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The Two Biggest Mistakes People Make When Starting to Live Frugally

If you're ready to live frugally, great! But if you want your frugal experiment to be a success, make sure you avoid these major mistakes.

Big List of Things to be Happy About

When life gets frustrating, challenging, or just plain annoying, it helps remember (and celebrate) these little joys.

You Are What You Do: 16 Ways to Improve Your Body Language

Communication goes far beyond what you say. Here are 16 ways to improve your body language — and hence your communication skills.

Another 36 Uses for Tin Foil

From the tool bench to the kitchen, the bathroom vanity to the car, tin foil can help you save money and increase productivity all around the house.

25 Ways to Be a Better Person Today

Discover how you can become a better person today (and reap additional benefits like happiness, saving money, and helping the environment).

37 Savings Changes You Can Make Today

From cutting costs to getting unadvertised discounts to setting up an automatic savings plan, these 37 easy changes can help you save more money...today.

Massive List of Things to Do While Watching TV

These 70+ tasks that will keep you productive, fit, and moving forward while you're watching your favorite shows.

Fee Fighters: Fighting for Low Credit Card Processing Fees

Whether you occasionally resell thrift finds or have a more established business, Fee Fighters can help you get the best deal with credit card processors.

How to Get the Lowest Price on Airfare, Even After You Buy

Here are some tips to help you track flight prices easily, keep an eye out for price drops, and even get a refund if you’ve bought your ticket already.

Book Review: The Ultimate Tech Guide for Travelers

Making sure your technology is safe while you're on-the-go can be nerve-racking, but The Ultimate Tech Guide for Travelers can help.

19 Money-Saving Uses for Mouthwash

From glass cleaner to astringent and much more, mouthwash can replace an array of specialty items and save you lots of money in the process.

Alternatives to Flying: Other Ways to Get From Here to There

Flying isn’t always the only way to go. You might be able to save time, money, and aggravation on your next trip with these alternatives to flying.

The Travel Hacking Cartel: Fly Around the World For Almost Free

Here are some tips on how to fly around the world for free (or almost free, anyway), along with some resources to help you do it.

Good Luck, Bad Luck: Who Can Tell?

Is your glass always half-full or half-empty? Maybe it's time for an entirely new perspective.

How to Sell Your Crap: A Book Review and Tips

Although it’s daunting, selling your extra stuff can also be cathartic and lucrative. Learn how with these tips from Adam Baker's new e-book.

Get Out There! The Power of Vulnerability

Letting yourself become more vulnerable is easy, terrifying, and wonderful. Learn how a recent TED talk totally changed my outlook.

So You Wanna Be a Travel Writer?

I learned the realities of travel writing from hard-earned experience, but these tips from Tim Leffel's book could help you get ahead of the curve.

Empty Coupon Code Box? You’re Paying Too Much.

If you're leaving the coupon code box blank when you buy something online, you're wasting money. Learn how to find online coupons and maximize their value.

Your Website Sucks: Here's What to Do About It

A review of the e-book "Why Your Website Sucks — and How to Fix It," plus other resources to help your website move from sucking to shining.

Curing Warts, Removing Splinters, and 19 Other Bizarre Uses for Banana Peels

From greening your garden to moistening meat, banana peels have plenty of surprising uses. Plus, discover 7 bonus uses for bananas themselves.