A secured credit card can help improve your creditworthiness, but some secured cards do more harm than good. Here's how to choose one that's right for you.
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Instead of using electricity to light your property, use the sun instead. Just get any of these solar-powered outdoor security lights and you'll feel safer while saving the planet.
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Reaching goals is often its own reward, but when it isn't, go ahead, do something nice and frugal for yourself.
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If you want to save money by cooking but don't know a stockpot from a soup spoon, check out these easy recipes for beginners.
Ask the Readers: What Are Your Favorite Healthy Snacks?
Tell us about your favorite healthy snacks and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!
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The 5 Best Solar-Powered Outdoor Security Lights
Instead of using electricity to light your property, use the sun instead. Just get any of these solar-powered outdoor security lights and you'll feel safer while saving the planet.
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50 Ways to Use Canned Salmon
Love fresh salmon but not the fresh price? Substitute affordable canned salmon for frugal and flavorful seafood feasts.
Save Money on Shaving With These Razor Tricks
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How to Reward Friends Who Help You Move
Pizza and beer is the standby reward for friends who help you move. Get creative with these other ways to say "thanks for carrying my stuff."
Ask the Readers: What Are Your Favorite Time-Saver Meals?
Tell us about your favorite time-saver meals and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!
Why Southwest Airlines Is the Best Domestic Airline for Families
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4 Myths About Divorce and Money, Debunked
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The 5 Most Successful Investors You've Never Heard Of
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