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Best Money Tips: How to Wake Up Without Coffee

Today, we share simple ways to wake up without the help of stimulants, get your regular dose of culture without spending a lot, protect your kids from identity theft, and more.

10 Easy Ways to Work Stretching Into Your Daily Routine

Flexibility is important for fitness, but it's hard to find the time. Add stretches throughout the day to capture some of the benefit.

8 Real Life Calamities That Can Drain Your Finances (Plus How to Defend Against Them)

Life is full of ups and downs. Sometime the downs take all your money along for the ride.

3 Reasons to Make Your New Year's Resolutions Today

One more cookie? January 1st is when you’ll diet. Buy another gift? You’ll budget better next year. Here's why you shouldn't wait until 2011 to start working on your goals.

8 Questions You Should Always Ask in an Exit Interview

When one career chapter closes, take the time to leave on a high note. You can start by asking these exit interview questions.

10 New Beauty Products You Need to Know About

Get ready for fall with this collection of the season's must have beauty products and tools.

Best Money Tips: Dangers That Could Derail Your Retirement

Today we found articles on dangers that could derail your retirement, pros and cons of container gardening, and tips to improve your home’s layout.

The 4 Most Effective Times for Setting a New Goal

Take advantage of some quirks in the calendar — and your psychology — to jumpstart your campaign to reach your next goal.

9 Expensive Mistakes of the Newly Retired

Retirement always has a few bumps in the road. But these nine costly mistakes can derail you completely.

5 Reasons Being a Millionaire Is Overrated

Being a millionaire sounds pretty great. Is it really?

Best Money Tips: Ways to Use Lemons

Today, we share uncommon uses for yellow lemons, tips for growing basil, and tricks to make moving furniture a breeze.

How to Save a Ton by Eating Soup Every Day (and Never Get Bored!)

Soup sounds like a boring meal day after day, right? Wrong! Here's a brilliant way to save money and make daily soup exciting.

You're Doing It Wrong, Moron: 5 Tips for Giving Better Compliments

Receiving compliments is easy. But giving legitimate, thoughtful compliments is increasingly rare in an era of instant, faceless communication.

Ending Financial Stress Now: Highlights from Our Chat with Emily Guy Birken

Don't miss the highlights from our chat with Emily Guy Birken on getting your financial life together!

How to Remove Snow and Save

It's white, it's cold, and it wants to take your hard-earned money. Follow these suggestions to get snow cleared while keeping cash in your wallet.

These 7 Companies Have the Craziest Employee Perks

Our employers give most of us a paycheck, health care, paid vacation — and that's about it. A lucky few of us also get flying lessons. Wait, what?

10 Simple Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol

A few small lifestyle changes is all it takes to lower bad cholesterol — and only one of them is exercise. Get going for a healthier heart!

7 Basic Ways to Become Your Own Life Coach

Life coaches can help us make positive changes. If you can't afford the time or money for one, take steps to coach yourself. You can do it!

6 Simple Seafood Appetizers to Impress Your Guests

Appetizers with an ocean flair are great for putting on the ritz at your next party (and we're not talking about the cracker).