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Best Money Tips: Things You Can Save for Retirement Besides Money

Today we found things you can save for retirement besides money, ways social media is making you poor, and changes to the homebuying process that you need to know about.

Impulse Shopping: A Controllable Handicap

A friend of mine has a pathological weakness for impulse shopping. But using the techniques outlined here, she dug herself out of debt and into impulse shopping bliss.

Avoid speed-trap tickets with a radar & laser detector - Under $30

I know I am going to get a bunch of negative feedback on this one so let me put those issues on the table immediately. This article is NOT intended to help people speed

How Do You Spend Money When Traveling?

The urge to save money is a defining characteristic of the budget traveler. But is there ever a time when it is actually a good idea to spend money? If it will healthfully support

College Student Eating Survival Guide (Until Spring Break)

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

Best Money Tips: How to Recover From Big Financial Mistakes

Today we found ways to recover from major financial mistakes, how to afford an amazing trip this year, and home and auto maintenance tasks that people often forget.

Best Money Tips: Ways to Get a Cheap Gym Membership

Today we found some awesome articles on getting a cheap gym membership, protecting your wealth, and keeping your living costs as low as a students.

Ask the Readers: What Are Your Tips for Black Friday?

Tell us your tips for Black Friday and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

Flashback Friday: The 119 Best Fitness Hacks for Busy People

Getting in shape shouldn't take all of your free time, especially when don't have much to spare. Here's how to get fit when you're a busy bee.

Best Money Tips: Cheap Nights Out With Your Family

Today we found some stellar articles on cheap nights out with your family, winning interviews, and avoiding a garage sale letdown.

Ask the Readers: What Do You Enjoy Most About Halloween?

Tell us what you enjoy most about Halloween and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

Best Money Tips: Back to School Clothes Shopping Tips

Today we found some awesome articles on back to school clothes shopping tips, protecting your identity, and building a LinkedIn profile that will help you get a job.

Bit of fun turns into $10,000

In my recent post about eBay Motors, I recounted the story of a seemingly worthless car that sold for over $226,000. But this next story is bizarre. What turned out as a sarcastic

Don't Make These 5 Laptop-Buying Mistakes

Avoid making these five purchasing mistakes the next time you buy a laptop, and you'll save yourself a bundle.

Best Money Tips: Frugal Ways to Celebrate Halloween

Today we found some great articles on frugal ways to celebrate Halloween, saving on baby gear, and saving at warehouse clubs.

8 Money Lessons I Learned Selling Office Supplies

Working at an office supply superstore teaches more than just the price of pens. Find out what one Wise Bread writer learned during a first summer job.

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!

Best Money Tips: Things to Get Done Before Year-End

Today we found some awesome articles on things to get done before year-end, bouncing back from a financial slip up, and financial New Year's resolutions.

5 Fun Activities to Stimulate Your Brain

If you feel like you've been in a slump, it might be because your brain is bored. Break out with one of these fun activities!