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The Personal Finance Letter I'd Write to My Younger Self

If you could write a letter of personal finance advice to your younger, less money-smart self, what would you say?

Six Tips to Saving on Tax Preparation Fees

Paying taxes is bad enough. Could you be saving money on the preparation fees, too? I asked my C.P.A. to give a few tips.

Best Money Tips: Eat These Super Foods to Build Muscle and Lose Fat

Today we found articles on super foods that help you build muscle, ways to get the job when you’re overqualified, and DIY projects that will lower your heating bills this winter.

7 Money Moves You Will Always Be Thankful For

What are you most thankful for this year? Here are few financial matters to add to your fall cornucopia of gratitude.

Women and Wall Street: Is the Romance Gone?

The main players in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps are men, as is the target audience. Being a woman who works in finance I’m left a bit dismayed — and as it turns out, I’m not al

Best Money Tips: Sneaky Fees That Are Costing You Thousands

Today we found some fantastic articles on sneaky fees that are costing you thousands, things to do before you refinance, and companies to email for coupons.

Best Money Tips: How to Get Cheaper Car Insurance

Today, we share the questions to ask to get cheaper car insurance, better (and faster!) ways to caramelize onions, easy home upgrades to do in the winter, and more!

5 Ways to Stay Profitable in Changing Times

A few weeks ago, after enduring a major rainstorm during a cycling training event, I accepted a ride back to my starting point at a local bicycle shop. The shuttle driver happen

6 Little Stressors You Can Easily Eliminate Today

Lots of little annoyances can add up to serious stress. Cut out those small sources of stress to fret less and enjoy life more.

Costs of Adding Ecommerce to Brick-and-Mortar Retailing

As your business grows, you’ll find that expanding via the web will be less expensive for certain P&L line items but require extra spending in other categories.

The Lifetime Value of a Customer

The lifetime value of a customer is a valuable tool for measuring the contribution a customer makes to the bottom line and a useful basis for developing marketing strategies.

Flashback Friday: 44 Ways to Effectively Resist Impulse Buys

Who can resist those sweet impulse buys at the checkout line or suggested buys online? You can!

5 Ways to Raise Your Rates and Keep Your Clients

Every service provider dreams of higher rates. Unfortunately, asking for higher rates is every service provider's nightmare.

Wanna Make More Money? Make Your Employees Happy

Happy employees are productive employees. So what makes them happy?

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Should You Take More Breaks At Work?

Time is money, but only if you are using your time... energetically.

The Money Trail

What were your best and worst financial decisions this year? Sarah Winfrey shares hers.

Fight Your Speeding Ticket, Save Yourself Some Dough

I've never fought a speeding ticket before. I usually just pay it and forget it. By "usually", I mean, for the two tickets I got before when I was 16 and 19 years old. My recent ticket was an anomaly for a couple of reasons. [more]

Why I Like Big Banks

Lots of people are ditching their big banks for credit unions — but not this writer. Read on to find out why she loves her big bank.

DIY Berlin Style

I am a believer in the idea that wealth can stunt personal creativity. When you can buy it all, what’s the need to invent anything? When I was a kid my mother forbade me from playi