For years it was a staple of department stores that allowed cash-strapped customers to reserve merchandise and pay it off later. But layaway largely faded away by the 1990s, replaced by the convenience of credit cards. Now, it's staging a comeback.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Read more about Amid Credit Crunch, Retailers Bring Back ...

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I do very little stock trading. In fact, the only individual stocks I hold are Microsoft (MSFT) and Akamai (AKAM), both of which I purchased with free money for opening a brokerage account. Naturally, I think free cash is a perfect candidate for experimentation with the stock market and I most likely would not have ...

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Growing fast and furious Photo from money.cnn.com courtesy of Jollibee Foods. Though higher-end restaurants are struggling as people try to scrimp and save, fast food restaurants in the United States are doing as well as ever. In fact, more foreign fast food restaurants are opening locations in the United States, even during this recession. CNN Money wrote a ...

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Early adopters feel the sting You know the PS3... but do you know Slim? (Photo: commons.wikimedia.org) When it comes to video game systems or any other form of consumer electronics technology, there’s always a danger that comes with being an early adopter. First of all, if there is a competing technology on the market (take HD-DVD vs. ...

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‘Hoarders’ TV show gets good ratings Apparently there's a kitchen under there. I’m not sure why this is, but people seem to be fascinated by hoarders. Even I sat through the bulk of an episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” that was about packrats in peril. A&E is capitalizing on this fascination with a TV show called ...

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