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Best Money Tips: Slay Your Financial Fears

Today we found some fantastic articles on simple ways to slay your financial fears, whether it's cheaper to buy or stream music, and airline fees worth paying for.

7 Reasons Your Card Got Declined (And How to Fix It)

"So sorry, that card's been declined." Here's why this ultra-embarrassment can happen — and how to make sure it never does again.

Should Life Insurance Be Purchased as an Investment?

From term insurance to whole life, what you should know.

101 Tax deductions for bloggers and freelancers

Anyone here like doing taxes? Didn’t think so. We all have to do them; we all have to pay money to Uncle Sam (although some get away with paying much less than others). But as

3 Surprising Ways to Save on Wireless Bills

Cell phone voice and data charges can climb in a hurry. Keep your cell data bill manageable by managing your plan, and your usage, more cleverly.

10 Signs You Aren't Saving Enough for Retirement

Do you get the sinking feeling you aren't saving enough for retirement? You probably aren't.

Hate Your Job? It Could Be Your Fault

We spend a lot of time getting to know our significant others, but we don't put nearly as much thought into choosing our jobs. Here's why we should.

DIY Entertainment--A Recipe for the Recession

Live in one of those godforsaken next to the highway hamlets? Pining for a night out on the town but can't afford it? Don't sit home. DIY your own entertainment and bring some liv

Best Money Tips: Contributing to Charities Without Donating Money

Today we found some stellar articles on contributing to charity without donating money, saving this holiday season, and risks happy people take every day.

How to Get 5% Cash Back on Holiday Purchases

Reduce the bite holiday spending takes out of your budget with one of these cash back rewards cards.

Where Oh Where Are My Worms? Be On Your Toes When Ordering From Small Web Businesses

As Main Street small businesses disappear, it's nice that we can still order from small companies online. However, spoiled consumers take heed: Not all small companies are created

The 5 Best Webcams

If you make regular video calls or record videos on your computer, a webcam can be a worthwhile investment. Here are the five best.

Opportunity Costs and Conscious Spending: How Spending $1 Today Can Cost You $10 Tomorrow

In this sample from his new personal finance course, expert J.D. Roth explains how understanding opportunity costs can lead to smarter spending.

Modifiers: 5 things that change an item's final price

Shopping for goods isn't Dungeons & Dragons, but it's still an adventure. Like D&D dice, modifiers affect the end result of what happens to you — specifically, how much you spend.

5 Best Amazon Deals for Thursday 10/31

Today's great deals include 10-Piece Ceramic Cookware $54.99, BCBGeneration Dresses Under $85, Hunger Games paraphernalia, and more!

11 Smart Ways to Boost Your Gas Mileage

Spend more time on the open road and less standing at the pump. These easy fuel-saving hacks will keep more money in your pocket.

Choosing Local Businesses

The big-box stores might have everything you want at what seems to be a better price, but there are good reasons why you should buy local.

Don't worry about missing the bottom in houses

I've recently heard from several people who want to buy a house and are thinking that now may be the time. In particular, they're worried that waiting might cause them to "miss th

15 Great DIY Gifts for Geeks

Whether your geek is into comics, Star Wars, Lego, or steampunk, you can make a cool, thoughtful gift they'll love once for being DIY and twice for being nerdcore.

Bamboozled! The 4 Ways that Bamboo Products May Not be All That “Green”

We’ve all been there. Bopping down the aisles of your local home furnishings retailer and seeing all the “earth-friendly” products and tools that claim to be “sustainable.” Many o