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4 Things to Consider Before Hiring Household Help

Outsourcing chores can help you maximize your free time and earning potential. Figure out whether hiring some help is the right choice for you.

6 Health Rules You Should Be Breaking

Cut yourself some slack. These time-honored health rules are out of date — and in some cases actually more harmful than healthful.

Which Frequent Flier Program Has the Best Awards Availability?

Sick of blackout dates and high mileage requirements? Discover which frequent flier programs are best — and which ones to leave behind when you fly.

The 5 Best Free Stock Photo Sites

Images for marketing materials can be expensive, but you can save by using stock photos. Here's what you should know about several popular stock photo services.

Best Money Tips: Going Green this Holiday Season

Today we found some great articles on going green this holiday season, strategies for last-minute Christmas shopping, and tips for a top resume.

How to Find Unlisted Jobs and Win Every Salary Negotiation

Learn how to land a dream job, explain resume gaps & build awesome networks from NYT bestselling author Ramit Sethi.

How to Deal With Reverse Culture Shock When Returning Home

Lots of people experience culture shock while traveling, but reverse culture shock upon returning home can be overwhelming, too.

Everyday Noise: The Ignored Pollution?

When it comes to downsizing and decluttering, don't just think about the things you see — also think about what you hear.

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Best Money Tips: Work Out Without Over Working Your Budget

Today we found some great articles on working out without over working your budget, saving money every month, and where you can listen to music for free.

Prefab Fab - This ain't yer grandma's double-wide

Are prefabbed homes the wave of the future? Judging from some of the magazines that I receive (Sunset, Metropolitan Home), it sure looks like things are heading in that direction. [more]

How Less Creativity Can Make You More Creative

Feel like you're out of mental energy by the time you find time for creative work? Here's how to save your energy for your passions.

Best Money Tips: Spend Less on Eating In

Today we found some awesome articles on spending less on eating in, cheap ways to beat stress, and things wealthy people do differently.

Credit squeeze (formerly know as a panic)

There used to be a particular financial event called a panic. [more]

5 Ways to Grow Your Savings Without a Steady Paycheck

Without a steady paycheck, a savings plan may seem like a pipe dream. But freelancers and part-timers can do it. Here's how.

Book review: The Little Book of Common Sense Investing

John C. Bogle's The Little Book of Common Sense Investing will help you earn a maximum long-term investment return with the least effort possible.

How the subprime lending boom hurt everybody

Among the Wise Bread community, I get the sense that there's a kind of "pox on both their houses" attitude to the problems in the subprime mortgage markets. People who worked thro

How Much Should You Invest?

Knowing how much you should invest can be a very difficult (and very personal) question. Read this overview of your options to help you decide.

Is it Time to Talk with your Parents?

With your parents (and other family members), avoiding conversations about finances can be detrimental in more ways than one. Because life happens when you’re busy making pla

MIB: The Big Brother for Insurance Companies

MIB. No, it's not the alien-hunting agency Men In Black; it's the illness-hunting agency Medical Information Bureau. And you may not know it, but they could