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Best Money Tips: Best Things to Buy in the Spring
Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some awesome articles on the best things to buy in the spring, amazing meals for $5 or less, and overcoming mistakes.
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Best Things to Buy in the Spring — Luggage and digital cameras are two of the best things to buy in the spring. [SmartAsset Blog]
Make These 81 Amazing Meals for $5 or Less — Tangy Asian Meatballs and Skinny Orange Chicken are just a couple meals you can make for $5 or less. [PopSugar Smart Living]
Join Our Tweetchat on Thursday 3/27, 12pm PST for a Chance to Win $300 in Prizes!
Join our Tweetchat this Thursday at 12:00 p.m. Pacific/ 3p.m. Eastern for lively conversation and a chance to win a $200 Visa gift card or one of two $50 Skype gift cards! Use #WBChat and #SkypeChat to participate.
This week's topic: Keeping in Touch for Less! Join us as we talk cutting costs when staying in touch with family and friends that don’t live locally, budgeting for expenses associated with calling loved ones, and more! Share with us what your favorite tools are to stay in contact with family and friends and let us know your number one tip on keeping in touch for less!
7 Ways to Help Your Parents Save Money
It can be difficult to have financial conversations with your parents as they get older. Maybe your family never really talked about money, or maybe your parents don’t want to discuss their financial life because they feel like they’d be giving up part of their independence. Whatever the reason, it can make talking about money — and offering financial help — difficult.
One thing that can make offering assistance easier is helping in ways that don’t involve giving your parents money, housing, or other big things they might feel uncomfortable accepting. From helping them find discounts to offering technical assistance, here are seven easy ways you can help your parents save money.
10 Ways to Get Stronger Bones Without Eating Dairy
Bone health is something we all must consider long before we become seniors. Most people reach their maximum bone mass between ages 25 and 30. By age 40, we begin to lose bone mass. The loss of bone mass leads to osteoporosis — a condition that makes bones more brittle and susceptible to breaks. The good news is we can stave off bone loss with healthy lifestyle choices including nutrition and exercise. (See also: Great Ways to Get Calcium)
Things You Must Know to Protect Yourself in an Auto Accident
Every year there are six million car accidents in the United States, with over 30,000 involving fatalities. Knowing what to do in a life-threatening situation can be crucial to your survival. Here are some tips on what to do in a car accident. (See also: Emergency Situations You Must Prepare For)
Best Money Tips: Insurance That Saves You Big in the Long Run
Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some awesome articles on insurance that will save you big, people who can save you time, money and stress, and getting started with investing.
Top 5 Articles
Looking Ahead: Five Types of Insurance That Save You Big in the Long Run — Life insurance and health insurance can save you money in the long run. [Free Money Wisdom]
This Is the Best Music to Listen to If You Want to Be Productive
I prefer to work in silence. I don't want any background noise, including music, loud talking, or a TV on. In the working world, I'm probably in the minority. Music can help workers relax, get excited about their work, and drown out distractions such as traffic noise or talkative office workers. (See also: How to Block Out Noise)
10 Tips to Up Your Chances of Getting an Email Response
We're all familiar with the feeling that the emails we sent must have been sucked into some black hole because we never received a response. Sure, it's possible that your email went straight to spam, but the more likely scenario is either the recipient isn't interested or is too busy to respond. Here are some tips that may score you a reply.
RELATED: Use This Strategy to Stay in Touch With Over a 1,000 People
1. Check Your Writing
Make sure the email is free of grammar and punctuation errors. It tends to look less professional if it's rife with mistakes, which may mean your email won't be taken seriously.
11 Ways Your Friends Can Save You Money
Sometimes it can feel like your friends are sabotaging your finances. Between heading to restaurants for dinner, buying gifts for birthdays or weddings, or participating in pricey activities, having friends can be expensive! But friends don’t have to cost you money — in fact, they can actually save you money.
Not sure how you can use your friendships to increase your savings? Here are 10 ways your friends can help you spend less!
$500 Giveaway: How Do You Use Skype to Save Money on Calls?
Here at Wise Bread we love using Skype to stay in touch with our friends and family. Not only can you make free computer-to-computer calls, you can also call landlines and mobile phones either around the block or internationally, often for really low rates. Having an affordable way to stay in touch means stronger relationships and happier grandparents.
To celebrate our love of Skype, Wise Bread and Skype have teamed up to do a $500 giveaway!
Awesome Prizes:
- 1st Place: a $200 Visa Gift Card AND a $100 Skype Gift Card.
- 2nd Place: a $150 Visa Gift Card AND a $50 Skype Gift Card.
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