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Racking up travel rewards will be a wasted effort if you keep making these mistakes with your rewards credit cards.
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I thought I had my DIY move totally budgeted, only to be hit with hidden costs.
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If you want your children to be masters at managing money, you need to lead by example.
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If your home is like most, it is filled with plastics. Start replacing with longer lasting — and often more economical — substitutes.
5 Ways Being Late on Tech Trends Saves You Money
Late adopters get to choose from tested products, pay better prices, and avoid hidden costs in the new and trendy.
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Keeping up with the Joneses is not the only sign of creeping lifestyle inflation. How many of these signs of profligacy do you recognize?
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Today we found some great articles on Mother's Day gifts, bad reasons to sell your home, and juicy secrets to job hunting.
Gas Prices Begin a Rebound: 5 Things to Know Now Before You Buy Your Next Car
Gas is up nearly 30 cents from a month ago, so fill up on information about how that rebound could affect your bank account.
5 Ways To Make Time For Long-Term Projects
If you don't like project plans and planning, recall the 7 Ps: Proper Prior Planning Prevents Pitifully Poor Performance.
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6 Common Blunders of Lousy Leaders
Everyone makes mistakes. But leaders who commit these six blunders aren't leading. They're failing.
7 Portable, Affordable Fitness Gear Items for Travelers
Keep fit on the road with these seven pieces of fitness equipment.
4 Signs You Are Teaching Your Kids Bad Financial Habits
Parents lead by example. If your kids are picking up your bad financial habits, help yourself, and them, by doing money the right way.
10 Ideas for Using Your FSA Before Year End
Need to use up the funds in your flexible spending account before 2012? Make it happen with one (or more!) of these 10 purchases.