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7 Easy Steps for Planning a Trip Around the World

Planning a world trip can be a daunting task. Follow these steps and it'll be a breeze.

3 Costs Even the Lean Can Cut

You cut costs and weathered the recession. With the threat of a double-dip recession looming, you may have to find more to cut. Here are three places to look.

Best Money Tips: Bring Your Life in Balance

Today we found some awesome articles on bringing your life into balance, finishing what you start, and money saving tips for the holidays.

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Best Money Tips: Easy Holiday Cocktails

Today we found some awesome articles on setting up a holiday bar, tools to lower your electric bills, and helping your finances by saying "No."

Becoming an Automatic Millionaire: Highlights from Our Chat With David Bach

Don't miss the highlights from our chat with David Bach on becoming an automatic millionaire!

3 Steps to Building More Buzz About Your Business

If you want to people to sit up and take notice of your business, you have to give them something to notice.

6 Ways Workaholism Is Costing You Money

Putting in long hours at work often means a bigger paycheck. But what about when burning the midnight oil ends up costing you money?

In With the Old: 4 Vintage Frugal Resources

From the USDA's out-of-print Home and Garden Bulletins to classic kids' books, Some of the best resources for frugality are decidedly low-tech.

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Father's Day: What does Dad really want?

Given that you, your father’s child, are physically healthy, emotionally stable, and reasonably educated (his top priorities), what does your dad really want besides a visit or call from you? [more]

Mom and Dad, Your Financial Decisions Matter

With Mother's Day in the recent past and Father's Day two days ago, I wanted to give credit where credit is due and encourage all the parents out there who are trying to teach their kids abou [more]

High tech for mass transit

The local bus company where I live has started providing a bunch of high-tech aids to riders. The coolest one is sophisticated trip planning. [more]

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Exercise (and alcohol) good for your brain

A story in the New York Times says that exercise helps human brains build more neurons (a process called neurogenesis). It also reports on some mouse studies that show that exe

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Is this the weirdest freebie ever?

Anyone who knows me knows I'm no fan of WalMart. Aside from their horrific treatment of workers and the impact they have on the economy, their stores just suck all the energy out o

A Step-by-Step Guide for When Friends Ask for Help Being Frugal

One writer shares his five-step plan for helping friends who want to be frugal, so you can use it for your friends, too — or yourself.

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Turn a Day Off Into Your Most Profitable Day of the Year

We often focus on what is most pressing with our finances. But if you take a day off to do some long-term work, you can save hundreds of dollars a year.