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5 Things Newlyweds Must Know About Investing

First comes love, then comes marriage — then comes worrying about money. Here's how to manage your investments together for the long haul.

Another Tuesday Freebie: Haagen-Dazs Scoop

Since I didn't get to a Cold Stone Creamery for my free Mother's Day cone, so my gluttonous ears perked up when I heard that Haagen-Dazs is giving away free scoops tomorrow, May 13

Ask the Readers: How Do You Celebrate Valentine's Day Frugally?

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

Ask the Readers: How Often Do You Replace Your Phone?

Tell us how often you replace your phone and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

McCain or Obama? Who’ll be better for your wallet?

I want to keep this factual. This is not an article on who should be the next President, or as these campaigns usually go, who shouldn’t be President. This is a simple presentation

Best Money Tips: Avoiding Quiet Time Costs You Money

Today we found articles on how avoiding quiet time can cost you money, non-traditional ways to become a homeowner, and ways to save money on meat.

Ask the Readers: How Will You Celebrate Mother's Day This Year?

Tell us how you will celebrate Mother's Day this year and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

Easy Travel Rewards with No Annual Fee: Barclaycard Arrival World MasterCard

Get extra miles for your travel and dining purchases with no annual fee.

Best Money Tips: Essential Life Skills Everyone Should Know By 25

Today we found helpful articles on essential life skills everyone should learn, retailers with free shipping all the time, and ways to save money on spring cleaning.

Ask the Readers: What Are Your Tips for Back-to-School Shopping?

Tell us your tips for back-to-school shopping and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

5 Questions to Ask Before You Sell Your Car

Think you're ready to bid a fond farewell to your hoopty? Hang on — make sure you know what you're selling — and what you're buying.

Ask the Readers: What Do You Look For in a Car?

Tell us what you look for in a car and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

6 Random Things I Have Taught My Kids About Money

I’d like to say that I have taught my kids everything they need to know about personal finance, from the basics of banking to the complexities of investing and portfolio management

Why Index Funds Are the Best Choice for New Investors

New investors may be tempted to move their mutual fund investments into an actively managed fund. Choose an index fund instead to avoid a costly mistake.

You've Defaulted on Your Loan. Now What?

If late loan payments have snowballed into default, don't panic. It's time to dust yourself off and get back on track.

Best Money Tips: Spending $0 on Entertainment

Today we found some awesome articles on spending $0 on entertainment, setting up a dorm-room kitchen, and what social networks you should use.

Best Money Tips: Overpriced Grocery Items to Skip

Today we found some great articles on overpriced grocery items to skip, reasons to become a cheapskate, and a personal finance cheat sheet for new parents.

Sexually Transmitted Debt: Eewww!

You can contract more than just disease by sleeping with the wrong person…watch out for sexually transmitted debt, which can creep into your sex life while you remain blissfully un

For the Best Deals of the Year, Shop Labor Day and Skip Black Friday

Black Friday is when retailers offer the steepest discounts of the year, right? Wrong. Labor Day weekend is the holiday with the best discount shopping.

New rate set for series I savings bonds

Every six months, the Treasury sets a new fixed rate for series I savings bonds. After tracking close to the rate on the Treasury's other inflation-indexed bonds during the Clinto