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Carry some cash

I recommend carrying some actual cash money. When I do that, a lot of people say, "Why? Everyplace I go takes credit and debit cards." In fact, I know people who brag about spen

Best Money Tips: How to Stop Overeating in 3 Easy Steps

Today we found great articles on how to stop overeating in three easy steps, the things you can leave outside the fridge, and ridiculously simple kitchen projects.

The Truth about Wealth

Is wealth about money, or having goals, or achieving milestones, or something completely different? Read on for a description of what a wise friend told me wealth might actually b

7 Life Skills You Can Learn for Free

These life skills are free to learn and will make your life better in the long run if you can master them.

Growing My Own Food...In My Apartment

I'm planning out a garden for this spring. I don't have any access to a yard to plant my garden in, but I have a balcony on my apartment that gets plenty of sun.

Make Homemade Dog Food with your Slow-Cooker

Awhile back, I told you how we had gone the way of homemade dog food. It isn’t jus

What's an employee to do? Part 1

During the recession of 1990-1991, and the period of very slow growth that followed, it became conventional wisdom that it was wrong to try to retain key employees through a slowdo

The Gas Tax Holiday; don’t fall for it.

Both John McCain and Hillary Clinton are proposing a new Gas Tax Holiday that will run during the summer months, bringing “much needed relief” at the pumps. But will it? More than

Ask the Readers: How Do You Save Money on Valentine's Day?

Tell us how you save money on Valentine's Day and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

Ask the Readers: What Helps You Be More Productive?

Tell us what helps you be more productive and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

How to Score Free (or Almost Free) College Textbooks

Textbooks can cost you thousands of dollars over the course of your college career. Keep costs down with these tips.

If You Won The Lottery, You Would...

What would you do if you had all the money you needed for you, your children, your children's children, and so on? Would you drop everything and retire or would you keep working? I

Quick Hack: How To Age a Digital Photograph in Seconds

Aging a photograph used to be quite a skill. In fact, only the best retouchers could pull it off convincingly. Computers made the process easier; and programs like Adobe Photoshop

How to Clean Everything With Just 3 All-Natural Cleaners

Declutter your cleaning caddy and replace all those expensive chemical cleansers with these three all-natural products that work just as well and smell better.

15 Ways to Prevent Your Smartphone From Wasting Data

It's so easy to use up your available data and go over your monthly plan. Here are some clever ways to keep that from happening.

5 Mental Biases That Are Keeping You Poor

Your love of lattes might not be totally to blame for your low funds. Cognitive biases could be derailing every one of your money-related decisions.

WATCH: The 10 Craziest Annual 4th of July Fireworks Displays

The 4th of July means Main Street parades, backyard barbecues, and fantastic fireworks. Here's where to find the best shows, from coast to coast.

How to Tell if That Home Business Opportunity Is Really a Pyramid Scheme

It can be a pretty steep uphill climb to become a moneymaking MLM superstar.

5 Inspiring People Who Each Paid Off Over $100,000 in Debt

For these five people debt totaling $100k — or more — seemed insurmountable. That is, until they paid it off. Find out how you can, too.

25 Ways to Be a Better Person Today

Discover how you can become a better person today (and reap additional benefits like happiness, saving money, and helping the environment).