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Best of Personal Finance Roundup: 14 Great Ways to Be Miserable

Posted 21 hours 42 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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Best of Personal Finance Roundup: 50+ Cheap and Healthy Party Foods for the Super Bowl

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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Best of Personal Finance Roundup: America's Biggest Rip-offs

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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Ask the Readers: Trash or Cash? (Chance to Win $20!)

Posted February 2, 2010 - 10:00 by Linsey Knerl

Giveaways

When you find something unusable, broken, or dirty, what do you do? Do you toss it? Give it to a thrift store? Recycle it? Would earning money for your troubles (and your trash) incent you to do something better with it? Share your stories for a chance to win $20!

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Best of Personal Finance Roundup: What the iPad Is and Is Not

Posted February 1, 2010 - 10:00 by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best of Personal Finance roundup. Today, we go over what you can expect with a new Apple iPad, how to use up the leftover juice from your canned fruit, and twelve ways to get more reading done!

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Best of Personal Finance Roundup: I’ve Got One of the Recalled Toyotas. Now What?

Posted January 29, 2010 - 10:00 by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best of Personal Finance roundup. Today, we tell you what you need to know if you're driving a recalled Toyota, how to keep your budget under control when guests come to stay, and how much it really costs to have sick kids in your home.

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Best of Personal Finance Roundup: How to Apply for a Loan at a Peer to Peer Lender

Posted January 27, 2010 - 09:53 by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best of Personal Finance roundup. Today, we tell you how to apply for a loan at a peer-to-peer lending site, the six biggest investing mistakes, and how to set up your ride for the ultimate office on wheels!

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Ask the Readers: How Do You Give? (Chance to win $20!)

Posted January 26, 2010 - 09:33 by Linsey Knerl

Giveaways

Many people are making resolutions to give back to their communities and charitable organizations that have impacted their lives. Others are responding to the calls for aid in Haiti and are finding just a little more in their budget to help the cause. All of this is happening in spite of a down economy, job loss, and tightening budgets. How are we doing it? And are there tips to help others so that they have more to give? Share your stories for a chance to win $20!

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Best of Personal Finance Roundup: 23 Ways Restaurants Save Money

Posted January 25, 2010 - 10:00 by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best of Personal Finance roundup. Today, we share 23 sneaky ways restaurants save money, how to start a square foot garden, and the basic differences between a contemporary and classic resume style!

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Welcome All You Magazine Readers: Q & A With Linsey Knerl

Posted January 25, 2010 - 06:00 by Linsey Knerl

Making Extra Cash

I’m so excited to be featured in the newest issue of All You Magazine! Many of you have come here to learn more about Wise Bread, my blogging career, or just life as a work-at-home mom in a tight economy. I hope to answer some of your questions here!

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Best of Personal Finance Roundup: How to Make Homemade Cough Drops

Posted January 22, 2010 - 10:00 by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best of Personal Finance roundup. Today, we look at a great recipe for homemade cough drops, 50 of the top iPhone apps, and how 9 simple hacks can get you walking 10,000 steps a day!

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Best of Personal Finance Roundup: 50 Personal Finance Bloggers to Watch in 2010

Posted January 20, 2010 - 10:14 by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best of Personal Finance roundup. Today, we share the 50 personal finance bloggers you should be looking out for in 2010, a nifty recipe for "primal" trail mix, and 15 easy ways to make $1K a month!

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Ask the Readers: Do You Look Forward to Tax Time? (Your Chance to win $20!)

Posted January 19, 2010 - 09:17 by Linsey Knerl

Giveaways

What are you thoughts on tax time? Do you dread it? Anxiously await it? Let us know your stories here in our comment thread or on Twitter, and you'll be entered to win one of two $20 Amazon giveaways. (Yes, that's right! We've doubled our prize money!) Dozens of readers have already won. You could be next!

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Best of Personal Finance Roundup: 20+ Amazing Fitness Blogs to Inspire You

Posted January 18, 2010 - 09:48 by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best of Personal Finance roundup. Today, we look at some amazing blogs that can help you get back on the fitness track, the best way to get out of a parking ticket, myths surrounding financial advisors, and how to make your household appliances last longer!

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What Is Your Auto-Reply Email Telling People About You?

Posted January 17, 2010 - 10:00 by Linsey Knerl

Technology

It’s a common practice: You leave the office for any amount of time (a week, an hour, etc) and you set up a nice little out-of-office email reply so people don’t wonder why you haven’t replied back in a timely fashion. You think you’re being proactive, even professional. But could you be risking your personal information and possibly even your safety?

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Best of Personal Finance Roundup: Make Sure Your Haiti Donation goes to Quake Aid

Posted January 15, 2010 - 09:56 by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best of Personal Finance roundup. Today, we tell you tips for making sure that your Haiti relief donations are getting where they need to go, 8 great movie rentals that offer a return on your investment, and a tutorial for making your own fabric softener pouches.

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Eat Well, Save Big Cookbook (Review and Giveaway!)

Posted January 13, 2010 - 22:30 by Linsey Knerl

Giveaways

If you’re like me, you’re a bit weary of cookbooks promising fabulous meals for under $2-3 bucks per person. They seem to be a remix of the same thing (ground beef, perhaps?) and make dining on a budget seem like a sacrifice. The latest cookbook from All You magazine, however, was a bit more refreshing than most. Read all about it, and enter to win a copy of your own!

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Best of Personal Finance Roundup: How to Make Homemade Poptarts

Posted January 13, 2010 - 09:21 by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best of Personal Finance roundup. Today, we share a recipe for homemade poptarts, the right way to rock a t-shirt, and frugal ways to train for a marathon (or a half marathon). Think you might want to participate in a man vs. food-type challenge in order to score some free grub? We've got a guide for that, too!

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Ask the Readers: Would You Relocate for the Perfect Job? (Chance to win!)

Posted January 12, 2010 - 13:54 by Linsey Knerl

Giveaways

Some people are just happy to be where they are -- and no amount of money (or the perfect job) could move them. Others are more flexible, willing to follow their dreams to the ends of the earth for a chance at something more. Many of us are somewhere in the middle: open to the right opportunity, but not eager to pack it all up and move across country for just any 'ol job. Where do you fit in? Share your thoughts for a chance to win $20!

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Best of Personal Finance Roundup: 5 Beloved Tax Perks with Ugly Downsides

Posted January 11, 2010 - 09:00 by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best of Personal Finance roundup. Today, we look at five yummy tax breaks that could have dire consequences, how to make the most scrumptious Italian beef stew ever captured by a digital camera, and what you can do to make yourself more likable. Plus, we share a delightful tale of getting a lost camera back -- all in pictures, of course!

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