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Best Money Tips: Slash Prom Costs

Today we found some great articles on slashing prom costs, trimming your entertainment budget, and cheap foods that may build a better brain.

Wise Bread on Marketplace: Justifying Frugality

This Memorial Day weekend, our Senior Editor is back on Marketplace Money, talking about justifying frugality — or, moreover, why you shouldn't have to.

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The Financial Balancing Act: Musings on Balancing Being Responsible with Having Fun

Sometimes, balancing debt (or staying out of it) with fun things we really enjoy brings up hard questions. [more]

Best Money Tips: How to Stop Unsolicited Calls and Texts

Today we found articles on how to stop unsolicited calls and texts, things you can do outside of work to increase productivity, and cheap foods that are packed with protein.

Best Money Tips: Personal Finance Tools You Shouldn't Pay For

Today we found some great articles personal finance tools you should never pay for, products you shouldn’t wait until Black Friday to buy, and ways to recover from a bad interview.

Best Money Tips: Ways to Save Money on Travel

Today we found some great articles on ways to save on travel, how to keep your job, and foods that fight the flu!

Best Money Tips: Foods You Shouldn't Waste Money On

Today we found some great articles on food you shouldn't waste money on, the best ways to make extra money, and easy ways to save for retirement.

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Realistic Budgeting: The Marriage Saver

The road to divorce is not necessarily paved with infidelity, quite possibly it's paved with secretive purchases and a lack of budget that causes both parties resentment and st

How to NOT Get What You Want From Customer Service

There are right ways to complain to businesses...and there are wrong ways. These are definitely the wrong ways (plus, how to make them right).

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How Retailers Manipulate You Into Spending

Whether you're at the mall or online, retailers have plenty of tricks to help separate you from your cash. Learn what they are so you can shop smarter.

The 5 Best Lip Balms

Keeping your lips soft and chap-free isn't easy, but it can be. Just use any of these lip balms and your pout will always look perfecto.

Ask The Readers: How Do You Buy Music?

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Ask the Readers: What Are Your Green Goals?

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The Art of the Trade

Money or not, things around the house need fixing, painting and up keep that goes beyond DIY. It might be a good time to look around your neighborhood for someone who'll trade his

Best Money Tips: Triggers for Financial Infidelity

Today we found some great articles on triggers for financial infidelity, how to do your own landscaping, and tips for buying your first home.

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Ask the Readers: What Will You Do With Your Tax Refund?

Tell us what you'll do with your tax refund and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!