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When the bills are mounting, don't give up! Get proactive with your creditors, cut your costs, and start rebuilding your credit. Here's how.
Saving money doesn't have to mean living like a monk. Understand the right and the wrong ways to feather your nest egg.
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Does it seem like it's taking forever to get to the point where you can stop working? Here's how to get on the fast track to early retirement.
Once the snow melts away, make sure you plant these things in your garden.
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You're ready to look for a new job. There's just one caveat: You already have a job, and you need to keep things hush-hush.
Flying isn’t always the only way to go. You might be able to save time, money, and aggravation on your next trip with these alternatives to flying.
You could kill a couple of hours every evening watching the tube. Or you could take up one of these fabulous, fun, and free pastimes.
Self care is never selfish; it's survival. And it can save you money, too!
If you're trying to pay off a stack of debts, the snowball method can give you the motivation you need to knock them all out. Learn how.
You struck gold — you're rich! Just how rich exactly? You may be unpleasantly surprised.
Tell us what corporate responsibility means to you and we'll enter you in a drawing to win $200 in Amazon Gift Cards!
Your little ones don't need pricey (and breakey) big-box playthings when you make their very own awesome toys at home.
You don't need to be clairvoyant to know if a stock is primed for a big fall. You just need to know how to read the tea leaves.
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Wise Bread articles that are hot today.
Why We're So Materialistic (Even Though We Know It's Dumb)
Getting control of our spending and our finances would be a lot easier if we weren't so materialistic. So why are we?
5 Times Personal Loans May Be Better Than Credit Cards
Sometimes getting a personal loan is a better choice than using your credit cards.
Savings Bonds as Interest-Earning Travelers Checks
Remember travelers checks? In the days before ubiquitous automated teller machines, they were a useful product. You could use them almost like cash -- but you could carry more than
6 Steps to Take When You Have More Bills Than Income
When the bills are mounting, don't give up! Get proactive with your creditors, cut your costs, and start rebuilding your credit. Here's how.
You've Been Saving Money All Wrong. Here's Why
Saving money doesn't have to mean living like a monk. Understand the right and the wrong ways to feather your nest egg.
How Almost Anyone Can Afford to Retire in Mexico
Calling Mexico home during your golden years can really stretch your retirement savings. Crossing the border is a lot easier than you think!
4 Keys to an Early Retirement
Does it seem like it's taking forever to get to the point where you can stop working? Here's how to get on the fast track to early retirement.
10 Most Valuable Things to Plant in Your Garden This Spring
Once the snow melts away, make sure you plant these things in your garden.
11 Secrets You Need to Tell Your Financial Adviser
Skeletons in your financial closet? Like it or not, your financial adviser needs to know everything about your personal money matters.
How to Handle a Massive Medical Bill
Surprise medical bills can torpedo even the most well-planned budget. These simple steps help minimize the financial pain.
Beware: Your Insurance May Not Cover These 8 Losses
Insurance offers peace of mind, but it doesn't make you indestructible. Beware these costly gaps in coverage.
How to Keep Your Job Search a Secret
You're ready to look for a new job. There's just one caveat: You already have a job, and you need to keep things hush-hush.
Alternatives to Flying: Other Ways to Get From Here to There
Flying isn’t always the only way to go. You might be able to save time, money, and aggravation on your next trip with these alternatives to flying.
10 Fun Hobbies You Can Take Up for Free
You could kill a couple of hours every evening watching the tube. Or you could take up one of these fabulous, fun, and free pastimes.
5 Ways Self Care Can Actually Save You Money
Self care is never selfish; it's survival. And it can save you money, too!
A Comprehensive Guide to the Debt Snowball Method
If you're trying to pay off a stack of debts, the snowball method can give you the motivation you need to knock them all out. Learn how.
The Cost of Finding a Treasure Chest Full of Gold
You struck gold — you're rich! Just how rich exactly? You may be unpleasantly surprised.
Ask the Readers $200 Giveaway: What Does Corporate Social Responsibility Mean to You?
Tell us what corporate responsibility means to you and we'll enter you in a drawing to win $200 in Amazon Gift Cards!
15 Awesomely Fun Toys You Can DIY
Your little ones don't need pricey (and breakey) big-box playthings when you make their very own awesome toys at home.
10 Signs a Stock Is About to Tank
You don't need to be clairvoyant to know if a stock is primed for a big fall. You just need to know how to read the tea leaves.