise a big question: Who should profit when people don't use up their gift card balances?

    By Barbara Thau

    | 5:30AM 4/19/2012
    If you're taking meds for say, high cholesterol, you can now pick up your Lipitor prescription from a licensed pharmacist at a local dollar store -- if you live in the right place. Could the trend spread?

    By Ross Kenneth Urken

    | 3:40PM 4/18/2012
    The average Facebook user spends more than eight hours a month on the site, and many of us spend much, much more. What you might not realize is how much actual spending all that social networking leads to.