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Canadians Try To Kill Your Pets - Pet Food Recall
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Hacking your way to a better life
I love how the concept of hacking has changed so much over the past few years. I'm particularly taken with Hack Zine, a site the collects some of the best hacks on the web. [more]
Ask These 8 Questions to Get a Better Price
A little haggling can go a long way, especially if you ask the right questions. Try these and save some extra cash!
Best Money Tips: How to Stock a Minimalist Kitchen
Today we found articles on how to stock a minimalist kitchen, cleaning supplies you never have to buy again, and simple ideas for taking care of yourself.
Best Money Tips: Easy Ways to Save Money This Summer
Today we found some great articles on ways to save money this summer, slashing your expenses, and saving on haircuts.
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Best Money Tips: How to Cook Dinner in Your Dishwasher
Today we found some great articles on a way to cook food in your dishwasher, dorm décor ideas for students, and how to be a thrifty cat owner.
Live Like There's No Tomorrow
Two weeks after my husband had gotten a glowing performance review and his manager sent care packages for all our of our kids, he was told over the phone at a client meeting that h
9 Unusual Jobs Technology Destroyed
They took our jerbs! Technology is amazing — and the reason it's hard to be a leech collector or gandy dancer these days.
Finding joy in temporary frugality
If you read frugality and simplicity blogs for any length of time, you'll run into a lot of people who take great joy in having simplified their lives. Gradually simplifying y
Best Money Tips: Money Tips for New Parents
Today we found articles on money tips for new parents, three easy ways to make chicken stock, and a look at limiting beliefs that keep you from an organized life.
A Google employee perk we can all get free
I recently found an amazing (and I don't use that word lightly) resource from Google that I think is completely under-used and seriously under-marketed. This resource is cal
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Money Resolutions: 6 Ways to Take Control in 2013
The start of the new year is a great time to give your saving and investment strategy a makeover. Here's how to get started.
Three Types of Food that Can Make Encores
As much as I enjoy cooking, I hate doing more work than I have to. I’ve made a point to start making dishes that easily become something else for the next meal (or two or three). I
Miser v. Stunna: A Case Study
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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
The Compact: Mindfulness and Frugality Through Buying Used
Is it possible to save the planet while saving money? Reformed consumer Max Wong shares some of her thoughts on the difference between frugality and mindfulness.
Becoming Financially Secure: What to Do First
Standard financial advice is full of things to do first — emergency fund, 401(k), paying off debts...but what REALLY comes first?
12 Smart Post-Holiday Moves
Holiday spending may have turned your finances into a mess. Get back on track and make the new year all about the new financial you.