Posted May 1, 2009 - 01:33 by Philip Brewer
General Tips, Lifestyle, Art and Leisure
Everybody has a "best time" of their life. Maybe it was the summer you spent hiking the Appalachian trail, or a semester abroad during college, or the second half of the first year at a new job (after you'd mastered the work and before it became routine). But why should the "best time" of your life be some time in the past? With some clear thinking and some effort, you can recapture what was great then for today.
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Posted April 9, 2009 - 18:37 by Nora Dunn
Making Extra Cash, Art and Leisure, Real Estate and Housing, Consumer Affairs
Many people have put their vacation on hold with the current economic downturn, or are searching for alternative ways to travel on the cheap. Other people yet are looking to earn some extra income on the side to help pay the bills. iStopOver is a solution for both of these groups. And they are offering a special promotion just for Wise Bread readers.
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Posted March 28, 2009 - 16:16 by Kate Luther
Personal Finance, Frugal Living, Deals, Shopping, Lifestyle, Health and Beauty, Budgeting, Art and Leisure
Diamonds may be a girl's best friend but in this economy, most of us are foregoing that friendship in order to make ends meet. But just because we're not rolling in the dough doesn't mean we can't enjoy a few choice luxuries when we choose.
The secret is balance.
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Posted March 21, 2009 - 19:59 by Debbie Dragon
Frugal Living, Lifestyle, Art and Leisure
Participating in a book club is a fun and inexpensive way to socialize, meet new people, develop friendships and enjoy your love of reading and books with others. If there aren't any book clubs in your area, you could be the pioneer and start a book club of your own – it's easier than you might think.
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Posted March 4, 2009 - 23:57 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh
DIY, Art and Leisure
Live in one of those godforsaken next to the highway hamlets? Pining for a night out on the town but can't afford it? Don't sit home. DIY your own entertainment and bring some lively new fun to your community.
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Posted March 2, 2009 - 17:01 by Jabulani Leffall
Personal Finance, Frugal Living, Food and Drink, Budgeting, Art and Leisure, Consumer Affairs
In an average week, an average chunky-blooded professional American could easily spend up to $140 on a combination of drinks that come with meals such as morning coffee, herbal tea, Jamba Juice or over-priced store-bought smoothies. This is to say nothing of the deceased potatoes, fermented wheat, tonics, spirits and dead grapes that some of us just must have in excess come Friday night through Sunday. Water anyone?
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Posted March 2, 2009 - 14:51 by Will Chen
Lifestyle, Art and Leisure
For this entire week 3/2 - 3/8, travel expert Beth Whitman will be answering questions in our forum about budget traveling and cost-conscious dining! As the founder and editor of the excellent traveling magazine Wanderlust and Lipstick, I'm sure Beth has tons of great tips on how to have frugal fun while expanding your horizons.
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Posted February 13, 2009 - 15:12 by Xin Lu
Making Extra Cash, Art and Leisure
In parts one through four I reviewed various revenue sharing websites. There are actually many more of these sites out there that share a part of their revenue as long as you provide the content. So in this final portion I will write about the pros and cons of earning from your own website or blog.
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Posted February 10, 2009 - 13:09 by Philip Brewer
Lifestyle, Art and Leisure
Hang around with frugality and simplicity types for any length of time and you'll hear a lot about distinguishing between needs and wants. It's come to me, though, that this issue is less interesting than the much more important issue of distinguishing between your wants and those brief, transitory fancies that don't even rise to the level of being true wants.
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Posted February 6, 2009 - 17:32 by Xin Lu
Making Extra Cash, Art and Leisure
So far I have reviewed three pay for content sites. Today I am reviewing a site called Mahalo. This is a site that is aiming to be a human powered search engine. It was started by the guy who created a group of popular blogs including Engadget. Now Mahalo is paying people to create hand made search result pages.
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