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10 Ways Bonds Can Hurt Your Portfolio

Bonds and bond funds can be an integral part of most portfolios. Not only can they can bring some stability to help guard against big losses, but in some cases they can also generate a healthy return.

But bonds can also be a drag on your portfolio if you're not thoughtful about what you're...

Is It Better To “Stay Your Lane” or Branch out Creatively?

Marta Cerdá on why some designers are like tourists, removing fear from the creative process, and how to be decisive.

How Much Engagement Ring Can You Actually Afford?

Shopping for and purchasing an engagement ring is one of the most important decisions a young couple can make. It can be easy to get carried away with the ring, but it's important to remember that the wedding, honeymoon, and first year of marriage will also be very expensive. Fortunately, we've...
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How to Get the Most Out of Your American Express Membership Rewards Points

After years of hearing friends rave about their American Express cards, I recently decided to sample the privileges of membership myself. One of my goals was to acquire a credit card with an embedded microchip and no foreign transaction fees for an upcoming vacation – and AmEx’s...

A year ago on Unclutterer

2012 Organizing (and practical) principles that help keep clutter at bayLooking for practical ways to keep your space organized? Follow these five organizing principles to conquer clutter. Money saving ideas that can create clutterYou can turn your clutter into cash. … Continued

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Podcast #139: The Secrets of Shaving

The very first article I published on The Art of Manliness was How to Shave Like Your Grandpa, where I explained how to get started with safety razor shaving. Lots of guys learned about old-school shaving from that article, but there is another guy who has brought far more men into the fold of...

Best Credit Cards for Office Supply Purchases

You don’t need to be a small business owner to make runs to the office supply store. Households and small businesses alike have needs for basic supplies, not to mention students doing their yearly back to school shopping.

See also: Best Credit Cards for Back to School Shopping

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5 Morning Rituals That Help Me Win The Day

“If you see distraction externally, you end up creating an internally distracted state.” – Tim Ferriss This episode of The Tim Ferriss Show is a bit of an experiment. Most the time, I interview world-class people, and I ask them many, many questions to try and figure out what makes them good...

I’m Returning to Single-Tasking

By Leo Babauta I have a confession to make: despite writing books on the subject, along with numerous posts, I haven’t been single-tasking lately. I’ve returned to multi-tasking and distraction. I’d like to blame my smart phone (I long for the days of my sweet dumb phone), but in...

Best Money Tips: 31 Brilliant Ways to Use Dish Soap

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some great articles on brilliant uses for dish soap, financial habits worth picking up, and ways to shop without spending any money.
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31 Brilliant Uses For Dawn Dish Soap — Stop creaky doors once and for all!...