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13 Ways to Make Money Online That Aren't Scams

Welcome to the gig economy!

Thanks to faster and better startups sprouting all around the country, you are now able to make some extra dough on the side. You might even be able to ditch the whole 9 to 5 nonsense and set your own hours by booking gigs online. From tutoring children on the fine art...

The 5 Best Tents

The tent is one of the most important pieces of camping gear you could have. A good tent will allow you to enjoy the wilderness in relative comfort while protecting you from harsh outdoor conditions. You'll need to consider a number of factors when purchasing a new tent including size, level of...

Best Money Tips: The Shopping Edition

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some of the best articles from around the web on all things shopping!
Top 5 Articles

10 Online-Shopping Traps That Catch Even Smart Shoppers — Don't shop from a public wi-fi network or click links in unsolicited emails when...

Are You Underpaid? How to Figure Out What Salary You Deserve

The ultimate job question: How much should you earn? It can be surprisingly hard to figure this out, because employers tend to hide the pay disparities between employees. There are, however, some good ways to ascertain what salary you deserve. (See also: The Psychology of Salaries: Do You Really...

The Delusional Fantasies We Live With Each Day

‘Most human beings spend 50 to 90 percent or more of their time in their imagination, living in fantasy.’ ~Charlotte Joko Beck By Leo Babauta We fail at creating new habits because of fantasies. We procrastinate because of fantasies. We get frustrated with other people, with ourselves,...

How to Eat Well on Just $20 a Week (With Meal Plans!)

Can you eat for just $20 a week? Well, I've been feeding my family of three on an average of $65 a week for several years now — so you can certainly get close. Beyond a basic shopping list, eating on a budget — any budget — takes some patience, planning, and creativity.

When I...

Disappearing office supplies

I found this study interesting from an organizing perspective because it indicated items disappear faster when left in a common area where more people who have access to them.
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4 Reasons Why You Fail At Investing

If you are like the average investor, you fail at investing. I’m sorry to be so harsh, but studies have shown this to be true. The average investor only earns 2% a year while the stock market earns an average of 8%. Why the discrepancy? The main reason is because we are human and we derail...

4 Ways Stores Trick Us Into Impulse Buys (And How to Resist)

Paco Underhill's Why We Buy is the seminal book of retail psychology. I first read it when I was fresh out of business school and newly employed by Toys 'R Us as we worked on revamping the brand and the physical stores. It made me realize all of the tools that retailers use to their advantage to...

Strategies to Boost Your Email Open Rates

You can spend hours crafting the perfect copy for you marketing email. But if your email gets ignored, all your efforts will be wasted.

On the flip side, the more people who open your email, the greater the impact of your hard work.
The most important strategy for making sure your emails...