Keep the paper and junk mail in check — start tracking your finances and paying your bills online instead. Opting to get your statements via email (for your bank and other utilities) can keep clutter and paper waste at bay. Plus, online monitoring services allow you to set budgets, get alerts when you've gone over your limit, and track where your spare cash is going so you can save a few bucks. Read more

After a year of weekend getaways, alfresco dining, and buying a Kindle just because it can be read on the beach, it's time to get the finances in check. As the thrill of the shopping season winds down, sign up for some money management with these free websites that offer daily budgeting, group payments, and credit-use tracking. Mint — The leader of financial management sites, Mint charts Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! It’s not that insurance companies are sexist. Or that they expect all of their female customers to go barefaced and disheveled. But if you use your commute as makeup application time, you’re a crash risk. In fact, applying makeup is actually more dangerous than dialing a cell phone–it’s the fifth likeliest task to Read more

In 2007, Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed an executive order mandating HPV vaccine shots for girls in the state unless parents opted out. At the time he said, "providing the HPV vaccine doesn't promote sexual promiscuity any more than the Hepatitis B vaccine promotes drug use." It was a position that stands out amongst Perry's other socially conservative stances on women's health issues, including Read more