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Ask the Readers: How Do You Save During the Holidays?

Tell us how you save during the holidays and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

Ask the Readers: How Do You Save on Summer Travel?

Tell us how you save on summer travel and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

Ask the Readers: What Is Your Morning Routine?

Tell us about your morning routine and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

Treat yourself like a child to be more grown up

This post is about repurposing a trick that grown-ups use to manage a child's wants. You know the one. It starts with pointing at a substitute. Then, the grown-up frames one of

5 Signs the House You Want to Buy Is a Money Pit

Ready to dive into home ownership? Look beyond appearances to spot potentially serious — and expensive — repair and maintenance needs.

Flashback Friday: The 82 Best Spring Cleaning Hacks We’ve Ever Shared

Spring cleaning is a lot less daunting when you have a strategy. These hacks will make it a painless process, and maybe even a little bit fun.

Divining Your Home’s Value, The Quick-and-Dirty Way

It’s the American Nightmare: your neighbor, in an effort to avoid foreclosure, sells his house for thousands less than he paid two years ago, causing your home to plummet in value.

Dealing with Financial Drought: A Recovery Plan

You know how it goes. One minute, you have extra money sitting in the bank just waiting for you to play with it. The next, your car needs repaired, or the cat gets sick, or the roo

10 Delicious Tater Tot Recipes

Plain tater tots are practically pure potato-fection. But just wait until you taste these delicious dressed up tots!

Ask the Readers: What Is Your Best Spring Cleaning Tip?

Tell us your best spring cleaning tip and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

10 Fun Ways to Leave Your Job

Depending on the circumstances, leaving your job may be the best thing that's ever happened, or the worst. Either way, make the most of it!

How to Score Free (or Almost Free) College Textbooks

Textbooks can cost you thousands of dollars over the course of your college career. Keep costs down with these tips.

Use only what you need

That’s the advice from a beautifully-executed campaign from Denver Water, right here in my own backyard of Colorado. The campaign (created by Sukle Advertising, a very smart, strat

5 Ways Self Storage Units Are More Sad Museums Than Savvy Solutions

This week I did an intervention on Sarah, one of my dearest friends. Sarah has a substance abuse problem -- but not with drugs. Sarah has a problem with self storage.

Seven Lessons Learned from Working Retail

The store that I work at offers a rewards card to frequent shoppers, and there are quite a few people who refuse to sign up for it - I can understand why they wouldn't want to have

7 Ways Pride Is Keeping You Poor

Pride is not your friend. It can mess with your good judgment, and convince you to make terrible financial decisions.

5 Things Debt Collectors Don't Want You to Know

Debt collectors sometimes have a few sneaky tricks up their sleeve. Beat them to the punch by knowing your rights.

5 Best Amazon Deals for Wednesday 10/23

Today's great deals include Plantronics M50 Bluetooth headset, Peanuts Deluxe Holiday Collection Blu ray, Skechers Shoes, and more!

How a Teenager Started A Multi-Million Dollar Online Business with a Parrot. UPDATED

Sit down and grab a cup of your favorite beverage. I’m about to tell you the remarkable story of a young man who has built a successful online business; one that makes in excess of

Why Do We Feel Buyer’s Remorse, Anyway?

The rush from that big, must-have purchase only lasts a short while before dreaded buyer’s remorse sets in. How come?