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7 Frugal, Fabulous Alternatives to the Diamond Engagement Ring

The diamond engagement ring is traditional only if you believe diamond industry marketing. Start your own tradition with these great alternatives.

Used Skis

Buying used rental equipment is a cost-effective way to get your entire family onto the slopes, though it might not get you into any parties at Sundance.

7 Places Teens (and Adults) Can Learn About Money

Opportunities to develop financial literacy are closer than you think. Here are seven nearby places to gain practical skills with lifelong benefits.

Money to start your business--without banks or saving

Suppose you and your friends all want to start small businesses. You've all got money coming in, you're all in a position to save up some capital, but it would take you a year

Low Interest Credit Card for Military Families: USAA® Rate Advantage Visa Platinum® Card

Military personnel and their families can save money with this low interest rate credit card.

5 Frugal Celebrities Who Live Large on a Small Budget

Many celebrities make big bucks, and then use that money to make big purchases. But these five frugal celebrities know how to stretch a dollar.

10 Household Tools Every Frugal Homeowner Should Own

From hammers to hacksaws, here's how to nail down the perfect frugal home toolkit. You'll be ready for almost any repair!

10 Ways to Beat the Sunday Night Blues

The weekend is coming — hooray! Extend it to all the way to Monday morning by making Sunday night all about you and not about the week ahead.

ReFi Shy? How to Determine If Now Is the Time to Refinance

As interest rates head north, homeowners are wondering if the timing is right to refinance. Here's how to find out.

Start Building Your Credit History with the Citi Secured Mastercard

Start your journey toward good credit with the Citi Secured Mastercard.

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Topic: Attending Weddings on the Cheap! Join our conversation for chance to win Amazon gift cards! Use #WBChat to participate!

Frugal Living Lessons From The First Thanksgiving

Here in the United States, Thanksgiving is a holiday governed by some fairly specific traditions. We know that these traditions are mostly modern inventions, but on some level we a

Boost Your Career: How to Be Happier and More Likeable at Work

You can get more done and push your career ahead by becoming the charismatic, trustworthy, go-to person who really cares. Here's what to do.

7 Fool-Proof Ways to Stay Within Your Travel Budget

Costs have a tendency to creep up when we're on the road. Learn to be a savvy spender no matter where the travel bug takes you.

Recession Journal Part I: 'Fast' Money in the '09

Forget about the fact that it's a recession. What you do now determines where you will be when the graph trends up again. What if you stopped dropping duckets like you dropped weig

Control Your Allergies with Regular Cleaning

Instead of prolonging your suffering, you can engage in regular home maintenance that can help prevent allergy attacks stemming from your indoor environment.

The Avocado Face Mask and Other Natural Beauty Experiments

Use these recipes to make an avocado face mask and other DIY natural beauty products.

Master Your Life and Stop Self-Sabotage (Book Review)

You almost get that job promotion you yearn so badly for, but things fall through at the last minute. Every time your love life gets serious, the relationship blows apart. You woul

9 Ways Americans Are Spending Differently (but Not Less)

After several years of decline, Americans are spending more again, but in different ways. For the frugal-minded, it's a reminder that thrift is an endurance race, not a sprint.

Placing Prepositions: Where you from? Where you at?

Our spending and money management choices may be influenced by factors we can't control in our own minds as well as factors we couldn't control growing up. You may ask, to what are