Today we found ways to find your dream job in 2016, how to know if your holiday spending is out of control, and financial conversations to have before the end of the year..
You've got two to three weeks until Spring Break and a meal card with zero balance left. Not enough time to look for a job until you go home to mom and dad's. How will you
Investing is easier than you might imagine, especially with help from the right online brokerage. Get started with one of these brokerages for $500 or less.
My brother told me once that, when he was in college, he handled money this way: "When I got paid, I set aside enough money for cigarettes, then spent the rest buying pizza and bee
There's a certain class of ways to get free money or free stuff simply by paying attention, keeping track, and being careful. I don't do these things. It's not because they don't
This week a story from The Detroit News reported that homes are being listed in Detroit for $1. One particular $1 home sold for cash after being on the market for 19 days. The buye
Is your printer lying to you? If you own a Brother inkjet printer, that's probably a big yes. As Slate magazine reports, a clever chap over at fixyourownprinter.com has discovered
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For new investors with limited resources, the stock market can be confusing and intimidating. Index funds are an easy, low risk, and affordable way to get started.
There are all kinds of ways to get stuff without money. You can grow it in a garden, gather it from the wild, make it yourself, get it as a gift, scavenge it from trash, or get it
As you continue to work a full-time job, wrangle the kids, and make your money work for you, there are some sacrifices that you are making every day and you may not even realize it
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Best Money Tips: How to Find Your Dream Job in 2016
Today we found ways to find your dream job in 2016, how to know if your holiday spending is out of control, and financial conversations to have before the end of the year..
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A sure way to bust a budget is to cave in to every wish and whim. Get control of your urge to splurge and regain control of your money.
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5 Best Online Brokerages
Investing is easier than you might imagine, especially with help from the right online brokerage. Get started with one of these brokerages for $500 or less.
Does your culture support saving?
My brother told me once that, when he was in college, he handled money this way: "When I got paid, I set aside enough money for cigarettes, then spent the rest buying pizza and bee
Useful Gifts for College-Bound Graduates
Congratulate the high-school graduate in your life with one of these gifts they can use when they head to college.
Begin Your Investing Career Right With Some Mutual Fund Basics
Buying mutual funds is a simple way to build an investment portfolio. Here are the basics to get you started.
I turn down free money
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Should I Get Life Insurance Through My Employer?
Does it make sense to get life insurance through your employer? Maybe not. Jeff Rose, CFP, explains why.
Are $1 homes worth buying?
This week a story from The Detroit News reported that homes are being listed in Detroit for $1. One particular $1 home sold for cash after being on the market for 19 days. The buye
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Is your printer lying to you? If you own a Brother inkjet printer, that's probably a big yes. As Slate magazine reports, a clever chap over at fixyourownprinter.com has discovered
How Baking Soda Took My Bathroom from “Yuck” to Yes!
Thinking of jumping on the “all-natural” cleaning bandwagon? Leary of the results? Addicted to your own brand-name cleaning habit? Take a look at these startling before and afte
12 Great Side Jobs for Outdoorsy Types
If your 9-to-5 is crushing your spirits, consider one of these fresh air side hustles that'll get you outdoors — and unchained from your desk.
A Better Way to Rank America's Colleges
How should an American University be judged? By how well it serves the public good in three fundamental ways.
3 Steps to Getting Started in the Stock Market With Index Funds
For new investors with limited resources, the stock market can be confusing and intimidating. Index funds are an easy, low risk, and affordable way to get started.
Getting by without a job, part 4--get free stuff
There are all kinds of ways to get stuff without money. You can grow it in a garden, gather it from the wild, make it yourself, get it as a gift, scavenge it from trash, or get it
8 Reasons Why You Should Get a 3D Printer
The future of crafts, repair, tinkering, and invention may be one of these new printers, which can make everything from Legos to car parts.
Entertainment Value: Start a Frugal Club
As you continue to work a full-time job, wrangle the kids, and make your money work for you, there are some sacrifices that you are making every day and you may not even realize it