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You Can Guarantee a Win and 9 Other Bizarre Facts About the Lottery

Learn some true facts about everybody's biggest dream — beating the long odds and winning the lottery. (Including how to guarantee a win!)

How to Get What You Want on Customer Service Calls

Learn 8 effective strategies for getting what you want on customer service calls. Communicate better, communicate smarter and get your problem solved!

8 Questions You Should Always Ask in an Exit Interview

When one career chapter closes, take the time to leave on a high note. You can start by asking these exit interview questions.

How to Save a Ton by Eating Soup Every Day (and Never Get Bored!)

Soup sounds like a boring meal day after day, right? Wrong! Here's a brilliant way to save money and make daily soup exciting.

10 Simple Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol

A few small lifestyle changes is all it takes to lower bad cholesterol — and only one of them is exercise. Get going for a healthier heart!

Stop Slouching! 5 Ways to Improve Your Posture

Studies show a link between poor posture and poor health. Make your mother proud; stop slouching with these five simple ways to improve your posture.

7 Ways to Stay Calm in Stressful Moments

Feel stress? Practice calm.

8 Savings Mistakes Even Smart People Make

Even the best savers among us sometimes slip up, but if you can avoid these common savings mistakes and your money will grow and grow.

Help, I Bought a Stock Dud! — What Now?

You bought a bad stock and you're losing your shirt. It happens! Don't panic, understand your options, and turn today's loss into tomorrow's gain.

9 Actions to Take When You're Denied a Credit Limit Increase

You want a higher credit limit, but your lender isn't on board. Some smart money moves now can solve this problem before you ask again.

6 Times It's Actually Okay to Be Underwater on Your Home

Many homeowners are still digging out from the housing crash. While we'd all rather have some equity, being underwater isn't always bad.

How the End of Net Neutrality Could Impact Your Wallet

The FCC changed course on net neutrality. How might the change impact your wallet?

How to Manage Money When You Hate Thinking About It

If the thought of managing your green has you seeing red, take heart; it doesn't have to be complicated!

Charitable Giving: Give in Order to Receive

The idea of giving away what you have especially if you don't have much is a tough one to wrap your head around. But if you truly want to be rich (both literally and figu

5 Creative Uses for Stale Cereal

Don't toss out that stale breakfast cereal! Instead, check out these ways to ensure that none of it goes to waste.

The Pros and Cons of Autopay

Is bill autopay the answer to your problems, or just another problem? As with so many things, it's likely a little of both.

10 Things You Can Totally Regift — And 7 Things You Shouldn't

What to do with those unused candles, frying pans, or ugly sweaters? Regift them, of course!

The 5 Best Bread Machines

Making your own bread is a great way to get healthy, delicious loaves on the cheap. And with a bread machine, making fresh bread is as simple as pushing a button.

Why It Pays to Be a Patient Shopper

When you want something, you want it now! But buying the first acceptable option that fits your budget could be costing you big bucks.

The many uses for empty plastic bottles

It's been a while since I did one of these video compilation posts, and the subject at hand is more than worthwhile. I thought I'd look around for innovative and inventive