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The 8 Worst Home Sale Horror Stories

Buying or selling a house is rarely easy, but these eight home sales turned into actual home sale horror shows.

7 Ways to Make the Most of a Tiny Kitchen

A tiny kitchen can make cooking seem more unappetizing than two-week-old leftovers. But with some creativity and thought, even the smallest kitchen can be functional and inviting.

4 Times You Should Splurge and Hire a Pro

You probably already hire a pro when it comes to plumbing and dentistry. Here are four common DIY tasks you probably should hire out for, too.

10 Surprising Ways to Use Bungee Cords

Bungee cords come in many colors and sizes and that means you can be stylish when you're using them for more than tying down loose loads.

10 Reasons You Should Call in Sick Today

The science is clear — an extra break now and again is really good for your mind, body, and productivity. Go ahead, take a day. You've earned it.

Are Online Certifications Worth the Price?

Those online certifications are tempting you with promises of career advancement. Can they actually help?

6 Ways to Sell Your Body to Science

Your precious bodily fluids are truly that — precious. Find out how to turn you into cold, hard cash.

How to Secure Business Financing Without a Personal Guarantee

You can build your business credit fairly quickly and potentially eliminate the need for a personal guarantee if you plan for it from the outset.

25 Alternative Uses for Lemons

From getting rid of pests to replacing beauty products to making innovate eats, when life hands you lemons, you can make a lot more than lemonade.

10 Ways to Make Facebook Productive

From playing Farmville to following mindless status updates, Facebook is a well-known time suck. Here's how to use it to get things done instead.

Gratitude and Frugality

Feeling thankful can be one of the most powerful — and inexpensive — things in life. Discover frugal ways to express your gratitude.

Stop Using These 5 Excuses Not to Budget

Stop making excuses about why you can't budget and start managing your money today. It's easy once you start!

Credit Card Churning and Why It's Not Worth It

Is credit card churning worth it?

The 5 Best Packable Daypacks

Keeping your personal items organized in a backpack isn't easy, but it can be. Use any of these packable daypacks and you'll have a compact way to carry your stuff.

9 Countries Where You Don't Need a Campsite to Camp for Free

Enjoy the great outdoors at absolutely no cost in these nine amazing countries.

4 Money Lessons We Can Learn From Past Presidents

This Presidents Day, use your long weekend to mull over some pertinent money lessons from our past presidents.

Save $115 to $150 on portable DVD players.

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Our friends at Get Rich Slowly are running a video contest with $500 prizes — find out how to enter, and watch our Senior Editor reveal her favorite finance tip.

21 Surprising Uses for Vinegar

Is there anything vinegar can't do? This pantry jack-of-all-trades proves over and over again why you should never be without it.

6 Ways to Transition to a New Career After 30

If you've topped out too soon in your career, maybe it's time to switch. While starting over is hard, the rewards are often worth it. Go ahead, jump!