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Hosting a cocktail party can get expensive fast, especially if you want to throw a shindig with a lot of swank. Learn how you can be frugal AND elegant.
Using your smartphone abroad can mean hefty roaming charges. See if your carrier is on our list of reasonably priced phone plans for overseas travelers.
Only having to pay 2% of your total credit-card balance a month makes charging tempting...but with interest, you could also pay more than double your original purchase price.
Are you annoyed by your bank's tendency to add more fees and offer lower savings interest rates? Consider a credit union as an alternative; here are the benefits and drawbacks.
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Laid Off? You May Have to Fight for Unemployment Benefits
Even if you are laid off, your employer can challenge your right to receive benefits.
Effortless Ways to Make Money Online That Don't Require Skills
If you can read this, you probably have everything you need to earn extra money online. Here's how to turn your web browser into a cash catcher.
How to Get a Price Match Through Your Credit Card
Many of the best credit cards offer price match on your purchases, which can save you big.
Get a Great Container Garden Started With This Guide
It may be cold now, but you can get started on your summer vegetable garden with this collection of container basics.
Best Money Tips: Simple Ways to Spread Happiness
Today we found articles on simple ways to spread happiness, free ways to learn self-defense skills, and cleaning mistakes you didn’t realize you were making.
20 Cute and Frugal DIY Clothes You Can Make for Your Kids
Hand-me-downs are smart and frugal, but these upcycled DIY duds for babies and kids are smart, frugal, AND cute!
Class Without Tons of Cash: Frugal Cocktail Party Ideas
Hosting a cocktail party can get expensive fast, especially if you want to throw a shindig with a lot of swank. Learn how you can be frugal AND elegant.
15 Ways to Make Money on Halloween
Instead of spending money on a costume and decor, why not make a little extra cash this Halloween? Don't be afraid of a little side hustle!
15 Smart Things You Can Do With Your Finances, Even if You're Broke
If money is tight, these easy, smart personal finance habits can help turn your financial life around.
5 Phone Plans That Offer Cheaper Roaming Charges While Traveling
Using your smartphone abroad can mean hefty roaming charges. See if your carrier is on our list of reasonably priced phone plans for overseas travelers.
How to Survive Working From Home When You're an Extrovert
Don't let remote work put a damper on your social life. You can survive and thrive as a work-at-home extrovert.
7 Life Skills You Can Learn for Free
These life skills are free to learn and will make your life better in the long run if you can master them.
Ask the Readers: What Splurge Has Most Improved Your Life?
Tell us what splurge has most improved you life and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!
7 Ways Pride Is Keeping You Poor
Pride is not your friend. It can mess with your good judgment, and convince you to make terrible financial decisions.
15 Common Kitchen Cast-Offs You Can Repurpose Into Cool New Things
There's gold in your kitchen, as long as you know where to look. Try these new, creative uses for stuff most people throw away.
How Credit Cards Protect Your Purchases From Damage or Theft
You loved your fab new camera until your kid broke it. Check the fine print on your credit card account — you may be eligible for a free replacement.
How Much Does Your Credit Card Debt Cost You?
Only having to pay 2% of your total credit-card balance a month makes charging tempting...but with interest, you could also pay more than double your original purchase price.
The Benefits and Drawbacks of Credit Unions
Are you annoyed by your bank's tendency to add more fees and offer lower savings interest rates? Consider a credit union as an alternative; here are the benefits and drawbacks.
This Recent Grad Paid Off $34K in Student Loans and Launched a Business (In Just 4 Years)
From intern to entrepreneur, this is the true tale of how a recent grad used her intern experience to launch a business and pay back $34,000 in debt.
8 Famous People Who Got Rich After 30
Striking it rich is not a privilege reserved for the young. These eight famous entrepreneurs prove you can build an empire at any age.