We're advocates of credit balance transfers as part of a debt reduction plan, but that doesn't mean the strategy is risk-free. Here's what to watch out for.
Life is rarely going to bless you with long open hours to sit around and paint portraits or write songs or write novels. If you want the time, you have to fight for it.
If a single move could boost your credit score in a matter of weeks, you'd do it right? Here's how disputing incorrect data on your credit report can make a huge difference.
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Refactor Your Budget Categories
Use the budget categories put out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to help you better understand your spending.
15 Packing Secrets From a Professional Traveler
What to bring along — and how — bedevils many travelers. Find out how a professional wanderer has been doing it for seven years and counting.
25 Easy Ways to Make Cheap Cuts of Meat Taste Expensive
Inexpensive cuts of meat don't have to taste cheap. Stretch your budget and eat well, too, with this collection of delicious ways to eat cheap meat.
15 Cheap Staple Dishes From Around the World
People around the world have been eating delicious, frugal, and healthful food for centuries. Try these international cheap eats!
20 Things to Have on Hand for Power Outages
Stocking these affordable items will make your experience safe, bearable, and even fun.
24 Train Hacks From an Amtrak Veteran
Make travel by train as comfortable (and frugal) as it is romantic with these money-saving Amtrak train travel tricks.
The 3 Best TV Shows About Money
Kick back in front of the tube while learning a thing or two from these three informative, and entertaining, TV shows about money.
8 Legit Ways to Use the Gym for Free
Don't want to pay for a full gym membership? Instead, follow these strategies that let you work out at the gym without paying a cent.
How a Big Family Survives in a Home With One Bathroom
Sharing a single bathroom with a large family or several roommates isn't ideal. Here's how a family of seven (and growing!) makes it work.
6 Hidden Dangers of Credit Card Balance Transfers
We're advocates of credit balance transfers as part of a debt reduction plan, but that doesn't mean the strategy is risk-free. Here's what to watch out for.
How to Turn Unwanted Gift Cards Into Cash
What to do with that stack of gift cards you're never gonna use? Sell them for cash, or trade them for gift cards you really will use. It's easy!
5 Ways Even Ordinary People Can Become Paid Models
You don't have to look like Giselle Bundchen to make serious cash modeling. You just need to know where your look is in demand.
5 MicroSaving Tools to Help You Start Saving Now
Every little bit adds up — and faster than you think! If you can't afford large savings contributions, try these microsaving tools instead.
8 Ways to Keep Boredom from Destroying Your Budget
When there's nothing to do, it’s tempting to fill that void with something that costs money. Learn how to avoid those budget-busting boredom traps.
15 Tested Tips for Creative Efficiency
Life is rarely going to bless you with long open hours to sit around and paint portraits or write songs or write novels. If you want the time, you have to fight for it.
3 Online Businesses You Can Launch In No Time
Looking to bring in some extra cash? These online businesses are so easy to set up that you'll be in full-on hustle mode immediately.
How to Boost Your Credit Score in Just 30 Days
If a single move could boost your credit score in a matter of weeks, you'd do it right? Here's how disputing incorrect data on your credit report can make a huge difference.
Bar Stool Economics
Enjoy this lighthearted anecdotal story illustrating the North American tax system.
How to Go Entirely Paperless at Home
Businesses are increasingly less dependent on paper, but did you know it’s not only possible, but also quite helpful, to go paperless at home?
A Note on Consumer Justice
Remember my lamps? These lamps? I’m not surprised if you don’t—I mentioned th