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12 Ways Kids Can Teach Us About Money

If you pay attention, kids can teach a lot about money — from smart ways to save to healthy attitudes about self worth. Watch for these lessons.

How to Tell if That Home Business Opportunity Is Really a Pyramid Scheme

It can be a pretty steep uphill climb to become a moneymaking MLM superstar.

Women and Wall Street: Is the Romance Gone?

The main players in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps are men, as is the target audience. Being a woman who works in finance I’m left a bit dismayed — and as it turns out, I’m not al

Basic Tips for Investing in a Business

Investment is that exercise of applying your money in a particular endeavor, for the pursuit of growing one's money. We cover some basic tips for investing in a business.

Here's How a Claim Will Impact Your Car Insurance

Fender bent? Whether it was you or the other guy, there's a good chance your insurance policy may change.

8 Frequently Under-Budgeted Air Travel Costs

Baggage fees, parking, food, and other charges can drive up air travel costs. Here are some tips to avoid the extra charges.

Best Money Tips: How to Network With a Banana

Today, we share a fruity networking tip for conference attendees, a handy list of 51 foods and their shelf life, plus dollar-store goodies that will save you a bundle.

5 Questions to Ask Before Signing Up for a New Credit Card

Getting a new credit might mean more rewards, or just a better utilization ratio. Just be sure you understand the ins and outs before you sign.

Best Money Tips: Is It a Hobby or a Business?

Today, we share advice on turning a hobby into a business, creative ornaments to decorate your holidays, smart tips for electronics shopping, and more!

Best Money Tips: Sneaky Fees That Are Costing You Thousands

Today we found some fantastic articles on sneaky fees that are costing you thousands, things to do before you refinance, and companies to email for coupons.

8 Recipes That'll Clean Out the Fridge

Fridge crowded with takeout boxes and other odds and ends? Stop wasting food and make these easy meals out of what you find!

Best Money Tips: Fight Back Against Your Inner Critic

Today, we share seven things to tell the voice in your head when it's bringing you down, the worst retail store policies for shoppers, and ways to stretch your food dollars.

The 8 Scariest Things Probably Coming to Air Travel

If you think flying coach is uncomfortable now, just wait until you see what the airline industry has planned for you!

Runaway Debt, Can You Ever Pay It Back?

If runaway debt is taking over your life, here's some help from a perhaps unexpected source: rock band Soul Asylum.

The 8 Weirdest Cases of Credit Card Theft

While credit card theft is no joke, from time to time those thefts (and those post-theft purchases) are entertaining. And often weird.

15 Things Most People Screw Up When Meeting the Parents

Meeting the parents is filled with pitfalls. Impress everybody — including yourself — by avoiding these common mess-ups.

A Simple Guide to Buying The Best Travel Cameras

There's a camera out there for every traveler. Capture your trip in stunning detail with some of the best cameras on the market.

Best Money Tips: Secrets to Save Money on Gas

Today we found some amazing articles on secrets to save money on gas, things you'll be proud of doing, and things you are likely paying too much for.

Studio Apartment Living: A 5-Point Survival Guide

Apartment living can be challenging enough, but the often-maligned studio has its own special concerns. Use these tips to make the most of your four walls.

Peak Debt and Income

When stimulating the economy, is it better to invest in the rich or the poor? Learn whether supply- or demand-side techniques are best.