Choosing quality over customer loyalty can be a big decision when it comes to your bank and personal finance goals. Here are some tips for making the decision to switch.
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Think Twice Before Ditching Your Current Bank
Choosing quality over customer loyalty can be a big decision when it comes to your bank and personal finance goals. Here are some tips for making the decision to switch.
6 Reasons Every Millennial Needs a Roth IRA
You're young, you're earning an income, and you're ready to save for retirement. It's time to open a Roth IRA.
The Best Eco-Friendly Water Bottles
From reducing waste to saving money to staying hydrated, carrying a reusable water bottle just makes sense. Here are seven of the best.
Organizing Your Financial Paperwork
By reducing paperwork before you organize, keeping your financial documents in order can become quick, easy, and (mostly) painless.
5 Reasons Not to Delete Your Emails
One writer has found that keeping her emails has saved her time, frustration, and recently, over $300. Discover why a full inbox can be a good thing.
The 5 Best Hair Straighteners
A good quality hair straightener like these five best choices will leave your hair silky, smooth, straight or wavy without causing a lot of damage.
5 Reasons to Travel Off the Beaten Path
Want to travel without the hassle and the expense? Explore the road less traveled for privacy, peace of mind, and cheap fun.
Real Estate Appraisals - Ten things most people just don't understand about them
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How to Resist Lifestyle Creep and Still Have Everything You Want
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10 Ways to Save on Your Next Car Rental Without Even Trying Hard
The car rental companies have come up with a lot of ways to get you to pay more for a rental. Drive away richer with these tips on spending less.
The 5 Best Nail Clippers
Keeping your nails in good condition isn't easy, but it can be. Just use on of these five nail clippers and your nail game will stay strong.
8 Frugal Living Skills I Wish My Parents Would Have Taught Me
Odds are, your parents may have fallen short teaching you how to live large for less. We all wish we heard these money lessons growing up.
16 Cheap, Low-Cal Condiments to Brighten Up Boring Food
You can keep your food budget slim and make your meals delicious — turn flavorless food into delicacies with these condiments.
How to Examine Your Healthcare Plan and Save
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USAA® Preferred Cash Rewards Visa Signature® Card: Simple Cash Back on All Your Purchases
Avoid complicated rewards programs and earn a flat rate of 1.5% cash back on all your purchases.
12 Smart Ways to Score Hamilton Tickets
The Broadway smash has finally hit the road, but scoring Hamilton tickets hasn't gotten any easier. Here's how to get yours.
Organize 8 Key Areas of Your Life With These 17 Smart Apps
Stop looking at Facebook and use your phone to become more productive. Yes, that's right — time to get some work done!
12 Things You Need to Stop Doing Today to Be a Better Friend
What do we value most in life? Family and friends. Keep and strengthen those precious bonds by avoiding these common relationship-busters.
20 Ways to Use Pool Noodles
Floaty, foamy pool noodles have a million and one uses. Here are 20 to get you started.
How to Save for Retirement When You Are Unemployed
So you're out of work. That doesn't mean you have to lose track of your retirement savings.