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You don't need to drain your budget to enjoy a beautiful vacation in the great outdoors. Get out there!
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Your employer is offering you company stock. Is it a good idea to pad your portfolio with it?
We all know that bad credit makes borrowing hard, but it can also crimp your lifestyle in other ways. Live a fuller life with better credit!
Those small business credit card offers sure are tempting. Understand the risks to your personal credit before you sign up.
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Valentine's Day cliches are so been-there-done-that. How are you spicing up your gift to your sweetheart?
I am not exactly a Twinkie fan. I moved to the USA in my mid-twenties and so I hadn't acquired a taste for them. And most likely never will (although I did try a deep-fried Twinkie recently...not bad, considering). [more]
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Wise Bread articles that are hot today.
13 Things You Don't Know About Your Credit Report — But Should
There's a lot more to a credit report than just the score. Find out what the bureaus know about you — and how you can improve your credit.
10 Homemade Child Products That Are Cheaper and Better Than Store Bought
Kid stuff is expensive! You'll save a lot and wind up with better kid stuff if you make these common products at home, instead of buy.
We Do the Math: Save for Retirement or Pay Off Credit Card Debt?
It's a finance question for the ages: Should you save for retirement, or pay off credit card debt? Find out what the math says.
How to Win Big in Online Sweepstakes
Tips, tricks and rules to winning big in online sweepstakes and contests.
7 Affordable Destinations for Nature Lovers
You don't need to drain your budget to enjoy a beautiful vacation in the great outdoors. Get out there!
6 Avoidable Mistakes That Will Get You Overcharged Every Time
From common negotiating mistakes to common marketing tricks, avoid making these six common buying mistakes and keep more of your money.
8 Amazing Hawaiian Resorts You Can Book With Rewards Points
Traveling to Hawaii isn't cheap, but credit card and loyalty rewards points can make your hotel stay cheap, or even free!
15 Personal Finance Rules You Should Be Breaking
Rules are made to be broken — even supposedly ironclad personal finance rules. Find out when it's okay to skirt money management law.
7 Money-Saving Tricks You Can Learn From Same-Sex Couples
Same-sex couples have a lot to teach heteros about partnering up, starting with some easy cost cutting and frugal living tips.
When Does Your Credit Card Start Charging Interest on a Purchase?
There's a lot that goes into a credit card's interest rate. The most important thing you need to know is when you'll be charged for it.
5 Money Conversations Couples Should Have Before Retirement
You and your spouse can't wait to enjoy your retirement years, but before you dive in, you need to talk money.
10 Simple Ways to Start Living on Less Today
Getting started with frugal living can seem daunting, but it really isn't. Look at your spend, and try some of these easy cost-cutters for beginners.
7 Things You Need to Know About Investing in Company Stock
Your employer is offering you company stock. Is it a good idea to pad your portfolio with it?
15 Surprising Ways Bad Credit Can Hurt You
We all know that bad credit makes borrowing hard, but it can also crimp your lifestyle in other ways. Live a fuller life with better credit!
How Small Business Credit Cards Affect Your Personal Credit
Those small business credit card offers sure are tempting. Understand the risks to your personal credit before you sign up.
9 Best Free Financial Learning Tools
Whether you're baffled by bonds or confused by compounding, all the financial education you need is just a click away — and it's all free.
Charitable giving - get a receipt
After the good-hearted decision to make a charitable donation, do some good for yourself and get a receipt! You can't deduct without one!
How to complain and get a good result.
When you're on the receiving end of a poor product or service, you're entitled to complain. Here's how to do it.
Couplehood: Avoiding the Valentine Clichés
Valentine's Day cliches are so been-there-done-that. How are you spicing up your gift to your sweetheart?
TWINKIE SUSHI - Chopsticks optional
I am not exactly a Twinkie fan. I moved to the USA in my mid-twenties and so I hadn't acquired a taste for them. And most likely never will (although I did try a deep-fried Twinkie recently...not bad, considering). [more]