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How to Save Your Family Memories With Cloud Computing
With the help of cloud computing, distant family can create a scrapbook or newsletter together, so everyone can stay to date on family goings-on.
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Gifts For Grads
Around springtime last year, as my niece’s university graduation date loomed, I picked out (but waited to buy) what I thought would be an ideal gift: a watch with her alma mater’s
15 Things You Should Do Today to Prepare for a Pandemic Flu
For the past few years people have been telling us that it's not a matter of "if" a pandemic occurs, but a matter of "when." Well, a pandemic may be upon us. Or it may not. Either
Didn't Get the Raise? Ask for This, Instead
When you get turned down for a raise, hope is not lost. There are other things your employer may be willing to give up, instead.
14 Great Dishes You Can Make in the Microwave
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Save on Car Maintenance With These 5 DIY Tips
Some car maintenance tasks are simple enough even for novices. These tasks require only a little time, a little knowledge, and a few tools.
Best Money Tips: Summer Heat
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6 Secrets to a Joyful Life
In 1939 a group of 200 Harvard undergrads became part of a longterm sociological study. The results, published recently, reveal surprising secrets about joy and wellbeing.
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This week in Wise Bread's Best Money Tips roundup, we look at ways to prevent identity theft , saving money on utilities with rain barrels, saving money on meds, and more.
The 5 Best Gaming Headsets
A good gaming headset can take you right into the video game (well, sort of). Check these top picks for the best in audio quality, comfort, and other cool functions.
Who to Hire: A Financial Planner or a Financial Adviser?
Believe it or not, financial advisers and financial planners are not the same thing!
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.
Best Money Tips: Drop These Bad Workout Habits NOW
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Avoid Bank Fees
How do you avoid bank fees? Read the stuff from your bank and understand what services are free and what services aren't.
Habits Aren't Boring — They're the Secret to Happiness. Here's Why.
Habits are powerful motivators. Once you understand the inner workings of habitual behavior, you can use that power to change your life — for the better.
The 10 Things Everyone Should Be Saving For
What are you saving for? Hopefully it's some (or all!) of these important savings goals.
8 Times Cash Is Not King
Cash is super if you're 12 years old and want to go to the movies. But for the rest of us, the less cash, the better.
The Time Management Problem Most of Us Have — and How to Fix It
The world won't end if you don't say "Yes" to every project, chore, event, and favor request you get. Start becoming happy by doing just enough.