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6 Smart Reasons to Pay Your Credit Card Bill Before It's Due

You don't have to wait until the due date to pay your credit card bill. In fact, there are benefits to paying early.

12 Reasons You Deserve to Get Fired

Losing a job is never fun and it's rarely easy. That is, it isn't easy unless you're guilty of any of these career derailers.

Unusual Ideas to Save an Extra $100 a Month

A C-note saved is a C-note earned. Try these out-of-the-box saving ideas and watch your capital grow!

Stay Secure in Your Hotel With This 8-Point Safety Check

After you check the contents of minibar, look around to make sure your hosts have stocked up on room safety features, too.

10 Great Uses for Onions

From cleaning rusty knives to training your pets and much more, learn all of the surprising uses for this tasty, tear-inducing plant.

The 5 Best Hair Straighteners

A good quality hair straightener like these five best choices will leave your hair silky, smooth, straight or wavy without causing a lot of damage.

Best Money Tips: Must-Have Tools for the DIY Life

Today we found articles on must-have tools for households that like to DIY, food items you should stop buying and make instead, and beginner tips for raising backyard chickens.

Why I Like My Flip Phone: The 5 Smartphone Effects

A smartphone might be a smart financial decision...for some people. One writer shares why he's sticking with his humble flip phone.

8 "Life Hacks" You Shouldn't Bother With

Life hacks are clever little tricks that promise to save you time or money. But these "hacks," while clever, could make things worse.

Debt Discovery: The Ties That Binder

It's amazing how many of us are business people -- dealing with budgets, liabilities, profit, revenue and loss -- who make questionable decisions with our own finances. What

10 Ways to Revive Your Resolution to Exercise

If you're like most of us, you've lost your New Year's resolve to exercise more. Here are 10 ways to rekindle your motivation and restart your health kick.

Dealing with Nasty Debt Collectors

You may (or may not) be delinquent with a debt payment, but debt collectors don’t have carte blanche with regards to how they can hustle the money from you. Some can be rude, make

Self-sufficiency, self-reliance, and freedom

Self-sufficiency is producing the actual stuff you use--your own food, your own clothes, etc. It's not a common lifestyle. Most people chose instead to follow the path of self-re

5 Reasons to Travel Off the Beaten Path

Want to travel without the hassle and the expense? Explore the road less traveled for privacy, peace of mind, and cheap fun.

The 5 Best Windshield De-Icers

Keeping your windshield free of ice in the winter isn't easy, but it can be. Just use any of these windshield de-icers and your windshield will always be clear.

7 Money Lessons We Can Learn From Beyoncé

Men and women alike can take away a few critical money lessons from Queen Bey herself.

Real Estate Appraisals - Ten things most people just don't understand about them

The homeowner wants to make the sale. The broker wants to make the commission. The lender wants to make the loan. It'd be nice to see all these folks made happy, but first... th

The 5 Best Deep Fryers

Deep-fried food are deeply delicious. Serve up tasty French fries, eggrolls, fried chicken, and more with one of these excellent deep fryers.

FSBO: How to Sell Your Home on Your Own

For Sale By Owner saves having to pay an agent's commission, but it will only work if you know what you are doing and plan ahead.

The 5 Best Smartphones

Android or Apple? Performance or battery life? Getting a new smartphone can leave you asking a lot of questions. Pick the best phone for you with this guide.