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11 Brilliant DIY Light Fixtures

Brighten up any room in the house with a little DIY. These gorgeous, easy-to-make lighting options bring the shine — for not much lucre.

How Keeping Up With the Joneses Can Actually Save You Money

Your budget can easily go off the rails if you're spending money just to keep pace with your friends, but in some cases, it can actually help you save.

10 Productivity Tips for IT Professionals

We all know that technology can be a distraction. But we can turn the tables and increase our productivity by using tech tools to keep track of time, collaborate, and stay on task.

10 More Hobbies You Can Start for Free

New hobbies often come with hefty price tags. Jump into these right away with tools and materials you probably already have on hand.

Best Money Tips: How to Save Money in March

Today we found helpful articles on how to save money in March, good goals for a more organized life, and spring gardening tips to help you save on produce.

Should I Take a Job That Pays Less Than Unemployment?

The statistics are in. While the unemployment rate was last counted at 8.5%, the underemployment rate (those who quit looking for work or have taken part-time jobs in lieu of a de

7 Surprising Benefits of Failure

Falling on your face hurts twice if you fail to learn why you fell.

How to Buy and Prepare Fresh Fish

Learn how to choose the freshest fish and add this delicious and healthy protein to your diet.

Turn Your Backyard Into a Wildlife Refuge for Under $40

It won't cost you much to make a backyard sanctuary for local wildlife.

4 Parenting Mistakes to Avoid When Teaching Kids About Money

If you want your children to be masters at managing money, you need to lead by example.

25 Ways to Say Thanks

A sincere "thank you" can mean a lot — here are 25 wholehearted, creative, and frugal ways to make it happen.

Should You Buy a Car With a Credit Card?

With the right strategy, financing your new ride with plastic can be a smart money move.

7 Clever Tricks to Make Your New Year's Resolution Stick

Most people tend to bail on their New Year's resolutions before winter ends. But this time, you can make yours stick.

9 Ways Work-At-Home Seniors Can Master Work-Life Balance

Working in retirement is all about keeping balance. Working from home is a great way to do that.

How to Become an Expert

This article is not about how to fake being an expert, so it's not some quick, easy thing you can do and then be way better at something tomorrow. It's about actually becoming

Why You Should Do Things You're Bad At

Competence is comfortable — but maybe it shouldn't be. Doing things you're bad at has some serious mental, physical, and emotional benefits.

4 New Year Budget Resolutions You Should Make Now

Chances are you'll make one or two financial resolutions on New Year's Eve. All we're saying is: Why wait?

This Is How Much a "Rent-to-Own" TV Really Costs

You know buying through "rent-to-own" is probably not a great deal. It's much, much worse than that.

An Open Invitation to PineCone Research

PineCone Research is one of the oldest and most respected online survey companies on the web. They pay very promptly for each survey you complete. I usually get my check within

Spot shortages of gasoline?

As long as prices are free to rise, I wouldn't expect much in the way of gasoline shortages--at least not widespread, long-lasting ones. But it's actually pretty easy to produce a