Should You Buy That Gift?

Need some help? Take a look at the flowchart. Mint.com did their best to explore the key questions that surround choosing gifts and hope it at least helps your decision-making process a bit easier. If anything, at least remember the message on the very top. Can’t afford it? Then don’t buy it. Happy holidays!

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Putting The "Gold" In Your Golden Years

When you’re in your 20s, saving for retirement is possibly the most boring subject on the planet. Start young, and you could retire a millionaire by saving just several thousand dollars a year. Start late in life, and you could wave hello to the senior special at Denny’s some 50 years down the road. In this infographic, mint.com've mapped out the significance of starting to save for retirement as early as possible, along with a simple how-to guide on the main retirement-saving vehicles at your disposal.

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Flying Under The Radar: Low Cost Airlines' Hidden Costs

Many travelers choose low-cost budget airlines with the hopes of saving at least some of their hard-earned dollars. Often, however, they land on an unpleasant surprise: fees and more fees, from charges for checked. In all, once you add up the extra costs of budget airfare, you may be surprised at the scarcity of your actual savings.

In this infographic, we give you a side-by-side comparison of the most common fees charged by U.S. low-cost airlines and their European counterparts.

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Keeping the Blue Skies Green

UPS is on track to achieve some pretty ambitious sustainability goals. How are they doing it? Amongst other things, they've taken to the skies.

With a few seemingly simple changes (think better calculated take-offs and landings) and an always-evolving fleet, the company has been able to reduce aviation gallons burned per 100 available ton miles (2011 goals represent a 32% improvement from 1990). Simultaneously, UPS significantly cut CO2 emissions per available ton mile (UPS has achieved a 9% reduction since 2005).

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