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A partnership is all about not going it alone — even when it comes to money. For a happier union, include your partner in the planning with these suggestions.
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When It's Time to Destroy Debt, Start With a Goal
I'm doing a 90-day series on air and online to help people destroy debt. My first installment concerns the single most important thing you can do: establish goals. Read and watch f
6 Steps to Take When You Have More Bills Than Income
When the bills are mounting, don't give up! Get proactive with your creditors, cut your costs, and start rebuilding your credit. Here's how.
Life After Bankruptcy: What's Next?
There are repercussions to filing for bankruptcy, but like with other setbacks in life, you can recover. There is always hope!
5 Painless Ways to Manage Money With Your Partner
A partnership is all about not going it alone — even when it comes to money. For a happier union, include your partner in the planning with these suggestions.
5 Reasons Tax Prep Software May Be Right for You
I’ve been doing my own taxes for about 5 years now. Even as my needs have changed (I’ve gone from a simple 1040EZ to a more complex small business partnership structure), I’ve fou
CitiMortgage Told Me to Default on My Loan
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The First Thing You Need to Work on If You Want a Better Relationship
Science shows that good partnerships are correlated with overall happiness, and working on this one thing can make your relationship even better.
The Underground Guide to International Volunteering (Review)
International volunteering is a genre of travel that is mired in misnomers. Most internet searches will reveal opportunities that cost hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars per we
Home Delivery: Local and Long Distance
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6 Top iPhone Apps for Voracious Readers
These 6 super apps will help you read more on the go, get more from the text you do read, and make each juicy word more enriching.
10 Dumb Things Holding You Back From Getting a New Job
It's hard to land a job. Don't let any of these dumb mistakes make it harder.
Xeriscaping to Promote Water Conservation
There are many benefits to what is known as Xeriscaping, or "dry" gardening. Xeric landscaping means planting native flowers and plants to your region that req
Flashback Friday: 40 Best Budget-Friendly Travel Tips Ever
We would all love to travel more, but it can get so expensive! Good thing we've found all the ways to do it on the cheap.
Old Stuff: How to Kindly Receive and Reuse
Taking in free items can be a savvy, frugal move. Be on guard so that you won't be the not-so-proud owner of useless stuff.
Why Do a Credit Card Balance Transfer, and How?
Learn the pros and cons of transferring a credit card balance, as well as how to choose the right credit card for you.
Best Money Tips: 9 Good Reasons to Can Your Own Food
Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips roundup. Today, we tell you why canning is the real deal, how to find "super-secret" stadium deals, and how to encourage a capitalist kid!
How to Minimize Cell Phone Charges When You Travel Abroad
International roaming charges on cellular phones are super expensive. Beat those high prices with some clever workarounds.
6 Pieces of Credit Card Tech That Will Blow Your Mind
Get ready to replace your old credit cards with new tech that promises to make paying with plastic easier — and more secure — than ever before.
6 Infuriating Ways You're Ruining Someone Else's Credit
Yep, you can totally wreck someone else's credit score. Don't be that person.
How Are People Retiring in Their 30s?!
What if you could retire and travel the world by your 30s? It's not just fantasy — these bloggers have done it!