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I’ve seen several houses in my area go into foreclosure over the last 12 months. The economy and over-inflated housing prices, coupled with predatory lenders and some very bad deci
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A good budget is the best tool for reaching your financial goals. If you've ever begun a budget only to give it up days, weeks or months later, or know someone who has, you need to
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Five Free Ways to Improve Your Life
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What is Simple Living and Why Should I Care?
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Why You Can't Stick with a Budget
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Rent Your Home or Buy? Here's How to Decide
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Flashback Friday: 160 Gift Ideas for Everyone You Know
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Should Your Kids Contribute to Family Money Goals?
Setting money goals together as a family can set your kids up for future financial success. Try it with your kids and watch them prosper.
Review and Giveaway: The Secret to a Successful Budget eBook
We are celebrating Craig’s new budget book with a giveaway for lucky readers! To be entered to win a copy of the book for yourself, please just comment on this post with why you fe
Hate Budgeting? How a Percentage-Based Budget Might Work for You
When it comes to budgeting, play the percentages to find a spending plan that works for you, whatever your situation.
This One Easy Strategy Will Lead to Better Decisions
Before you decide on anything, try on all your options. How do they feel?
7 Habits That Are Quietly Making You Fat (and Have Nothing to Do With Eating)
Scale groaning a little more each time you step on? Lots of bad, little diet and fitness habits add up to big pounds. Think small fixes and lose it!
The 5 Most Offensive Halloween Costumes Ever
If you think about the time and effort that went into these truly offensive costumes, it makes your headspin, gruesomely, like in The Exorcist.
Farewell to Homeownership: Lessons to Share
Losing your home is not the end of all things. In fact, it could be the beginning of something better. Learn from one writer's experience.
5 Times Splurging on Experiences Is a Bad Idea
You are usually better off spending your money on experiences than things. But sometimes, even memories aren't worth your money, either.
Best Money Tips: Free Food On Your Birthday
Today we found some awesome articles on where to get free food for your birthday, saving money on purchases when traveling abroad, and retirement tips for twentysomethings.
11 Health Foods Not Worth the Money
Many of the foods sold as "healthy" aren't, actually, despite the higher price. Are you eating any of these 11 overpriced health foods?
Here's What You Need to Know Before Buying a College Meal Plan
You know college tuition, books, and room and board cost a pretty penny. Are you forgetting about food?