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Groupon and other daily deal sites can seem enticing, but if you're not careful, they can cost a lot more than you expect. Learn how to use them wisely.
Hurricane Sandy's devastation served as an important reminder for many — when it comes to emergency planning, you need an emergency financial plan too.
I have been researching and testing methods to boost my phone in case of emergencies. Here are the five methods that worked, with varying success, for me.
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Scouring thrift shops can bring out your inner treasure hunter — and you inner money master. Here's what one avid picker picked-up about personal finance.
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10 Ways Driverless Cars Could Impact Your Wallet
They may have a few kinks to iron out, but make no mistake; driverless cars are on the way. How will they impact your bottom line?
The 10 Worst Ways to Make Extra Money
Having a side income can make life a lot easier...but there are some good ways to earn that side income and some seriously awful ones.
Is Infrastructure Destiny?
Today is National Ride Your Bike to Work Day. I have a bike but I chose to drive in my “Share the Road†license-plate embellished car today. Why? The route from home to office, though short, is treacherous. [more]
Best Money Tips: Best Skills for Making More Money
Today we found articles on the best skills for making more money, how to quit bad money habits that rob you blind, tips for preparing the soil for your vegetable garden.
10 Time-Management Skills That Will Help Your Kid Win at School
Try teaching these crucial time-management skills at home and help keep your kids on the ball through the whole school year.
8 Questions to Ask on a College Tour
Picking the right college is as simple as knowing the right questions to ask.
Saving money while hosting guests
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How to Erase Your Medical Debt
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For Best Results, Turn Your Kid's Pants Inside Out
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Getting the Most Out of Daily Deal Sites
Groupon and other daily deal sites can seem enticing, but if you're not careful, they can cost a lot more than you expect. Learn how to use them wisely.
Preparing Financially for a Natural Disaster
Hurricane Sandy's devastation served as an important reminder for many — when it comes to emergency planning, you need an emergency financial plan too.
How to Achieve Your New Year's Resolutions by the End of Summer
Summer is a great time to tackle those New Year's resolutions so that you can just coast through to the holiday season.
No Signal? 6 Ways to Boost Your Cell Phone Reception
I have been researching and testing methods to boost my phone in case of emergencies. Here are the five methods that worked, with varying success, for me.
Six Ways to Stay Warm and Reduce the Heating Bill
Are you paying through your nose to heat your home this winter? Is your heater broken? Read on for some practical tips to reduce your energy bill and stay warm at the same time.
Non-financial investments
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35 Tasty Ways to Use Frozen Spinach
Make like Popeye and unleash your kitchen super powers by opening a box (or a bag!) of versatile, nutritious frozen spinach.
Welcome to the Real World - My Best Advice for New Graduates
I graduated from college just three years ago, so the confusion and anxiety I felt after graduating college is still quite fresh in my mind. I moved out of my parents' house a wee
Not free to be poor
Nobody wants to be poor. It's a dangerous and constrained position to be in. But there are people out there (me, for instance) who are relatively happy to live at a fairly low st
Peak Debt
Is there a limit to how much Americans can spend? Clearly there is: All they earn, minus savings and service on their existing debt, plus new borrowing. Since the Bureau of Econ
7 Money Lessons I Learned From Thrift-Shopping
Scouring thrift shops can bring out your inner treasure hunter — and you inner money master. Here's what one avid picker picked-up about personal finance.