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Sarah and I argue about politics sometimes. We have different perspectives on a lot of political issues and sometimes that will cause us to have rather vigorous debates on things. I tend to be more concerned about civil liberties than Sarah is, for example, and our different feelings on civil liberties and privacy caused us to have more than a few disagreements about Edward Snowden and Wikileaks, for example.

At the end of the day, though, we still care for each other deeply. Our political disagreements – or my disdain for Sarah’s taste in movies or her eye-rolling at my constant suggestion to play more board games – aren’t what makes up the basics of our relationship.

Our relationship is based on other things. We agree fundamentally on how to treat other people. We agree on how to parent our children and how important it is to communicate with each other. We also agree on how to use the resources we share – our money being a major part of that.

Kristin Wong

The topic of maximizing credit-card rewards seems to be a popular one lately, especially in the world of personal finance blogging. Many of us use our credit cards to pay our bills and monthly expenses. We earn cash back and rake in the rewards. Some of us have even mastered the envious ability to churn [...]

How I earn credit card rewards responsibly from personal finance blog Bargaineering.com.

This blog was posted by Kristin Wong

Living life "with no regrets" is often said in the context of looking back, as if it were purely about a way of viewing things you've done in the past. But what about taking a more active role in living with no regrets?

Living well is an art, and there's no playbook on how to do it. But just like there are certain Decisions You'll Never Regret Making, there are some that many people almost always do. "Not reading this list" might just be one of them…

While traveling recently I picked up a copy of USA Today at my hotel. Reading through the financial section, I saw an interesting question. A reader was asking how much he would have to invest per day to retire in 30 years.

I found the response online and here's what they had to say:

Investors might be surprised to hear that for the average, typical person making a number of back-of-the-envelope assumptions, $82.28 a day may be what you should be shooting for, based on an analysis done for USA TODAY by investment management firm T. Rowe Price. If you save $82 a day and invest it in a fairly aggressive but not crazy portfolio, in 30 years you could amass enough wealth to generate the U.S. average household income for 30 years, even after adjusted for inflation.

For a lot of Americans, the term staple food conjures up images of starchy beans, dried milk, and flavorless breakfast cereal. Staple foods are the diet of poverty.

But you don't need to think of them that way. Here are some ultra-frugal, delicious recipes using inexpensive ingredients from around the world.. (See also: 25 Clever Ways to Dress Up Cheap Food)

1. Akoori

(Parsi-style Scrambled Eggs)

There's a simple formula for looking and feeling your best: Eat healthy food and occasionally break a sweat. In today's convenience-obsessed culture, both are more difficult than they sound, however. Add in the fact that healthy food usually comes with a significantly higher price tag, and it's no wonder we rely on fast-food and microwave dinners. (See also: 25 Frugal Items for Your Organic Vegan Grocery List)

This post comes from Jen Smialek at our partner site Quizzle.com.

We’ve all been there before: You’ve just broken up with your significant other, and you are heartbroken. Regardless of who did the breaking, it’s never easy to muddle through the next weeks/months of confusion and emotion.

When heartbreak strikes, it can be an equally tough time to manage your finances. If you’re currently working through a breakup of your own, here are a few tips to ensure your financial house stays in-tact:

Give Yourself a Break

First of all, realize that you’re going through a tough time and allow yourself to fully process the emotions you’re feeling. Bottling things up will do you no good (and might just make things worse), so take care to afford yourself some grieving time.

Note: This article is from J.D. Roth, who founded Get Rich Slowly in 2006. J.D.’s non-financial writing can be found at More Than Money, where he recently wrote about how to be happy.

As part of the Get Rich Slowly course, I interviewed 18 of my favorite financial experts. Combined, these interviews comprise over eight hours of audio and more than 200 pages of written transcripts, all of which are available as part of the package.

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some awesome articles on qualities to embrace for success, finding wallet-friendly furniture, and a personal finance cheat sheet for new grads.

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Embrace These 15 Qualities And Success Is Yours — Embracing reliability and productivity will help make success yours. [Dumb Little Man]

How to Find Wallet-Friendly Furniture — To find wallet-friendly furniture, check out discount warehouses. [MintLife Blog]