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How One Inspiring Saver Found True Love, Shook Off Debt Denial, and Paid Off $123,000

American debt is on the rise, up 3.8% from last year. We're carrying higher mortgage balances, more credit card debt, and significantly higher student loan burdens (which are up an astonishing 11.5% from last year).

For students in particular, it's easy to overspend.

17 Little Ways to Feel More Confident

Confidence is a funny thing.

If you have it, you can do just about anything, and oddly enough, you're much more likely to do it well. But without it, even the smallest tasks can seem overwhelming, and if your confidence level is really low, you might feel tempted to quit before you even try.

10 Big Expenses You Can Easily Get Rid Of

If you're like me, your budget follows the 80/20 rule -- 80% or your income goes to 20% of your spending categories. To knock out the expense of any of these big ticket bills would have an immediately therapeutic effect on your cash flow.

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10 Homemade Child Products That Are Cheaper and Better Than Store Bought

Whether it's to save money, avoid harsh chemicals, or simply for the joy of creating, there are tons of good reasons to make your own baby and child products.

20 Easy Ways to Stretch Your Grocery Dollars

A job loss, a big audacious savings goal, or a shiny new set of braces. Whatever the cause, most of us have had to sit down and figure out how to feed our families for less money at one point or another.

Do You Know These 5 Financial Lessons Most People Learn in Their 40s?

By the time you hit your 40s, you're supposed to have figured everything out, right? Then suddenly you're 40, and guess what? Life is still pretty confusing.

The 7 Best and Worst Ways to Ask for Help

There's just no two ways about it: asking for help is hard.

Whether you're at work, at home, or with your friends. Even when you know that it's normal, that everyone has to do it, and that a highly-touted business skill (delegation) is only asking for help in disguise.

Bosses Say These Are Their 6 Favorite Qualities in Employees — Do You Have Them?

If you can't get ahead at work, there's probably a reason why. You might not have the experience or educational background for a specific position — or worse, your boss may feel that you lack important qualities.