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28 Ways to Have Cheap Halloween Fun
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Savings Bonds as Interest-Earning Travelers Checks
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These Are the 7 Features Home Buyers Want Most
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Financial IQ Test: How Healthy Are Your Bank Accounts?
Following is a Financial IQ Test, designed to help you determine how healthy your bank accounts –- and your interaction with them -– are. Tally up your score and see how you fare.
When It's Time to Destroy Debt, Start With a Goal
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9 Amazing DIY Lamps You Want in Your House
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4 Easy-to-Fix Reasons Your Savings Account Isn't Growing
Don't get frustrated by a stunted savings account. Make these moves instead to help your money grow.
Best Money Tips: 5 Little Wins That Improve Your Day
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Will Your Brand Boycott Actually Make a Difference?
A boycott may make you feel like you're fighting the good fight. Just don't expect to win.
Don't Forget About These 7 Job Hunting Expenses
It's not just yourself you need to prepare for a job hunt. Prepare your money, too!
Best Money Tips: Master These Money Skills Before Your 30s
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6 Pieces of Credit Card Tech That Will Blow Your Mind
Get ready to replace your old credit cards with new tech that promises to make paying with plastic easier — and more secure — than ever before.
You're Doing It Wrong: 6 Health and Fitness Rules That Have Changed
Health and fitness guidelines come and go almost as quickly as donuts become muffin tops. Get up to date on the latest health rules.
7 Frugal Lessons from Great-Grandmother
You don't have to look far for great frugal living tips, just back a couple of generations.
7 Shopping Jedi Mind Tricks and How to Spot Them
Don't let Obi-Wan sell you anything: Learn how to spot these subtle sales tricks from retailers.
How Will the Obama Tax-Cut Deal Affect You?
On December 17th, 2010, President Obama signed a $858-billion tax-cut package into law. Here's how it could affect you.
11 Easy Ways to Fix Your Whole Life This Summer
Rather than focusing on getting your body "bikini-ready," make a few easy lifestyle changes and live your best life.
How to Keep Your Job Search a Secret
You're ready to look for a new job. There's just one caveat: You already have a job, and you need to keep things hush-hush.
16 Festive Ways to Make Extra Money for the Holidays
For many the holidays mean more stress and more spending. For those with the entrepreneurial spirit, the holidays mean more cash.
Best Money Tips: Unusual Uses For Soap
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