Trent Hamm

The Simple Dollar is a blog for those of us who need both cents and sense: people fighting debt and bad spending habits while building a financially secure future and still affording a latte or two. Our busy lives are crazy enough without having to compare five hundred mutual funds – we just want simple ways to manage our finances and save a little money.

Recent stories

• The Simple Dollar Back-to-school shopping? Do it the frugal way.
• The Simple Dollar Buy it for life. Save money.
• The Simple Dollar Empty nest? What to do with extra rooms in the house
• The Simple Dollar Going to college? Save money on campus.
• The Simple Dollar The fear of being broke (and how to use it)
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Doing Good

What happens when ordinary people decide to pay it forward? Extraordinary change...

Colorado native Colin Flahive sits at the bar of Salvador’s Coffee House in Kunming, the capital of China’s southwestern Yunnan Province.

Jean Paul Samputu practices forgiveness – even for his father's killer

Award-winning musician Jean Paul Samputu lost his family during the genocide in Rwanda. But he overcame rage and resentment by learning to forgive.