Posted 15 hours 44 min ago by Linsey Knerl
Personal Finance
Welcome to Wise Bread's Best of Personal Finance roundup. Today, we share the 14 ways to ensure you'll stay miserable, 3 cool tricks to finding online deals with Google, and whether sea salt is really better than table salt!
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Grab a free Grand Slam Breakfast at your local Denny's! Details are in our best deals today. While you're at it, get tips for eating at your favorite restaurant for far less than you'd expect. Our new book is still available (and chock full of ideas!) Don't miss a deal! Sign up for our daily deals newsletter today.
Posted 17 hours 18 min ago by Sasha A. Rae
Technology, Entrepreneurship
There are so many options for staying hooked up phone-wise whether you’re at home or on the road, especially if you tend to bounce between places that have different cell phone coverage areas. Or none at all. Before you invest in a pricey cell phone plan, check out some of these phone services. They can save you a pretty penny and keep you connected anywhere you go.
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Posted 19 hours 18 min ago by Sonja Stewart
Shopping, Health and Beauty, Food and Drink
You don't have to give up noodles when you're gluten-free. This simple and delicious homemade gluten-free noodle recipe will have all your gluten-grubbing friends asking for seconds.
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Posted 20 hours 18 min ago by Paul Michael
Lifestyle
What if the we suddenly stopped celebrating every single birthday in our lives, and instead concentrated on just the important ones? Would you care? Would you support it? I’ll tell you one thing…we’d all save a bunch of money.
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Posted February 7, 2010 - 09:00 by Tisha Tolar
Shopping
Valentine's Day can cost a fortune if you fall for the hype. Here are some tips for getting great gifts without Cupid's arrow piercing your budget.
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Posted February 6, 2010 - 09:00 by Tahera
Technology
It’s safe to say, of late, you can do just about everything but brush your teeth with an iPhone. You’re always wondering what else the creatives at Apple are going to think of next. Well, the next marvel is credit card processing using any credit card with your phone!
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Posted February 5, 2010 - 09:38 by Linsey Knerl
Personal Finance
Welcome to Wise Bread's Best of Personal Finance roundup. Today, we share over 50 cheap and healthy party foods you can serve during the "Big Game," why bonds may not be the safe investment you thought they were, and how you can use a bowl of rice and some rubbing alcohol to (possibly) save that waterlogged cell phone.
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Learn about a free Starbucks Granola Bar Deal in our best deals today. While you're at at, get tips for snagging all kinds of grocery deals! Our new book is still available (and chock full of ideas!) Don't miss a deal! Sign up for our daily deals newsletter today.
Posted February 5, 2010 - 07:00 by Joel Ohman
Real Estate and Housing
Getting out of credit card debt, paying off all student loans, and paying off their mortgage in full ASAP is the #1 goal of almost every personal finance blogger on the Wise Bread Top Personal Finance Blogs List, but what if they have it all wrong? For many people, it’s a noble and wise goal to pay down their mortgage as quickly as possible. For many others, however, paying off their mortgage in full earlier than they have to could be a huge mistake.
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Posted February 5, 2010 - 06:00 by Xin Lu
Consumer Affairs, Cars and Transportation
Recently Toyota Motor Corp. has been plagued with bad news as it recalled millions of cars and stopped selling several of its products affected with braking issues. These problems have prompted Kelley Blue Book, the pricing guide for used car transactions to lower suggested rates on the affected Toyota vehicles by 1 to 3 percent, and a company spokesperson said "there may be further devaluation ahead." Would you buy one of these vehicles despite of these issues?
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Posted February 4, 2010 - 14:33 by Jennifer Jolly
Shopping
Here’s what we all seem to agree that we do like: something personal that shows you actually thought about us. So how do we show our love without forking over fistfuls of cash for flowers that last about as long as our first grade-school crush? I’ve put together a list of unique, inexpensive gifts, that don’t scream, “I am a total procrastinating cheapskate.”
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Posted February 4, 2010 - 10:00 by Steve Klingaman
Investment
The secret to saving enough for retirement is simple. Start early and increase the amount you save over time. For many people the hardest step on the journey is that first one. Think of saving for retirement as climbing a staircase.
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Snag some cheap clothing and sunglasses in our best deals today. While you're at at, get tips for saving on all your fashion purchases! Our new book is still available (and chock full of ideas!) Don't miss a deal! Sign up for our daily deals newsletter today.
Posted February 4, 2010 - 09:00 by Thursday Bram
Taxes, Small Business Resource Center, Entrepreneurship
The IRS wants businesses to pay their taxes online, as well as file their taxes online. It's faster, eliminates the need for the IRS to have people open envelopes and process paperwork and has been running for more than a decade. Here are some of the tools to help you do that.
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Posted February 4, 2010 - 07:00 by Xin Lu
Career and Income
Last year was a challenging year for American job seekers as corporations cut millions of jobs amidst the recession. This is why I was surprised to read that according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, only 7.3 percent of job seekers chose to relocate to a new town for a job in the last quarter of 2009. This is the lowest number of relocations since the firm started tracking the statistic in 1986. So what kind of incentives do people need to go where the jobs are?
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Posted February 4, 2010 - 06:00 by Philip Brewer
Personal Finance, Budgeting
Are you as tired as I am of personal finance sites saying that you've got to have a plan? If you're a planner, it's unnecessary advice, because you've got a plan. If you're not a planner it's pointless advice, because you're not going to make a plan anyway. And that's okay, because just leaving some slack can be as good as making a plan.
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Posted February 3, 2010 - 10:00 by Linsey Knerl
Personal Finance
Welcome to Wise Bread's Best of Personal Finance roundup. Today, we share the biggest ripoffs in America, how you can save money by skipping soap, and why shade trees are a smart investment!
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Posted February 3, 2010 - 09:00 by Lynn Truong
Technology
Need great images to go with your blog posts? Here are 12 places to get free or cheap stock photos.
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