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Best Money Tips: How to Avoid 6 Big Resume Flaws

Today we found some awesome articles on how to avoid 6 big resume flaws, unique ways to make extra money, and saving money as a stay at home mom.

Best Money Tips: Cheap or Free Apps That Save You Money

Today we found helpful articles on cheap or free money-saving apps, a how-to for buying your own private island, and tools that every homeowner should know how to use.

Growin' Home: How Much House Do You Really Need?

Our houses are getting bigger, but what about our needs? If you're ready to build or buy a new home, maybe it's time to decide how much is too much.

4 Sort-of Small Kitchen Gadgets that Equal Big Savings!

Are your kitchen counters cluttered with unused small appliances and dusty “do-it-all” gizmos? Learn how to use these top four appliances to cut meal prep, clean-up time, and a bi

Ask the Readers: Where Do You Go for Financial Advice?

Tell us where you go for financial advice and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

Extra Cash for Your Small Business: Capital One® Spark® Cash Select for Business

Earn cash back on all your purchases with the Capital One Spark Cash Select for Business card.

Best Money Tips: Back to School Clothes Shopping Tips

Today we found some awesome articles on back to school clothes shopping tips, protecting your identity, and building a LinkedIn profile that will help you get a job.

Why I (Heart) My High Deductible Health Insurance Plan

I was a born and raised HMO baby. Health insurance had always meant plopping down a $15 co-pay at each appointment and letting my insurer pay the rest. Since insurance was a bene

What can renters do if their landlords are in foreclosure?

Lately many tenants across the United States who faithfully paid their rents on time were surprised to find eviction notices tacked on their doors because their landlords have not

10 Ways to Save Computing Power

The average computer wastes roughly half the power it draws from its energy source. Follow these easy fixes to protect your wallet without reducing your computer's capabilities.

6 Festive, Frugal Ways to Spruce Up Your Home for the Holidays

Suggestions for holiday decorating: Be frugal. Be classy. Don't put a giant animatronic Santa in your living room because seriously, it's kind of scary.

Philip Brewer's fiction

This post won't go up on the front page at Wise Bread; only people who subscribe to my posts via the RSS feed or email should see it. Even for you guys, I'll keep it short, becaus

Best Money Tips: Smart Steps to Make Your Job Search More Productive

Today we found articles on ways to make your job search more productive, what the TSA is doing to improve airport security, and how to save big on your next summer barbecue.

9 Ways to Save Money on Laundry

You have to do laundry, but that doesn't mean you have to spend a lot on it. Learn how to clean clothes at a fraction of your current cost.

Things You Might Not Know About Your Local Thrift Store

The nation as a whole has been exploring new avenues for savings these days. Thrift stores can be a great place to get what you need and pay what you want. Here are some tips for n

Credit Card and Debt Settlement? Would you Consider it? (Your Chance to Win $10!)

Do you have a story to tell about debt settlement? Did you go through a company or did you attempt to do it on your own? Were there any negative consequences? Your comment could

An Introduction to High Yield Reward Checking Accounts

Here is a quick introduction to reward checking accounts and how you can take advantage of these high yielding accounts.

Is Just Leaving Some Slack Better Than a Plan?

Are you as tired as I am of personal finance sites saying that you've got to have a plan? If you're a planner, it's unnecessary advice, because you've got a plan. If you're not a

8 of our Favorite Fitness and Diet Smart Phone Apps

Those of us with smart phones are fairly certain we can’t live without them. In fact, chances are good that if you use them right – than can actually help you live longer! See wh

Best Money Tips: Get a Second Job and Quit Whining About Debt?

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips roundup. Today, we share the best way to get out of debt, 15 ways to slash retirement spending, and how to make wallpaper decals!