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Best Money Tips: Change Your Life With a Proactive Bucket List

Today we found some great articles on why you need a proactive bucket list, how to naturally colorfast your clothes, and affordable gadgets for fitness lovers.

How to Get Rid of Your Junk

A few weeks ago, I took a seminar called "Commanding Your Clutter" at a local community college. Here's what I learned about collecting, hoarding, shopping, and finally, letting go

Why Cruises Are the Best Option for a Cheap Family Vacation

Looking to book a family getaway that won't break the budget? Search no more and head to the high seas!

Vision Boards: Dream Big, Play with Pictures, and Watch your Life Change

Here's a fun exercise the whole family can enjoy in creating your future by playing with pictures.

25 Ways to Boost Creativity

Feel like your brain is drained? Get inspired with these 25 tips for expanding your creative horizons.

7 Investment Accounts All 30-Somethings Should Have

You're not a kid anymore. It's time for you, and your money, to grow up.

The Real Value of Forever Stamps

Considering that I pay most bills online, I don’t use a whole lot of postage stamps these days. When I do, however, it almost always involves me digging through piles of paperwork

Turn smugness into a positive virtue

Various times here in my posts I've admitted to an unfortunate tendency toward smugness. It's really a negative character trait, and one that I struggle against. There are ways,

5 Multipurpose iPhone 4 Cases Fit for a Freelancer

Standard iPhone 4 cases don't do jack, but these five specimens work hard for your money by pulling double duty.

8 Most Affordable Beach Towns in Mexico

Looking for a quick beach getaway? These gorgeous seaside towns in Mexico offer the most bang for your buck.

9 Places to Go to Beat the Summer Heat

From pools to libraries and much more, stay cool without raising your electric bill by visiting one of these inexpensive (or free!) spots.

The Benefits of Having a Roommate (Besides Saving on Rent)

Living with someone else means cheaper rent, but that's not all. Learn all the reasons why a roommate is great for your wallet AND your well-being.

The 10 Best Personal Finance Jingles of All Time

These finance-themed earworms will be stuck in your head all day. Don't say we didn't warn you.

5 Fun, Affordable Train Trips

The next time you have a long weekend, get off the highway and onto an iron horse and see the country by rail.

Better Brewing: 12 Ways to Make Coffee at Home

For all the talking we do about how much money you can save making coffee at home, we don't say much about how to make it. Here are 12 great methods.

Save Hundreds on Back to School Shopping with These Credit Card Tricks

If you're dreading the expense of back to school shopping, these credit cards tips can help you big!

5 Money Moves Every Single Parent Should Make

Raising a kid by yourself takes strength, resilience, and perhaps most importantly, a solid financial footing.

Impulse Shopping: A Controllable Handicap

A friend of mine has a pathological weakness for impulse shopping. But using the techniques outlined here, she dug herself out of debt and into impulse shopping bliss.

How to Negotiate on Everything for Your Wedding

The wedding of your dreams will probably cost a pretty penny. Luckily, you can negotiate the price on everything.

6 Reasons Cutting Your Landline Is a Bad Deal

Dropping home phone service has become a popular way to cut a few dollars from the budget. But are the savings really worth it?