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Best Money Tips: What to Stockpile By the Month

Today we found articles on what to stockpile each month, simple ways to lower your taxes in retirement, and tips for negotiating your apartment lease.

Best Money Tips: What Do Your Health Habits Say About You?

Today we found articles on what your health habits say about you, steps to do a mental spring cleaning, and an all-natural insect repellent that really works.

5 Stocks Your Kids Would Love to Own

From Snapchat to Disney, these five stocks will get any tween excited to invest.

4 Ways to Get Toned With as Little Effort as Humanly Possible

You really don't have to spend hours at the gym to get fit and toned. Learn to focus your effort and get real results.

4 Big Business Accounting Tools Every Side Gig Needs

Operate your side hustle like a big business to maximize income — and avoid issues with the IRS.

Beating Bank Fee Increases

Sure, you can adhere to all of your bank's (potentially ridiculous) rules to avoid rising fees...or you can start searching for a new bank.

15 Things Most People Screw Up When Meeting the Parents

Meeting the parents is filled with pitfalls. Impress everybody — including yourself — by avoiding these common mess-ups.

The Absolute Worst Ways to Ask for a Raise

You deserve a raise. You know you do! But ask the wrong way, and you won't get a dime.

4 Steps to Absorb the Cost of an at-Home Lifestyle

If you home-educate, work from home, or even just have a large family living together, it can wear your house — and your budget — out fast.

7 Steps to Market Your Extra Space as a Vacation Rental

Tell your extra space to get a job — turn a spare bedroom into a vacation rental for friendly, frugal-minded travelers.

11 Ways Your Credit Card Will Save You Money While Holiday Shopping

For responsible cardholders who pay off balances every month, buying with plastic can mean real savings on gifts and much more.

7 Budget Gifts You Can Bring to a Holiday Party

Show the hostess or host your appreciation for the invite with a clever, affordable, and adorable gift such as one of these.

12 Ways to Have a No-Spend Holiday Season

Refocus your holiday spirit on time well spent with friends and family this year and Santa won't won't get the better of your budget again.

When Is Lunch Deductible?

There are many situations in which your lunch isn't deductible, even if you're eating it at your desk. Knowing the difference can make a big difference in your tax burden.

Best Money Tips: 5 Things Everyone Should Splurge On

Today we found articles on things everyone should splurge on, tips to reduce food waste, and smart ways to manage your energy.

Love Accessories? Surprise Yourself With a Wantable Box

Wantable tailors their subscription boxes to your style preferences, but is the personalization worth $40? Open an accessories box with this Wise Bread writer and find out!

Double Your Salary With This Simple Strategy

If you want your employer (or your clients) to pay you more, you have to give them a reason to want you more. What's your niche?

How Millennial Investors Can Get Past the Great Recession

The Great Recession spooked many millennials. How can they overcome their financial fears and begin investing?

Dorm Room Essentials

Heading off to college is an exciting time, but it can be easy to get carried away when outfitting your dorm. Here's what you really need.

The 5 Worst Career Mistakes — and How to Avoid Them

Rising up the corporate ladder is harder than ever — more so if you stumble on a rung or two. Are you making any of these career mistakes?