This isn't your grandmother's recession (Albany Times Union)

So you've reduced your stops at Starbucks to once a day, put off buying a new car and even canceled that cruise to the Bahamas. At least you had those things to cut back on. "For the past 20 or so years, we have been on a consumption kick that is out of proportion with anything we've had in history," says Scott Spiker, CEO of First Command Financial Services in Fort Worth, Texas. "It's almost ...

10 Ways To Lower Auto Expenses (Forbes)

Stockpiling cheap gas isn't the way to save money; keeping your car well maintained is.

Japan's love of the car is sputtering (The News Journal)

TOKYO -- To get around the city, Yutaka Makino hops on his skateboard or rides commuter trains. Does he dream of having his own car? Not a chance.

Japan's young reject car culture (The Journal News)

TOKYO - To get around the city, Yutaka Makino hops on his skateboard or rides commuter trains. Does he dream of the day he has his own car? Not a chance.