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8 of the Most Costly New Year's Eve Parties Ever

A New Year's Eve bash generally involves some excess — too much food, too much drink, and too much money. Sometimes, way, way too much money.

Are You and Your Banker a Perfect Match?

Unfortunately, there's no dating-style website for banks...yet. So how do you find the perfect bank for your business?

What Net Neutrality Means For Your Wallet

Whether you're for or against net neutrality, the new rules covering Internet service could affect your finances. Find out what it may cost you.

The 5 Best Underwater Watches

If you need a watch that can tell time on land and sea, then one of our Best 5 swim watches is the watch for you.

5 Reasons to Ditch Other Stock Investments for the S&P 500

Whether you're intimidated by the stock market or you just want a simpler way to invest, buying the S&P 500 index fund might be right for you.

5 Things Every Small Business Owner Needs to Know About Employee Retirement Accounts

More than half of American small business employees don't have a workplace retirement plan. Here's why your small business should offer one.

7 Careers That Pay Women More Than Men

While the gender pay gap is still too big across the board, there are a few jobs that reward women with more. A few may surprise you.

Financial Lessons From The Hunger Games

The popular story takes place in what might seem like a very different society, but it has many real-world lessons.

Going Native: Landscaping for Your Climate

From the dry desert to the humid woods, paying attention to your climate when you landscape can benefit both your wallet and the environment.

Does Your Teenager Really Need a Credit Card?

Does your teenager actually need a credit card? Probably.

Who Should Pay for the First Date?

If you're dating, the rules of who pays the first time you meet can get murky. One writer clarifies the situation (hint: always bring your wallet).

6 Ways the Sandwich Generation Can Get Ahead

The Sandwich Generation — those stuck caring for growing kids and aging parents — face big financial challenges. Learn how to survive the squeeze.

The 5 Best Lip Glosses

Keeping your lips glossy and gorgeous isn't easy, but it can be. Just use any of these lip glosses and your pout will always look perfecto.

35 Tasty Ways to Use Frozen Spinach

Make like Popeye and unleash your kitchen super powers by opening a box (or a bag!) of versatile, nutritious frozen spinach.

Will high inflation persist?

Every financial calculation that you make is influenced by your expectations for future inflation: how much to borrow, where to put your savings, and whether your last raise was a

Best Money Tips: How to Make Better Decisions

Today we found articles on how to make better decisions, things to remove from your resume, and how to get around Amazon’s $49 free shipping minimum without getting Prime.

Ask the Readers: What Are Your Shortcuts for Meal Prep?

Tell us your shortcuts for meal prep and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

Three bad ways to fund mortgage lending (and maybe a good way)

Any institution that wants to fund mortgages has a problem. They want to lend the money out for thirty years, but the money they have to lend comes from deposits that can be withdr

Using PAPER Coupons When You Order Online

Even if you live the all-digital lifestyle, don't put away those scissors yet. Some Web sites are now taking manufacturers' coupons.

20 Secrets of Last-Minute Travel

If you have the urge to roam, but don't care too much about where you wind up, these planning tips will get you there cheap, wherever "there" happens to be.