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How to Simplify Your Life to Avoid Decision Fatigue
Making lots of small decisions is taxing. Save your decision-making juice for the big ones with this simple plan.
5 Alternatives to Charging Your Medical Bills
Before reaching for your credit card, make sure you check out other effective ways to pay off your medical bills.
Ask the readers: What charities do you give to?
My last post on giving made me think a bit about... well, giving. [more]
When to Buy Disposable
It's a difficult question to struggle with — when should you buy disposable, and when should you buy stuff made to last?
22 Cheap Ways to Keep Cool During the Hottest Month of the Year
Summer sun can be too much of a good thing when temperatures rise. Here's how to beat the heat for next to nothing.
How to Fight Back Against Mortgage Discrimination
Several big banks have been accused of unfairly lending to minority borrowers. Here's how to see if your lender is playing fair.
A year without toilet paper - The Interview
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Best Money Tips: 21 Money Mistakes to Avoid
Today we found some great articles on money mistakes to avoid, apps to help you save at the supermarket, and tasty tailgating recipes.
Techniques for Escaping Long-Term Unemployment
Not having a job isn't just financially trying, it can also be downright depressing. Help combat long-term unemployment with these techniques.
14 Fridge Tricks That Will Save You Big
Is your fridge a mess of wasted space, wasted food, and wasted money? Get smart about food storage and organization and save a bundle on groceries.
Get enough sleep
I have a theory about sleep. My theory is this: everyone who routinely uses an alarm clock suffers from chronic sleep deprivation. Using an alarm clock a few times a year (to c
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.
Don't rely on credit for your emergency fund
There's a large group of financial advisors who suggest using credit in place of an emergency fund. That way, you can invest your entire portfolio for maximum return (such as
Ask the Readers: How Do You Save Money When Dining Out?
Tell us how you save money when dining out and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!
Negotiate Better Prices on These 6 Grocery Store Buys
From bruised bananas to less-than-fresh-baked bread, negotiating deals at the grocery store could save you big bucks.
Is Student Loan Debt as Bad as It Seems?
Student loan debt is clearly a major financial burden for recent grads, but is it as bad as other kinds of debt?
Get Over the Hump Like a Soldier (Book Giveaway)
Learn how to keep the motivation going after the initial excitement of going after your financial goals has worn off.
Tactics of the rich
There are things the rich do that working class and middle class folks don't. Some of them--living off the return on capital rather than wages or salary--are only available to the
13 Things IT People Wish You Knew About Computers
We asked IT pros for some simple tips to take some of the mystery and frustration out of computer problems.
Best Money Tips: Restaurants and Retailers Offering Free Gift Cards for Givers
Today we found some awesome articles on restaurants and retailers offering free gift cards for givers, the best life hacks of 2013, and teaching children frugality.