Today is St. Valentine’s Day. Delivery vans filled with flowers are passing each other on the highways; the supermarket aisles filled with pink and red cards are chock full of men
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Finding deals is a key topic on Wise Bread, and for good reason--finding a great price may make something you want affordable and make it easier to stretch your resources to cover
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Take back St. Valentine’s Day from Hallmark and Hershey’s.
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Today we found ways to save money in January, how to avoid habits that make you stressed, and what to do before renting a car.
Do you trust ads from radio DJs?
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Getting Around the Guidebook: Techniques for Researching your Trip Without Spending a Fortune
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Ask the Readers: Do You Shop at Thrift Stores?
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5 Ways to Strengthen Your Finances Before Retirement
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Spring cleaning is in the air! After you dust the cobwebs out of your house, take time to dust them out of your investment portfolio, too.
E*Trade Review: If a Talking Baby Can Do It, So Can You
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The Government Is Hiring: Who and Where
Bucking the employment trend, the government is also getting ready to add more jobs. Yes, the government is boning up to do some massive hiring. If you are in the job market for
Security is an illusion. Freedom is real.
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Focus Focus Fo....What Was I Saying?
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Borrowing, renting, substituting, and doing without
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Are the new home appraisal rules good for consumers?
On May 1st a new set of home appraisal rules called the Home Valuation Code of Conduct was put into effect by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in order to distance realtors and mortgage
Contributing to a Roth Versus Paying Down Debt
This post was prompted by a reader question, but it's an issue that many people face—we see versions of it all the time in the forums.
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