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Open Secrets: Surprising Things Your Spending Reveals

Credit card companies, banks, retailers, and insurers may know more about who you are than your parents do. A lot more.

Best Money Tips: Cheap Substitutions for Pricey Ingredients

Today we found cheap substitutions for pricey ingredients, tips for saving money at the farmers market, and Halloween freebies and deals.

23 Classic Breakfast Cereals We All Miss

Saturday mornings as a kid were not complete without your favorite cereal. Here are 23 classics we miss.

Last-Minute Giving

Here’s a gift idea that will help put you in the holiday spirit. It will not help you mark “done” on your gift list but may save a life. If you’re feeling well today, have mailed a

7 Ways to Ace Your Next Performance Review

Turn your next one-on-one with your boss into a promotion or raise with some common-sense preparation and a willingness to shine.

Best Money Tips: Make the Most of Holiday Shopping

Today we found ways to make the most of holiday shopping, tips to build confidence as a public speaker, and common money mistakes that military members make.

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How Do You Take Advantage of the Federal Interest Rate Cut?

The Federal Reserve just cut the interest rate by 0.75% between two official meetings! This is the largest cut since 1982 and it was like an adrenaline shot to the sagging stock ma

8 Relationship Mistakes Everyone Makes

Think you're the only one having relationship problems? Nope. We're all making the same dating and relationship mistakes.

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The 8 Best Books for Entrepreneurs

Curl up with a good book — you might get rich. These eight business tomes come with a wealth of entrepreneurial inspiration.

Stretching Meals for Unexpected Guests

I think I’ve lucked out — plenty of my friends live in my immediate vicinity. One even lives in the next apartment building over. This does mean, however, that people are in the ha

Best Money Tips: Become an Efficient Shopper in 10 Minutes

Today we found tips to shop efficiently, how to gain control of your finances in the New Year, and cheap ways to avoid dry skin in the winter.

So you bought an HD DVD player. Now what?

It’s gone. HD DVD lost the war, Blu-Ray is the winner. Toshiba has admitted defeat and will discontinue all of its HD DVD products. No more players, no more recorders, no more disc

11 Jobs With High Earnings and Growth

If you're looking to begin your first career, or switch to a better one, these are the jobs with the best prospects, near-term and long.

Best Money Tips: Things Teens Should Do With Their Money

Today we found some awesome articles on things teens should do with their money, keeping your receipts in order, and planning for a new financial paradigm.

Try These 6 Money-Saving Challenges Now

If you're beginning to waver on this year's resolution to save more money, hold fast. Try one of these challenges to get re-focused.

How to get a job--learn the secret from a bad movie

I've read a bunch of books on how to do a job search. They all talk about networking. They all talk about researching the company--knowing what they do and what they need don

Ask the Readers: When Did You Get Your First Credit Card?

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Great Ways to Save Money by Volunteering

Volunteering isn't just a great way to give back — it can also save (and even make!) you money.