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Don't let dismal days drag down long-term goals

How often do you look at your retirement portfolio?

Fuel light's on. How far can I really go?

Q: My husband freaks out if the gas light ever comes on (it only happens once in a blue moon). I tell him you can drive about 50 miles after the light comes on. He doesn't believe me. Since we don't want to actually test my theory and risk being stuck without gas, I thought I'd write and ask you guys what you think. So? — Liesa

Full grocery cart for just $14?

Shoppers say it can happen, if you time the sales right and play the coupon game.

On a recent grocery shopping trip, Rochelle Hamby and her husband filled up a shopping cart with items that included steaks and lobster. Her bill came out to $14.

  • All cell-phone users can have that syncing feeling

    During her camping and hiking trips, Karin Meier found it easy to snap lots of photos with her cell phone. Getting those images out of the phone and sharing them with her friends was a little more cumbersome. Plus, Meier risked annoying her friends with countless images that cluttered their in-boxes. So she usually ended up just keeping the pictures to herself.

  • For taking pictures, it's all in the settings

    Q: I just purchased a new Nikon professional-quality digital camera that allows interchangeable lenses. My old camera produced great pictures right off the storage card. But now I usually need to adjust my pictures using PhotoShop Elements before they look right to me. Do I have a defective camera?

  • Antenna options for your new HDTV

    I'm not sure what's happening here. Maybe some of my readers blew all their money on an HDTV. For whatever reason, a number are writing to ask about using an antenna with their new HDTVs.

  • From job benefits to business: The new HR

    When the CEO of Qwest Communications International asked Teresa Taylor to run human resources a few years ago, she thought she was being punished. Taylor was running a Qwest unit that sold network capacity to other companies and had no experience in HR. “I thought he was mad at me for something,” she says.

  • Where do you work: Couch or cubicle?

    Working from home might seem appealing – lounging in shorts, eating lunch with the family, saving on gas.

  • Unraveling mystery of airline ticket pricing

    We've always wondered if the guy or gal in the next seat got a better deal.

  • Bruton Smith, the producer?

    Speedway owner. Head of a Fortune 500 automotive retailer. Billionaire.

  • New weight on your credit: Lower limits

    Just as Americans grow more reliant on credit cards to help pay monthly bills, they're being hit with a one-two punch: Card companies are reducing borrowing limits for tens of thousands of consumers, which then can lead to lower credit scores.

  • How to move past the dreaded layoff

    Nine months into her first job, Mary Wisniewski returned from a business trip to Switzerland in April – and was laid off.

  • Succeeding in stellar service

    About 25 years ago, Charlie Greer and Kevin Walker left comfortable jobs at accounting giant Deloitte & Touche to create their own firm.

  • They're finding corporate success as ‘intrapreneurs'

    When Andrew Morton interviewed to work at Comtrend, a high-tech equipment manufacturer, he didn't bring a resume. He brought a business plan.

  • Here's your final offer … and a hug

    It had been a long day. My client and I were drained. After hours of intense negotiation, it seemed as though we had reached an impasse.

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