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Keeping Santa Sane: Budget Holiday Decorating

This year, keep your holiday decorating and gift-wrapping low-cost and fun.

6 Ways to Earn Extra Holiday Cash

With all the gifts you'd like to buy, the most wonderful time of the year can be expensive. Here's how to pick up some side cash to fatten your wallet this holiday season.

Best Money Tips: Free Ways to Entertain Yourself At Home

Today we found some stellar articles on free ways to entertain yourself at home, financial basics every teen needs to know, and ways to pay less for baby-sitting.

How and Why I Held Onto a Tanking Stock — And What Happened Next

One investor takes a chance on a growth stock just before the price falls. Learn how she rationalized her decision — and whether it was a mistake.

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7 Personal Finance Tips for Animal Lovers

We love our pets — too much sometimes — and it can cost us plenty. Get smart about caring for Fido and keep him from tearing a hole in your budget.

Flashback Friday: 75 Cheap Ways to Enjoy the Final Days of Summer

Summer is almost over! But you can still have summer fun on the cheap.

Best Money Tips: Safe and Cheap Ways to Watch the Solar Eclipse

Today we found articles on safe and cheap ways to watch the solar eclipse, easy ways to improve your finances today, and home maintenance tasks to check off this fall.

How 16 Great Companies Picked Their Unique Names

Ever wonder how companies like Google, Lego and IKEA found their names? Were they complete accidents or results of savvy marketing? The answer may surprise you.

Tsilli Pines: Building a Business Based on Tradition

From that small start, Tsilli Pines has built a business on creating modern ketubot.

Best Money Tips: Get a Great Deal at a Car Dealership

Today we found some great articles on getting a great deal at a car dealership, no-cost ways to spend your birthday, and how to save money on food.

5 More Everyday Words That Are Making You Look Stupid

Punch up your status by avoiding this collection of all-too-common words and phrases that make you look like a dunce.

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Everything You Need to Know About Peer-to-Peer Investing With Lending Club

For borrowers, Lending Club offers another funding source. For investors, it's a way to invest in consumer debt. Here's how to get started.

Social Security Is Not a Ponzi Scheme

Once again, people are comparing Social Security to a Ponzi scheme. That's a bogus comparison. Here's why.

How Local Zoning Laws Affect Home-Based Businesses

Before you hang your shingle outside your home-based business, check your local zoning regulations to make sure that shingle is legal.

How to Turn Your Buyer's Remorse Into Better Financial Habits

Believe it or not, there's a silver lining to buyer's remorse — it can help you adopt some smarter spending habits.

9 Business Lessons from the Roadside Stand

It's a vegetable stand parked in a wide spot on the road. How business savvy can its owners be?

Does Skill Really Matter in Stock Market Investing?

Some claim a successful investment portfolio is pure luck. Others say it's skill. Which is it?