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Best Airlines for Scoring First or Business Class Award Seats

Flying for free in business or first class? Yes, it can be done.

Balancing Act: The Perils of Budgeting

Tackling a budget requires you to do one big thing with your finances — find the balance.

The 5 Best Packable Daypacks

Keeping your personal items organized in a backpack isn't easy, but it can be. Use any of these packable daypacks and you'll have a compact way to carry your stuff.

9 Countries Where You Don't Need a Campsite to Camp for Free

Enjoy the great outdoors at absolutely no cost in these nine amazing countries.

The Dirty Secrets of Credit Cards

Here are some of the biggest dirty secrets of the credit card industry.

How to live on $12,000 a year

In my first job out of college, I was on 12,000 English pounds per year. That was back in London in 1996, i was single, lived with two friends and only had rent and travel to pay for. And I still remember how tough that was. [more]

5 Reasons July Is a Great Month for Stocks

July is usually a banner month for the stock market. In between sand castles and sunbathing, here's why you should do some investing!

3 Life Lessons I've Learned Since Becoming a Parent

For one writer, having her first child hasn't just taught her a lot about parenting — it's also provided some great lessons about life.

What to Do If Your Employer Won't Pay You

There are bad bosses; and then there are bosses who won't even pay up.

The Parable of The Flat-Screen TV

A carefully considered purchase is a wise purchase. On the other end of the spectrum? Meet Dan and his not-so-new flat-screen TV.

Best Money Tips: Foods That Are Breaking Your Grocery Budget

Today we found some great articles on the foods that are breaking your grocery budget, ways to wake up energized, and people you should hide from your Facebook feed.

25 DIY Halloween Treats That Trick-or-Treaters Will Love

These frightfully delicious Halloween treats cost little to nothing and are so good. Make your house the best halloween haunt on the block.

6 Tools That Can Help You Boost Your Credit Score This Year

Boosting your credit score takes time and patience, but there are plenty of tools and apps to help you along the way.

Best Money Tips: 56 Things to Do Instead of Spending Money

Today we found some awesome articles on 56 things to do instead of spending money, stylish gifts for career girls, and retiring with little savings.

Trade Goals for Values

Goals come from our values. In 2013, why not live according to your values instead of constantly striving to reach goals?

15 Ways to Solve Your Problem

When you're facing a difficult situation, these 15 techniques — from going outside to remembering the Alamo — can help you find your solution.

Filler Strategies for Amazon’s Free Super Saver Shipping

Here are my top three ways to find filler items on Amazon to get you to that magical $25 total.

Ask the Readers: Do You Spring Clean?

Tell us whether or not you clean house each spring and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

5 Debt Lessons From Darth Vader

What can a villain teach us about getting out of debt? More than C-3PO can teach us about programming binary load-lifters.

What if foreigners quit lending the US so much money?

One of the bugaboos of the financial doom-and-gloom crowd is the worry that foreigners (China in particular, but also oil exporting countries in the Middle-East, and others) might