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Best Money Tips: Make the Most of Your Holiday Shopping
Today we found some fantastic articles on making the most of your holiday shopping, how to make your gift cards count for more, and using up your FSA!
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If you're struggling to get by paycheck to paycheck, a spending book will help track where your money is going — and where you can start saving.
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All the cool kids have credit cards. What if you don't? What if you are so young, so poor, so uncool that you can't get one? Do you have to stoop to paying for your food
4 Common Household Leaks You Can Fix Without a Plumber
If your water bill is rising, and you can't afford a plumber, roll up your sleeves and find and fix those costly leaks yourself. You can do this!
Best Money Tips: Money Moves to Make on Black Friday
Today we found articles on money moves to make on Black Friday, when to replace common household items, and foods that can change your brain.
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The PenFed Promise Visa Card Offers a Way to Escape Your Big Bank
With industry best interest rates and no fees, the PenFed Promise Visa card may be just the trick for borrowers looking to break the big bank habit.
Here's Why a 30-Year Mortgage Is a Smart Financial Choice
A 15-year mortgage is a lot cheaper than a 30-year mortgage. You should probably choose the 30-year loan anyway.
Put Together an Advance Directive in an Afternoon
With all the talk about having a will when you die, very few people consider having one for while you’re alive. Living wills, often referred
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Best Money Tips: How to Save $10,000 in a Year
Today we found ways to save $10,000 in a year, holiday habits that train your wallet, and scientific ways to raise healthy and happy kids.
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Is daylight-saving time a complete waste of energy?
This weekend the clocks “spring forward.” I’m not a huge fan of DST . In fact, I’m not a fan of anything that steals
Speed Past Car Debt With This Simple Timing Trick
Satisfy your craving for that new car smell and get your household out of vehicle debt by staggering new car purchases every six years.
Do These 10 Green Appliances Actually Save You Money?
What's good for the environment can be good for your wallet. Find out how much that little Energy Star logo is really saving you.
Ask the Readers: What Are You Most Looking Forward to in 2012?
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Wal-Mart Celebrates Its Own Green Efforts with Free Reusable Shopping Bags
Wal-Mart gets its fair share of negative press. However, a recent article in the new National Geographic’s Green Guide magazine really had me t