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Cost of Rearranging the Furniture - $0. New Living Room - Priceless.

Posted August 14, 2009 - 12:00 by Paul Michael

Frugal Living, Life Hacks, General Tips

small space living

They say a change is as good as a rest. Well, they're right. My wife and I have had the same living room layout since we moved into our home. As our home is small, we just assumed it was the best arrangement for the space we had to work with. Then, one night as I steam-cleaned the carpets, my wife had a moment of inspiration that made all the difference.

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Walgreens Clinics Provide Free Health Care for the (Very) Recently Unemployed

Posted April 10, 2009 - 11:16 by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance, Frugal Living, Freebies, Health and Beauty, Consumer Affairs

If you’ve found yourself avoiding the doctor because you’re recently laid off and not sure what to do, we’ve got news for you! Walgreens Take Care clinics are opening their doors “free of charge” to those affected by a job loss. Read on for the details on this newsworthy development.

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Is it worth paying more for faster shipping?

Posted January 12, 2009 - 18:37 by Torley Wong

Shopping

"Free shipping" is often advertised as attractive bait for you to take action and buy something! That is, until you find out it's not free after all. Here are tips & tricks to help you make the most of shipping.

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For Women Traveling to India: A Book Review and Free Copy Contest!

Posted January 6, 2009 - 09:58 by Myscha Theriault

Giveaways, Art and Leisure

Looking for an informative travel read? Need some hot tips to make your next trip flow smoothly? Hoping for something that addresses your unique needs as a member of the O.G.C? (Official Girlfriends Club) Help is on the way. ****Contest is now closed.*****

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Suze Orman's Financial Advice For Wise Bread Readers

Posted December 16, 2008 - 14:32 by Will Chen

Personal Finance

Suze invited Wise Bread to a bloggers-only event and gave us a ton of great tips about how to survive in this tough economy. Suze talks about the most dramatic financial change you can make in an hour, new ways to look at budgets, how to kick the credit card habit and more.

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Paging Doctor Jones… Free Pizza Dr. Jones?

Posted October 20, 2008 - 06:45 by Linsey Knerl

Deals and Coupons, Freebies, Deals, Food and Drink

In another crazy promotion scheme cooked up by the people at Papa John’s, you can score a free pie if you share Indiana’s name.

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Watching ads could be your ticket to a fortune.

Posted August 19, 2008 - 09:16 by Paul Michael

Personal Finance, Life Hacks, Consumer Affairs

win a big cash prize

Unless it’s Superbowl Sunday, most people don’t sit around watching ads (well, I do, it’s part of my job). But what if watching ads was turned into a lottery ticket? That’s the premise of AdJack, a new site that asks you to watch ads and then rewards you with a shot at $340,000 (and growing).

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Marshalls giving away $250 giftcards to 3 lucky Wise Bread readers

Posted August 15, 2008 - 14:32 by Will Chen

Shopping

Marshalls shoes

Marshalls is giving away $250 gift cards to 3 of our lucky readers! That's enough money for one heck of a back to school shopping spree.

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The Make You Wanna Holla Presentation

Posted July 22, 2008 - 14:36 by Jabulani Leffall

Extra Commentary

In a realm where the DJ is dead and many spend more time texting and e-mailing than talking, defeat the Borg with a little bit of imagination. And if you've got your PC or Mac joint on a reliably fast free wireless network, it costs no money me hearties.

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I turn down free money

Posted July 15, 2008 - 11:08 by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance

Cat paying attention

There's a certain class of ways to get free money or free stuff simply by paying attention, keeping track, and being careful. I don't do these things. It's not because they don't work; it's not even because the risk-adjusted earnings don't pay for the time spent. It's because time--and especially time spent paying attention--is very precious.

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