A friend recently told me that someone she knows is so cheap that he would not let her use paper towels at his place. Yet at the same time he complains about not having enough mon
Always wanted to learn to sew? Now is the perfect time. It's simple to get started and can save you money, too. Here are some tips for savvy sewing and some easy projects to help y
When it comes to erasing debt, you've got options. You can do it yourself, go to a credit counselor, try debt settlement or go for the nuclear bomb of debt destruction: bankruptcy.
Even if you aren't planning on marrying rich, the hidden biases that affect relationships can also impact finances. Learn what blind spots you should watch for.
I’ve been examining healthcare plans for a couple of decades. I’ve been covered under employer-based plans and private individual plans. As a result, I've learned mu
Using a debit card is a great way to access cash and pay for items while traveling. But it’s not infallible; let’s explore tips for using your debit card safely.
Before you blow off the idea that your work is worth a bump in the pay scale, check out these four clever tips for putting in a good word about your worth.
Tired of your expensive coffeemakers breaking after a few years? Try the classic solution. Chemex coffeemakers brew the perfect cup year after year — with no moving parts.
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Somehow libraries are still relevant decades into the Internet-age. If you're looking for a future-proof career, start thinking dusty old tomes.
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Retirement should be for relaxing. But if you keep up these four habits, you'll spend your golden years broke.
4 Ways to Make the Most of Your Student Loan Grace Period
A student loan grace period isn't a pass to spend your first big paychecks willy-nilly. Be smart, save up, and prepare to tackle your loan.
It's Sew Easy to Save
Always wanted to learn to sew? Now is the perfect time. It's simple to get started and can save you money, too. Here are some tips for savvy sewing and some easy projects to help y
How You Know When It's Time For Bankruptcy
When it comes to erasing debt, you've got options. You can do it yourself, go to a credit counselor, try debt settlement or go for the nuclear bomb of debt destruction: bankruptcy.
4 Ways Your Brain Screws Up Your Money AND Your Love Life
Even if you aren't planning on marrying rich, the hidden biases that affect relationships can also impact finances. Learn what blind spots you should watch for.
STOP: 10 Words to Never Use at Work
Use one of these words in the office? You may be holding yourself back without even knowing it. Or worse.
How to Examine Your Healthcare Plan and Save
I’ve been examining healthcare plans for a couple of decades. I’ve been covered under employer-based plans and private individual plans. As a result, I've learned mu
Travel and Money: Using Your Debit Card on the Road
Using a debit card is a great way to access cash and pay for items while traveling. But it’s not infallible; let’s explore tips for using your debit card safely.
4 Ways to Bug Your Boss for More Money – and Get It!
Before you blow off the idea that your work is worth a bump in the pay scale, check out these four clever tips for putting in a good word about your worth.
The Easy Way to Do Your Taxes (Without Paying Someone Else)
Don't stress at tax time. These people and organizations will file your returns for you — and they'll do it for free.
Simply Good Coffee: The Chemex Coffeemaker
Tired of your expensive coffeemakers breaking after a few years? Try the classic solution. Chemex coffeemakers brew the perfect cup year after year — with no moving parts.
Underpaid? Here’s How to Fix It.
If you think you're underpaid, the folks at GetRaised are willing to bet $20 that they can help you get a raise within six months. Can it work?
Wise Bread Reloaded: Back to Back to School
Wise Bread reaches back into the archives to help you and your family navigate back-to-school.
These 10 Words and Phrases Are Keeping You From Getting a Raise
What you say and how you say it really matters to your career. Cut these troublesome words and phrases and bask in the accolades that follow.
5 Tricky Interview Questions Successful CEOs Always Ask
If you thought your last job interview was tough, wait till you see the hard-hitting questions these successful CEOs bring to the table.
10 Packed Lunch Ideas You'll Want to Steal From Your Kids
Getting everybody's lunch ready weekday mornings can be a real chore. Save time and money with these lunches enjoyed by kids and parents alike.
What's Better: Less Debt or More Savings?
Does your high-interest debt count as an "emergency?" Well, yes, but not one worth draining your entire emergency fund.
Buying Gifts for a Family with Many Children
When a first child is born, the celebrations abound. By the time the third and fourth arrive, people seem to care less. Should they?