Americans will be paying 2% less on their payroll taxes in 2011. Instead of wasting that cash, use one or more of these ideas to make the most of your "bonus."
Air travel is no picnic (unless you count bad coffee and tiny bags of pretzels as perfect picnic foods). Here are must-haves to remain comfortable on any flight.
Today we found articles on surprising ways to make money recycling, free or cheap activities for adults this summer, and things to say to help someone calm down.
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Think the Housing Bubble Was Bad? Check Out These Other Crazy Investment Bubbles
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Best Money Tips: The Health and Beauty Edition
Today we found some of the best articles from around the web on keeping your health and beauty costs low!
The Inventor of the 401K Has Second Thoughts About Your Retirement Plan — Now What?
401K plans aren't perfect — its inventors even say so. But they can still help build your perfect retirement.
8 Signs You Aren't Prepared for an Emergency
You never know when an emergency might arise, and in that case, you need to be prepared. Are you?
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.
Independent People Have These 7 Things in Their Homes — Do You?
We can always be more self-reliant. How many of these items of independent people do you use?
How to Throw a Kid's Birthday Bash on the Cheap
Throwing a birthday bash for your kiddo shouldn't cost an arm and a leg.
12 Things You Need to Stop Doing Today to Be a Better Friend
What do we value most in life? Family and friends. Keep and strengthen those precious bonds by avoiding these common relationship-busters.
The 7 Scariest Big Purchases People Make
The big spend is only part of the reason these big purchases are such big scares.
6 Ways to Put Your 2011 Payroll Tax Break to Work
Americans will be paying 2% less on their payroll taxes in 2011. Instead of wasting that cash, use one or more of these ideas to make the most of your "bonus."
20 Ways to Use Pool Noodles
Floaty, foamy pool noodles have a million and one uses. Here are 20 to get you started.
6 Things to Keep You Sane on a Plane
Air travel is no picnic (unless you count bad coffee and tiny bags of pretzels as perfect picnic foods). Here are must-haves to remain comfortable on any flight.
Money-Saving Tricks I Learned Planning an Elopement
I always thought that eloping meant flying to Hawaii to get married on the beach with a hired witness. I was wrong, and now I'm saving tons of money.
Want to Buy a Home With No Money Down? Try a USDA Loan
Despite the recent economic crunch, consumers can still purchase homes with no money down through the USDA Rural Development program.
Best Money Tips: Surprising Ways to Make Money Recycling
Today we found articles on surprising ways to make money recycling, free or cheap activities for adults this summer, and things to say to help someone calm down.
5 Financial Obstacles That Are Especially Tough for Women
For a few reasons — some unfair — women face obstacles to money that men do not. Learn about those obstacles — and learn how to overcome them.
9 Ways to Make Your Kitchen Look Awesome for Under $100
Rekindle your relationship with your favorite room in the house with these cheap, fun, and awesome kitchen improvement projects.
5 Things Our Realtor Told Us That Weren't True
Our realtor told us several things that turned out to be untrue. Learn from these situations before taking their word for it.
Best Money Tips: Vacation Trends That Help You Save
Today we found some awesome articles on vacation trends that help you save, how cleaning your house can make you money, and ways to find your passion.
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