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Best Money Tips: Awesome Frugal Date Ideas

Today we found some awesome articles on awesome frugal date ideas, tested tips for a frugal life, and inexpensive ways to keep kids entertained this summer.

8 Alternative Ways to Cook Outside

There are still a few more scorching weeks of summer left, and if you can't take the heat in the kitchen, get out. No, really.

Alcohol is good for your heart

After quitting smoking, having one or two drinks a day is the best single thing you can do for your cardiovascular health. [more]

Get the Most Out of Safeway's Just for U Deals

Safeway offers personalized grocery discounts with its Just for U program. If you're in the know, you can squeeze even more savings out of it.

Best Money Tips: Tips for Reducing Your Water Bill

Today we found some fantastic articles on tips for reducing your water bill, banking tips for 20-somethings, and early retirement risks.

Best Money Tips: 51 Places to Find Coupons

Today we found some great articles on where to find coupons, how to start each workday right, and easy ways to make extra money.

Best Money Tips: Bad Money Advice You Should Run Far, Far Away From

Today we found articles on bad financial advice you should ignore, how to shop smart at Costco, and easy ways to save money on your energy bills.

How to be happy

A lot of happiness (and unhappiness) comes from within. But there are other things that matter a lot: relationships, doing important work, living your life according to your valu

The sinking dollar

It takes more than $1.40 to buy one euro today. It cost less than $1 as recently as late 2002. A Canadian dollar is worth just about exactly a US dollar--a parity not seen since

5 Free Handy Coupon Apps — Don’t Leave Home Without One

With so many free coupon apps to choose from, which are worth downloading? Check out these five that can save — or even make — you money.

Huge Tax-Free Investment Returns

The fact is, you can pretty easily get 30% or more on investments that are not only very safe but come with built-in inflation protection. But don't get too excited.

5 Reasons to Choose Traditional Books Over E-Books

Carrying around a tablet with tons of titles may be convenient, but there are some good reasons why you should keep those paper books on your shelf.

5 Ways Your Wardrobe Is Holding You Back at Work

In the office, you are what you wear. Are your workday duds doing all they can to boost your career?

A second emergency fund you never spend?

I ran across this idea in a book by some financial guru years ago. The book was packed with an odd mix of obvious and kooky ideas, of which this was one of the latter. For some r

FREE bowling balls - just pay shipping

A quick deal for you everyone. I'm not sure how bad or good your bowling is, but mine is rotten. I don't blame the balls, I blame myself for not doing it often enough. Oh,

Best Money Tips: Tips for Living on One Income

Today we found some fantastic articles on tips when living on one income, building your first retirement fund, and nevotiating a higher salary.

Finally, Frugal Rules

You can come out of the shadows, my fellow cheapos, skinflints and non-pathological hoarders. Thanks to the rise of eco-hip, frugal is becoming cool. Sorta.

Best Money Tips: Traveling When You Have No Money

Today we found some awesome articles on traveling when you have no money, Halloween 2012 freebies, and cutting back on your monthly grocery expenses.

4 Risky Life Decisions That Millionaires Made — But You Shouldn't

Sure, some of the most successful and wealthy people in the world have quit school, but does that mean you should too? Uh, no.

Should You Buy VW Shares? 10 Battered Stocks Worth Considering

Some stocks have taken a real beating this year. Could this be the right time to jump in?