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Best Money Tips: Financial Tips From Dad

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some amazing articles on financial tips from dad, managing your money in retirement, and financial goals everyone should strive for.
Top 5 Articles

Father Knows Best — Financial Tips From Dad — Did your dad teach you that...

Healthy People Have These 10 Things in Their Homes — Do You?

Fostering healthy habits is not only good for your body and mind, but it can also save you money. So, if we were to peek into the home of a textbook case healthy person, what might we find? (I love snooping!) Well, the following items would be a safe bet.
1. Real Food

You might think healthy...

How to Get Magazines for Cheap (or Free!)

Beautiful, glossy magazines may be your guilty pleasure, but they don't have to cost you a pretty penny. There are ways to get them at a discount or even free. Check out some of these suggestions:

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Your Local Library

There are so many free goodies to be had at...

A Secret to Good Habits and Happiness? Know Your Zone.

I needed to set a meeting time with someone, and she said, “I know my zone. Let’s meet at 11:00.” I was instantly intrigued by this phrase, “know my zone,” and I asked, “Why 11:00? Why is that ‘your zone?’” She said, “I know from...

Do This One Thing Every Day to Defeat Out-of-Control Spending

Do you wince when you open up your monthly credit card statement? Do you look at the savings in your bank account at the end of the month and wonder where all of your money went? You're not alone. A 2013 study by FINRA Investor Education Foundation found that 41% of people spend less than they...

6 Things You Might Do on Your First Day of Retirement

Besides saving, planning, and being practically prepared for when you end the working phase of your life, how will it actually feel? What will you be thinking? What will you do?

Most of us who start planning early, though we're diligently preparing for that time, can't fathom what it will be like...

You Don’t Have to Be Your Dad: How to Become Your Family’s Transitional Character

Throughout this year we’ve been running a series on how to father with intentionality and create a positive family culture. Whenever we’ve written on this topic, we invariably get comments from some men who have decided to opt out of the marriage and kids route altogether. Often (though not always)...

What Did Your Parents REALLY Teach You About Money? (It Might Surprise You)

One of my most heady childhood memories is from the very first time I earned money from a "job." I was about 11 years old, and my father's best friend needed a mother's helper to entertain her baby for a couple of hours. In exchange, she gave me a $5 bill. (See also: Wise Bread Writer's...

Best Money Tips: 98 Cheap Summer Date Ideas

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some amazing articles on cheap summer date ideas, remaining frugal while traveling, and free (or nearly free) summer projects for kids.
Top 5 Articles

Love Don't Cost a Thing: 98 Cheap Summer Date Ideas — This summer, bike...

5 Ways You're Sabatoging Yourself — and How to Stop

Self-sabotage is something that we all engage in. It looks different for everyone, but there are some common acts that you've probably seen in yourself or those close to you. Root these out, and you will be able to legitimately stand or fall, without shooting yourself in the foot along the way....