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5 Financial Mistakes You Need to Stop Making by 30

By the big Three-Oh, you're no finance rookie. Leave these money mistakes in your 20s and kick bad spending habits to the curb. No excuses!

6 Quick Ways to Retrain for a New Career

If your current gig isn't doing it for you anymore, you can retrain — quickly — for a new line of work.

5 Life Mistakes You Need to Stop Making by 30

You're not a kid anymore. Stop acting like one.

Pure Genius - All In The Name Of Eco-Friendly

Ok, recycling is as eco-friendly as I get so far, and I'm even too lazy for that sometimes. [more]

6 Ways to Ease Your Parents Into Assisted Living

Mom and dad took care of you — now it's your turn. If moving your parents into assisted living is right for them, take steps to make it stress free.

Can Black Google Save You Energy?

An Australian company, Heap, has come up with a search engine that could Save 750 Megawatt-hours a Year. How will they do it? They've turned Google black. From what I've read, ther

Best Money Tips: Retirement Questions People Forget to Ask

Today we found some stellar articles on important (but often forgotten) retirement questions, easy part-time jobs, and work-life balance tips.

The 5 Best Waterproof Bluetooth Speakers

Keeping your speaker dry while at the beach isn't easy, but it can be. Get any of these waterproof Bluetooth speakers and you'll be able to blast those tunes all summer long.

5 Things That Could Wreck an Early Retirement

Those chasing early retirement with aggressive saving and frugal lifestyles should also prepare for unexpected costs, post retirement.

Best Money Tips: Items Every Home Needs

Today we found some stellar articles on handy items every home needs, how not to handle sudden wealth, and how to reduce student debt.

Separate Bank Accounts: 'Till Death (or Banking) Do We Part?

Many couples today boast separate bank accounts and successful relationships. But is it possible? Or are separate bank accounts a recipe for disaster?

5 Times You Should Demand a Raise

You want a raise, but when is it right to ask for one? Here are five times you've definitely earned a pay bump — and are likely to get it.

2 Things You Must Know About the New Mortgage Rules

Homebuyers should face fewer mortgage surprises with the "Know Before You Owe" disclosure process — and they may even save some money. Here's how.

Best Money Tips: Save Money and Have Fun During the Holidays

Today we found some stellar articles on saving money and having fun at the holidays, ways to save $1 a day, and steps to make your money last a lifetime.

6 Ways to Save on Pregnancy Expenses

Oh baby! Shopping for your soon-to-be bundle of joy can be as frugal as it is fun with if you know what to look for — and where.

Fixing the foreclosure crisis

Because homeowners are also voters, and because the subprime lending crisis threatens the whole economy, the federal government is trying to come up with ways to head off a massive

5 Steps to Stress-Free Holiday Gift Giving

Is the holiday season already straining your last festive nerve? Maybe it's time to rethink gift-giving and adopt a saner strategy.

Impulse Shopping: A Controllable Handicap

A friend of mine has a pathological weakness for impulse shopping. But using the techniques outlined here, she dug herself out of debt and into impulse shopping bliss.

Best Money Tips: 216 Affordable Gifts for Everyone on Your List

Today we found some awesome articles on 216 gifts for everyone on your list, frugal lunch ideas, and reasons to list or buy a home in December.