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10 Surprising Things You Can Rent

In the long run, renting costs more. But if a short term fling is your thing, you can probably rent it — whatever "it" is.

Bad Credit? It Might Cost You Your Marriage

Your perfect partner is smart, funny, attractive. What more could you want from them? Add this to your list: a good credit score.

What to Do When You've Blown Your Budget for the Month

You've busted your budget for the month and there's still three weeks left to go. What now?

How Nutrition Labels Are About to Get Better

Nutrition Facts labels are about to get their first major makeover in 25 years. Will they help us eat healthier?

12 Genius Storage Solutions for Your Garage

Make enough room to actually park your car in your garage with this collection of simple, frugal, and clever garage storage ideas.

Beyond Silicon Valley: 7 Side Benefits Your Job Could Offer Soon

Beyond paid vacation days and subsidized health care, the benefits offered by future employers could easily overshadow what we get today.

Everything You Need to Know About Peer-to-Peer Investing With Lending Club

For borrowers, Lending Club offers another funding source. For investors, it's a way to invest in consumer debt. Here's how to get started.

17 Ways Your House Can Earn a Paycheck

Looking for a unique way to pad your bottom line? Put your house to work earning extra income.

The 12 Best Frozen Food Values

Don't turn up your nose to frozen fruits and vegetables and other foods — they're delicious and cheap. Stock up on these dozen frugal frozen eats.

These Are the Best Credit Card Strategies for Married Couples

Married couples can manage their credit cards way more efficiently when they work together as a team.

Women's Saving and Investing: Is Your Money "Girl Money?"

Understanding how to save and invest your earnings not only makes financial sense, but helps women (or anyone!) become more independent and confident.

My car payments are too much! What should I do?

Last August, I decided to purchase my first new car ever. I had only ever owned used (and entirely paid-for) vehicles prior to this. I researched the type of car that I wanted and

Avoiding grass-is-always-greener syndrome

For a worker down in the cube farm, it's easy to see the dysfunction of your own company, and to imagine that almost anyplace else would be better. The thing is, companies are all

50+ Unique Gift Ideas for Men

The picky guy in your life may seem like he already has it all, but we bet he'd still love some of these thoughtful gifts!

7 Tips for Streamlining Your Shopping List

I have a long-standing dislike of grocery shopping. Pushing a cart around a store is not one of the ways I amuse myself. I've found that because of my attempts to get in and ou

6 Ways Sloth Is Keeping You Poor

There's a lot more to sloth than plain laziness — and a lot more ways it's costing you money.

Free Diapers: How Persistence Got Me Into a Diaper Study

Some things sound too good to be true. Try, “Diaper Study: Free Diapers, and Get Paid to Use Them.” My overly-analytical (okay, suspicious) mind would question, “What’s the catch?"

6 Ways to Save On Baggage Fees

We've all got baggage. Stop being charged for it!

The 5 Best Toasters

Banish burned bread — get perfectly browned bread, bagels, waffles, and more with one of these reliable toasters.

Best Money Tips: Things Not to Do at the Office Christmas Party

Today we found some stellar articles on things not to do at the office Christmas party, dos and don'ts of Christmas giving, and why frugality may be hard for you.