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How to Protect Yourself From Ticks This Summer

Ticks are bad news in the summertime. This is how to keep them away from your skin.

Best Money Tips: Save on Wedding Expenses as a Guest

Today we found some great articles on saving on wedding expenses as a guest, strategies to lower your healthcare costs, and making extra money this holiday season.

5 Financial Regulations That Protect Your Wallet

Wondering what the federal government has done for you lately? Here’s how they are protecting the money in your wallet.

Best Money Tips: How to Avoid Getting Sick While Traveling

Today we found simple ways to avoid getting sick while traveling, affordable alternatives to real Christmas trees, and the best way to clean your fridge.

12 Ways to Save Money at Whole Foods

Whole Foods is known for high quality — and high prices to go with. Shop smarter at "Whole Paycheck" and keep more of yours every visit.

Best Money Tips: 8 Things You Shouldn't Buy Before Christmas

Today we found items you shouldn’t buy until after Christmas, party appetizers you can make for under $5, and what 20-somethings should invest their time in.

Financial Education for Kids: Highlights from Our Chat with Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy

Don't miss the highlights from our chat with Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy on financial education for kids!

90% off is not a deal if you don’t need it.

I found myself in a strange battle of wills last week. My favorite store, Target, was having another one of those spectacular sales. Red tags featuring the 75% off, and the rare 90

Best Money Tips: Ways to Personalize Your Office Space

Today we found some great articles on ways to personalize your office space, using the internet to find your next job, and ways to save on your tax bill.

Best Money Tips: Tips to Save Money Daily

Today we found some stellar articles on tips to save money daily, the biggest problem with early retirement, and job benefits you can negotiate.

Choosing the Right Mortgage Loan: 15 or 30 Years?

Getting a 15-year mortgage might seem like a no-brainer — it means you'll spend less overall — but there are good reasons to consider a 30-year as well.

250 Miles With Sarge: Lessons On Loyalty, Perseverance, And More

A guy who calls himself “Sarge” and I, accompanied by 9 fellow cyclists and a support crew, spent about 17 hours riding 250 miles to the beach in 3 days, just last week. Sharing th

11 Freelance Jobs That Pay Surprisingly Well

Freelancers don't always have to struggle to pull in a decent income. Some side gigs actually pay well.

So Your Bank Failed, Now What?

Last week I wrote that ailing banks usually give the highest interest rates and mentioned the troubles of IndyMac. Last Friday, the FDIC has officially named IndyMac a failed bank

Three Quirky Search Tools to Help You Get Results

Has Google left you wanting? Do you dig fresh search results? Looking for a unique interface to interact with? Maybe one of my three new favorite search tools can give you a lif

Should you take a second job?

When you're strapped for cash just before the holidays, it might behoove you to remember that right now is the busiest time of the year for big box retailers, and many of them are

Recession Journal Part II: Broke or Poor?

We must understand fundamentally while some of our exercises in saving go for naught and why when things turn around, we forget our lessons. Unfortunately in America just eat one b

What can you do with $13 extra a week?

On Friday both the House and the Senate passed a new $789 billion stimulus package as a continuation of the efforts by the United States Government to jumpstart the economy. A sig

10 Reasons Why I Prefer Credit Cards Over Cash

You can call this a defense of the maligned credit card. There are a lot of people out there who are very distrustful of credit cards and the companies that offer them, no thanks t