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Best Money Tips: Maintain the Value of Your Car

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some great articles on maintaining the value of your car, things you should buy in bulk, and organizational tools.
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Ten Ways to Maintain the Value of Your Car — Getting the oil changed regularly and driving it easy...

Inhabit the Moment

‘We’re so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take time to enjoy where we are.’ ~Bill Watterson By Leo Babauta We all go through our lives almost on autopilot, our minds generally elsewhere, occupied with other thoughts as we float through the...

12 Delicious and Cheap Nut Butter Recipes to Make at Home

I remember way back when a trip to the grocery store only offered up a few nut butter choices. There was smooth peanut butter, crunchy peanut butter, and maybe a jar of that mixed PBJ variety…

But now there are sunflower butters, almond butters, hazelnut butters, chocolate peanut butters,...

Enter the “Life After Debt” $16,000 Giveaway: Plus $500 Just for Wise Bread Readers

ClearPoint Credit Counseling Solutions is giving away $16,000 in prizes PLUS an additional $500 exclusive for Wise Bread Readers! To encourage people to become debt-free, they are running a fun video contest asking people to think about what "Life After Debt" means to them and share their...

14 Pricey Things You Shouldn't Buy (And What to Get Instead)

Shakespeare said it best: "Fast bind, fast find; a proverb never stale in thrifty mind."

Savvy shoppers know that living a thrifty lifestyle doesn't mean that you have to give up on the finer things of life. The trick is to find cheaper alternatives to expensive purchases. (See also: How...

We Are All Stressed – 3 Simple Lifehacks That Help!

  We are the sickest, unhealthiest, and fattest we have ever been as the human species. The number of people who are overweight or even obese is at an all-time high, cancer rates are at an all-time high, and a long list of other diseases are all at “all-time-high” levels. We are chronically...

5 Ways That Negativity Can Help You

Debbie Downer, Moaning Myrtle, Negative Nancy. Slang terms like this make us feel like we have to be constantly upbeat and positive if we want to live a good life. However, recent research suggests that some degree of negativity can be helpful and essential to our health and happiness. (See also:...

Revealed! Book Club Choices for August. Happy Reading.

Yes, I said I was on vacation this week, but I forgot that it was time for the book club suggestions. So here I am, live from Kansas City, for a single post. Because nothing boosts happiness more than a great book, each month, I suggest: · one outstanding book about happiness or habits · one...

The Problem With Minimalism

While taking most of this week off from posting in order to get through a backlog of to-dos, I’ve also been working on a post for Monday about how redundancies can increase your antifragility. While I’ll explain what I mean next week, I thought I’d anticipate one objection to such an argument: it...

What Steve Jobs, Thomas Edison, and Bob Dylan Have In Common

Dr. Peter H. Diamandis is the Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, and co-Founder and Chairman of the Singularity University, a Silicon Valley-based institution partnered with NASA, Google, Autodesk and Nokia. Dr. Diamandis attended MIT, where he received his degrees in molecular genetics...

Best Money Tips: Things to Bring to a Job Interview

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some stellar articles on things to bring to a job interview, getting a free education at your fingertips, and easy home organizing tips.
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5 Things to Bring to a Job Interview — Be sure to bring a reference sheet...

The 12 Herbs and Spices Every Pantry Should Have

Maybe you received a spice rack as a wedding gift. Perhaps you found a bunch of basil and cilantro in your latest CSA basket. Or possibly you're just looking to make healthier, low-calorie foods with fuller flavors on the cheap. Cooking with herbs and spices is certainly a skill even novice home...

The 9 Hidden Costs of Drinking

Drinking isn't cheap. We all know that whether it's a quiet glass of wine at home in the evening or a full-fledged night out on the town, alcohol can cost you. But do you know the true costs? Those that go beyond just the actual price you're paying for that can of Coors or bottle of chianti? (See...

Why is organizing and uncluttering paper so difficult?

For many people, paper is the hardest type of clutter to process. There are an extraordinary number of reasons why paper is difficult to manage, and the following are some of the most common reasons why and strategies for solving these problems.
Post written by Jeri Dansky

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Never Use Your Credit Card to Pay for These 10 Things

Plastic comes in handy during an emergency, and when you're building reward points or your credit history. But although credit cards can be used for just about any purchase, there are things you should never charge to your card. Sometimes, you're better off using cash or a debit card. Here are 10...

15 Steps to Mindfullness And A Better Work Day

Mindfulness and Focus are hot topics right now among the Leadership and Management communities. I get questions now and again from clients and colleagues who recognize the value but don’t know where to begin. I understand. The word “mindfulness” can conjure up all kinds of images,...

The 10 Offensive Phrases No One Is Telling You About

Unless you have a particularly mean streak, or you're in the middle of a bid for vengeance, you never knowingly want to offend people. It's human nature to actually do the opposite, and tread carefully to avoid making someone feel bad. After all, the consequences of that can be broken friendships,...

The 5 Best Woks

Woks are typically most associated with Chinese cooking, and are capable of performing a large number of cooking functions. The larger size and higher slopes of a wok allow it to be used for boiling, braising, deep or pan frying and, most notably, stir frying. Woks are the best cooking vessel for...

Why Space Matters in Relationships

If my life had been perfect, I probably never would have learned anything. Or at least not anything important. I used to have a…

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This week's topic: Making a Financial Plan! Learn about the importance of saving for...