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Easy Travel Rewards with No Annual Fee: Barclaycard Arrival World MasterCard

Get extra miles for your travel and dining purchases with no annual fee.

Ask the Readers: If You Could Retire Today — Would You?

Tell us if you would be willing to retire today and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

Calling all Artists: Be Your Own Cheerleader and Find that Room of Your Own (free)

Virginia Woolf famously said that women needed a ‘room of one’s own’ in order to create. But what if you didn’t graduate from the University of Iowa with the New Yorker wanting to

Best Money Tips: Overpriced Grocery Items to Skip

Today we found some great articles on overpriced grocery items to skip, reasons to become a cheapskate, and a personal finance cheat sheet for new parents.

Best Money Tips: Ways to Save Money at BJ's Wholesale Club

Today we found helpful articles on ways to save big at BJ’s Wholesale Club, train hacks for your next trip, and health snacks that actually work against you.

How to File For Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy is the last resort to dealing with debt: when a person finds himself in so much debt that paying it off simply isn't an option, bankruptcy can be the only way to handle

5 Best Amazon Deals for Monday 09/30

Today's great deals include 50% off high sierra backpacks, summer tees, classic skirts, Haggar men's blazers, and more!

Independence Day Roundup: Military vs. Civilian Credit Cards

In certain categories, there are military cards that soundly beat anything civilians can apply for.

5 Common Productivity Tools That Are Really Distracting

From smartphones to energy drinks, learn what's really making you do less — and how to reclaim your productivity.

5 Simple Ways to Cut Your Car Expenses

With ever-rising gas prices, it's important to do what we can to cut back vehicle expenses. Here are five simple things you can do to keep that cash in your wallet!

The Private Financial Information You Must Share

Couples often split finance chores across multiple accounts, which makes management difficult, especially in emergencies. Learn what you must share.

The end of a recession versus recovery

There's an organization that picks the "official" dates for the beginning and ending of recessions. It considers the recession as running from the top of the peak to the bottom of

5 Best Amazon Deals for Thursday 11/14

Today's deals include $0.99 Kindle Comics, 60% off Kenneth Cole Reaction Leather Messenger Bag, 50% off Women's Pajama Bottoms, and more!

Do You Barter? -- Tell Us and Enter to win $10!

Do you consider yourself to be a wizard at bartering? Are you considering opting out of the money economy for even more of your day-to-day business? If you have a tip, opinion, o

5 Best Amazon Deals for Wednesday 01/01

Today's great deals include Kindle Books $0.99, 50% off Portable Dual USB Port External Battery Charger/Power Pack, The Dark Knight Trilogy on Blu-ray $24.99, and more!

Book Review - In CHEAP We Trust: The Story of a Misunderstood American Virtue by Lauren Weber

In CHEAP We Trust: The Story of a Misunderstood American Virtue is a book that explores the morality and practicality of being frugal from the beginnings of America to 2009. The a

Ask the Readers: How Do You Manage Stress and Spending? (Your Chance to Win $10)

What do you think about stress and spending? Are they closely related? Do you see one causing the other? Or are you in a place where you can manage stress and/or spending indepen

How to Properly Clean These 14 Kitchen Tools and Appliances — Naturally

You can save money with natural cleaners you can DIY and be kind to the environment — yours and ours. Here's how!

5 Things Worth Buying Before Heading Overseas

Before you travel across the pond, make sure these essentials are purchased and packed.

6 Money Moves You Can Make While Stuck in an Endless TSA Line

Corralled into a never-ending TSA line? Put your boredom to work and make these money moves while you wait.