In these days of mass-production and Wal-Mart's low prices and lower standards, it's great to see handmade artifacts making a comeback. Today, my wife introduced me to a site that is a meeting-place for buying and selling wonderful handmade items. [more]
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Virgil Griffith created a program called Wikipedia Scanner that lets you know who has been editing articles on Wikipedia and what they've been removing.
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Today we found some fantastic articles on low-budget ways to celebrate Halloween, where to find unique presents for kids, and green ways to save money.
Wise Bread articles that are hot today.
Sell handmade goods, buy cheap handmade goodies.
In these days of mass-production and Wal-Mart's low prices and lower standards, it's great to see handmade artifacts making a comeback. Today, my wife introduced me to a site that is a meeting-place for buying and selling wonderful handmade items. [more]
Best Money Tips: Save BIG on Traveling This Summer
Today we found some awesome articles on saving big on traveling this summer, making the most of unused gift cards, and how recent grads can land jobs.
5 Times Coupons Trick You Into Spending More Money
Everyone love a deal, and retailers know it. Don't get suckered into these coupon marketing tricks — they aren't worth it!
Slow DRIP into investing
My first-ever individual stock holding was a Duke Power (now Duke Energy) share that I acquired through its Dividend Reinvestment Plan or DRIP. [more]
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Saving Goals for Every Age
Every time you enter a new decade of life, ask yourself: Is my savings on track?
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Vacation Safe: 11 Tips for Hotel Safety
You shouldn't have to worry about your safety while on vacation. And, if you follow these suggestions, you won't.
Frugal Red Herrings: Money-Savers That Cost You in Other Ways
Are your money-saving ways just an illusion? Find out if you're falling prey to these frugal red herrings.
The 12 Best Ways to Use Up Your Summer Tomatoes
Tomatoes coming out of your ears? Don't toss 'em! Enjoy your late summer bounty with some fun and delicious ways to use them up.
Best Money Tips: How to Transform Your Money at Any Age
Today we found articles on how to transform your money at any age, time saving tips for selling your clutter online, and ways you may be sabotaging your home sale.
9 (and a half!) things to do at work when there's no longer work to do (also good for a boring day at home!)
My job is crazy one week and snail-slow the next. During the slow times, it's easy to get sucked into the web, clicking from one page to the next, waiting for someone to have a fir
5 Ways to Grow Your Savings Without a Steady Paycheck
Without a steady paycheck, a savings plan may seem like a pipe dream. But freelancers and part-timers can do it. Here's how.
The Student Who Created a PR Nightmare Via Wikipedia
Virgil Griffith created a program called Wikipedia Scanner that lets you know who has been editing articles on Wikipedia and what they've been removing.
Book review: The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
John C. Bogle's The Little Book of Common Sense Investing will help you earn a maximum long-term investment return with the least effort possible.
14 Ways to Allergy-Proof Your Home
Allergy season has arrived. Is your home ready?
How the subprime lending boom hurt everybody
Among the Wise Bread community, I get the sense that there's a kind of "pox on both their houses" attitude to the problems in the subprime mortgage markets. People who worked thro
Best Money Tips: Save Hundreds When Selling Your Car
Today we found some great articles on saving hundreds when selling your car, saving for a home down payment, and managing your time in college.
Better cars are not the answer
Wise Bread is an optimistic place. There are some people who can't see the congruence between optimism and frugality. I'm talking about the people who point to our progre
Best Money Tips: Low-Budget Ways to Celebrate Halloween
Today we found some fantastic articles on low-budget ways to celebrate Halloween, where to find unique presents for kids, and green ways to save money.