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5 Money Moves That Will Ruin Your Mortgage Application

You're ready to be a homeowner — but if you make these missteps with your money, you can kiss your mortgage application goodbye.

15 Delicious Foods to Try in Your Waffle Maker

Make your waffle iron do more than take up space in your appliance drawer with this collection of tasty waffle iron meals and treats.

Best Money Tips: 5 Ways to Invest $1,000

Today we found articles on ways to invest $1,000, tips to help you take stock photos like a pro, and how to get through a quarter-life crisis.

Shop Like a Ninja on eBay

From misspelling search terms to last-minute bidding, learn the tricks of shopping like a ninja on eBay.

15 Ways to Recycle and Reuse Old T-shirts

Give your old T-shirts a new life with these DIY ideas ranging from highly personalized quilts to durable pet toys to household rags and much more.

Do This One Thing to Defeat Disorganization Forever

Once you've decided where to start, you've already won. Get organized by doing it the right way — your way.

10 Affordable Kids' Gifts That Won't Rot Their Brains

Give a kid an "educational" toy and it'll soon migrate to the bottom of the toy box. Try these toys and games that are fun first and smart second.

7 Beautiful Ski Resorts to Visit This Fall

Ski resorts offer so much more than skiing! Plan an offseason visit and enjoy all the amenities these vacation hot-spots have to offer, at a steep discount.

Actually, the Rich Don’t Create Jobs. Demand Does

There's been a lot of talk in the last few months about taxes on the rich. But do the rich really create jobs, or is it a smoke screen?

5 Ways to Avoid Buying Electronics You'll Regret

The gadget market moves fast, so it's easy to get caught up and click "buy." Avoid buyer's remorse by choosing quality and value, first.

5 Budgeting Ideas for Any Small Business

Do you really need those potted plants the first day you open? Learn how creating a realistic budget can help your small business thrive instead of fail.

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.

It Was on Sale…Now How Do I Cook It?

Buying meat and produce on sale is a great idea...if you know how to cook it. Learn how to tackle preparing intimidating new foods.

8 Ways Having Kids Makes You More Frugal

For some of us frugality is a choice. For the rest, it's a choice we're given — usually when we're blessed with a couple more mouths to feed.

How Investing Drives Us Crazy: Lessons From a Trade

Even when you do everything "right," you can still lose money on a trade. Get some good investing advice (even if it's not a guaranteed path to wealth).

Mapping out Your Place on the Mobile Web

Your customers are using their smartphones to find you. Help them.

10 Signs You Shouldn't Be a Business Owner

Don't let these ten traits of highly ineffective people keep you and your business from succeeding.

Not So Fast! 5 Things You Must Do After Filing Taxes

You filed your taxes — hurray! — but you aren't done just yet. Here's what you need to do to wrap up tax season and prepare for next year.

How to Revive an Old Retirement Fund

If you've been neglecting your nest egg, it's time to bring it back from the dead.