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10 Great Ways to Use Duct Tape

From the kitchen to the clothes closet to medicine cabinet, discover unexpected ways that duct tape can help out all around the house.

First Progress offers not one, but three options in their line of secured Platinum Mastercards to help you rebuild your credit.

Ready to take the plunge on your dream home? Before you hit the housing market, do a little financial fine-tuning of your own.

You might have a set home improvement budget, but scope creep can easily bust it wide open. Here's how to prevent that.

You've seen stories about compound interest adding up to big savings. That can happen — but often, it's not the whole truth.

If the garage serves no other purpose but another space for clutter to pile up, why not convert it into one of these creative uses?

Let's be frank: Summer cookouts will leave you with plenty of extra dogs in the fridge. Here are lots of tasty ways to use them up.

There are 2200 billionaires in the world, and just 63 are under the age of 40. Here's what they have in common.

Don't let fees and plan costs sap your 401K earnings. Watch out for these five hidden retirement fees.

A cousin of the garage sale, estate sales are a great way to find hidden treasure. Learn what to do (and not do) to find the best deals.

You don't get to quit budgeting just because you've retired. Actually, if you collect Social Security benefits, it's more important than ever.

Save even more on your next trip to the outlet mall with these shopping tips guaranteed to make the trek worthwhile.

Saving money by cutting cable is great, but there are other excellent benefits that have nothing to do with the cash.

A vacuum cleaner doesn't have to be a hulking noise machine that eats up more money than it does dirt.

These finance-themed earworms will be stuck in your head all day. Don't say we didn't warn you.

If your 9-to-5 is crushing your spirits, consider one of these fresh air side hustles that'll get you outdoors — and unchained from your desk.

Take care of your fridge, and it will take care of your food for years and years. Start with these simple refrigerator maintenance tricks.

Keeping up with your spendy friends gets expensive. Let them know you're on a budget without making a big deal about it.

Getting into debt is easy — even recommended. Getting out of it — or avoiding it — is much more difficult. But it can be done.

Tiny houses leave small footprints, but they are big trouble when it comes to finding financing. Here's where to look.