Your credit card balance is increasing and your receipts are piling up because of the holidays. It’s the time of the year everyone expects to drop hundreds of dollars. But Coupons.com Household Savings Expert, Jeanette Pavini, is back with some holiday tips on when to save during the holidays and when it’s worth splurging.

I love my parents. They taught me everything from how to spell my name, to tying my shoes and driving a car. I never thought I’d ever have to teach them anything, because they were the ones with all the answers. The one thing that does puzzle them, however, is the very thing I have become so proficient at — I don’t even have to think when I do it. All that is internet and technology related just goes completely over their heads, and my patience quickly runs out when I’m explaining how to add an email address to their address book for the fifteenth time. Luckily, there’s someone who’s trying to tackle just that issue. And who would have thought that “America’s Favorite Mom” would be the one with the answer?

Many of us grew up watching her tackle the shenanigans of her six children and warming our hearts as Carol Brady. But these days, Florence Henderson is tackling a bigger issue than Marsha’s broken nose and Jan’s middle child syndrome: technology.

So after all those all-nighters you pulled in college among stacks of books, you never want to hear the word “library” again, right? Well, here’s a reason why you should embrace the place that helped you get that A in economics: it offers so many free programs, you might just be able to chip a little bit of your budget away.

The New York Public Library is not just for checking out books for your research paper anymore. Besides the fact that you can now get bestselling books you would otherwise have to pay cover price for, as well as magazines like Glamour and GQ, the NYPL offers free classes, lectures and a ton more.

Thanksgiving is only days away and you may have been too busy tying up loose ends at the office before the long weekend to think about what your plans are for T-day. Don’t fret just yet, Jeanette Pavini, Coupons.com’s Household Savings Expert has you covered for last-minute tips that’ll help you plan and save money.

Thanksgiving is fast approaching and it’s about time you start thinking about the main attraction: the turkey. You can have all the sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce you want, but it’s not Thanksgiving without that delicious centerpiece.

Here are some NYC supermarkets and what they’re charging for their birds. Gristedes and Pathmark have the cheapest at $1.49 per pound. So pick up that phone and start calling in your orders if you want to skip the madness or make sure you get there a few days before the big day.

Thanksgiving is a day for football, family, friends and most importantly: food. So whether you’re hosting the big dinner at your humble abode or heading to the in-laws, you need to come up with something delicious. Here are some recipes to accompany your turkey or satisfy your sweet tooth after your hefty meal-and they’re all under $5.

We know of plenty of major fields of study: Psychology, Philosophy, Anthropology. But there’s one study I wish they would have taught me more about in college: Broke-ology-the study of being broke. It comes from the great mind of Ennis King, played by Francois Battiste, in the aptly-titled production now playing at the Lincoln Center Theater.

Olive Oil: It’s great on your pasta, perfect for your salad — and does wonders cleaning off your makeup? Apparently the do-it-all kitchen staple isn’t just great for cooking and embellishing your dinner. In fact, there are a surprising number of ways that olive oil can be used for all sorts of household tasks.

Paint removal, furniture polish and hair conditioner are just a few of the uses olive oil can double up for use in your home. You’ll save money and be using a natural product instead of a chemical packed, store-bought product that is harmful to both you and the environment.

Times are rough and we’re all trying to cut back a little. You buy a few less drinks at your favorite Happy Hour and you’ve been skipping your favorite dessert with dinner. But you can’t control the costs of most of your necessities- like where you live. But you sure can try.

So Halloween is around the corner and you know there’s going to be a bunch of parties and bars that will be celebrating the event. You can either go to the store and drop at least $50 on whatever polyester mess is left standing, or you can pull together a simple, yet fun, getup with what you already own-or can get with just a few dollars. Grab a date or a group of friends and pull together some of these tried and true ideas that can be thrown together even as you’re heading out the door.