This Deal of the Day comes from Elizabeth Trotta at partner site SmartMoney.

For lovers of America’s pastime, “Take me out to the ball game” has been a bank-breaker for the last few years, with average ticket prices rising by 25.8% between 2005 and 2009 and 60% over the last decade. This summer, they’re still pricey, but with attendance down 3.2% so far this season, according to Baseball-Reference.com, it looks like someone is hitting the brakes.

If you want to take advantage of the $8,000 tax credit for new homebuyers (or $6,500 for some repeat homebuyers), you have just 22 days to sign a contract on a house, then two more months to close.

But should you feel pressured by that deadline?

If you’re already looking for a house and you find the house you want in time, it makes sense to try to lock in a deal by the April 30 deadline for the credit, which is 10% of the purchase price or up to $8,000. But if you haven’t started looking or you don’t find a house you love in time, remember that a tax credit is just one piece of the financial puzzle you’ll need to solve to decide when (or whether) to buy a home.

This post comes from James Limbach at partner site ConsumerAffairs.com.

Let's face it: Getting older is no picnic. There are the aches and pains, wrinkles, gray (or no) hair and -- in some cases -- the absence of the energy upon which we all came to depend.

For these and other reasons, helping those of us getting older cope has become big business. In its May Issue, Consumer Reports takes a look at the various products -- baldness treatments, do-it-yourself hair dyes, and over-the-counter anti-wrinkle serums -- being hawked in hopes of keeping us from becoming too despondent every time we pass a mirror.

This guest post comes from Kris at Cheap Healthy Good.

Whether you’re broke and waiting for the next paycheck, or simply trying to cut back on your grocery bill, it’s vital to choose foods that give you the healthiest bang for your hard-earned buck.

These 10 foods do just that. They’re nutritional powerhouses for pennies on the dollar. Many could be considered superfoods, and have long been staples of frugal households. I included almost all of them (sorry, lentils) for CHG's $25 Challenge, and you’ll see that Hillbilly Housewife uses quite a few in her famous $45 Emergency Menu, as well.

To compile the final list, I used three main criteria. Each food is:

This post comes from Trent Hamm at partner blog The Simple Dollar.

I have a quick four-question quiz for you. Just give your snap response to these. Don’t think about each one too much.

• What is a wedding supposed to cost?
• What is an automobile supposed to cost?
• What is a home supposed to cost?
• What is a three-week vacation for a family of four supposed to cost?

This Deal of the Day comes from Elilzabeth Trotta at partner site SmartMoney.

Memorial Day marks the unofficial kickoff of wedding season, which means we are about to enter the thick of wedding-gift-buying time. OK, sure, so you’ve known for months about the string of matrimonies you’ve promised to attend this year -- but you didn’t really add up the costs. The good news is that with couples spending less on their weddings, they will (hopefully) understand if you have to scrimp a bit on the gift, too.

Last year, the average wedding budget in the U.S. (not including honeymoon), was $28,385, down about 5% from 2008, according to a WeddingChannel.com and TheKnot.com registry study.