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Best Money Tips: Hacks to Earn More Money With Less Work

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some great articles on simple hacks to earn more money with less work, negotiating with wedding vendors, and saving for your family vacation.
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10 Mind-Blowingly Simple Hacks to Earning More Money With Less Work —...

5 Things You Can Resell on eBay That Make the Most Money

Sometimes, it's easy to feel like eBay's moment in the sun has passed — at least as a seller. The heady days of flipping almost any item for a stratospheric profit may be over, but the market is still rife with opportunity for sellers willing to do a little research and find veins of hot...

10 Ways to Keep Your Laptop Safe When Traveling

Leaving your laptop at home is supposedly going to help you relax, but what if you're more anxious without your laptop? You may not be working during the trip, but there could be possible emergencies to handle. And let's not forget that a laptop can function as a travel agent, a guidebook, and an...

The Cheapest Way to Fly to Europe

Everyone loves a quick holiday in Europe. Okay, probably not everyone, but find me a person who would turn down a free flight to Europe, and I'll stand corrected. Many of my friends, family, and colleagues, who know my obsession with travel and miles, will ask what are the best deals for...

This Might Be the Best Travel Rewards Program (No Matter What Airline You Fly)

There are so many different types of reward programs that offer miles and points that it can be very difficult for those newer to the world of rewards credit cards and (almost) free travel to know where to start. If you're interested in diving in, a very good place to consider starting is with the...

The Miracle of the Self-Compassion Habit

By Leo Babauta Let’s hypothesize that there’s a substance that’s been irritating you and causing problems in all areas of your life: it causes you to be unhappy, to be stressed, to procrastinate, to be distracted, to be angry with people, to be dissatisfied with your life, to be...

Ex Libris: The Bookplates of 31 Famous Men

There’s an antique bookstore in Montpelier, VT that I always visit whenever we make a trip out to the Green Mountain State. I’ve found a few books there that have provided some great fodder for the blog. Every now and then I’ve come across books that have ornate, decorative labels...

Organizing for cycling season

Do you have a number of bicycles and bicycle equipment that could use some orderly attention now that the weather is getting warmer? Jacki has tips to help you organize these items.
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Has a “Clean Slate” Ever Led to a Major Habit Change for You?

In my forthcoming book on habits – the most fascinating subject ever — I explore the various strategies that we can use to shape our habits. Strategies such as Monitoring, Convenience, the delightful Treats, and the hilarious Loophole-Spotting. One effective strategy is the Clean Slate....

How to Set a Goal – When You Don’t Have One

Google “how to set a goal” and you’ll come up with 938 million results. Wow. By the time you read through all of those articles, blogs, and how-to lists, you’ll likely forget what your goal was to begin with. But, what happens if you don’t have a goal to meet? Well, your first thought may be, “Why...

14 Frugal Ways to Meet and Stay in Touch With People Around the World

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Want to broaden your horizons? Learn new languages? Understand other cultures? Whether at home or abroad, you can develop relationships with people in other countries in a variety of...

How Everyone Can Cut Cable and Still Watch What They Love — Even Sportsfans

More and more people are cutting loose their cable TV providers nowadays, and no wonder. Cable and satellite services offer big packages of channels for big fees, and have been refusing to provide less expensive a la carte options. Streaming online services have been winning over longtime cable...

How to Pay Less for Your Next Vacation

You can find really great travel deals online. With numerous price comparison websites for flights, hotels, and car rentals, it's easy to identify the cheapest online options. (See also: Get the Lowest Rates From Travel Websites)

But the prices you see on the Internet may not be the best deals...

8 Ways to Track Your Diet and Fitness for Free

So, you have a health or fitness goal and you've started hard work toward getting there, but you're still having trouble hitting your mark. Not a problem! One of the most motivating ways to stay the course is by documenting your progress. Whether it's toward a certain number on the scale or...

Best Money Tips: Things That Are Raising Your Energy Bill

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some fantastic articles on things that are raising your energy bill, updating your kitchen on a budget, and vehicles with the longest lifespan.
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8 Things That Are Raising Your Energy Bill — Having a dirty air...

6 Steps to Take When You Have More Bills Than Income

Many of us experience a point in life in which we have more bills than income. Debt might be piling up, and you also have other bills, like rent and insurance, to cover.

At some point, it becomes difficult to cope with the mounting debt and growing bill obligations. But what can you do when you...

9 Ways Getting Married Is Good for Your Finances

Regardless of whether you believe in marriage, walking down the aisle has its benefits. On average, married couples live healthier lives than those not married; and there's evidence that underprivileged children are "more likely to graduate college and earn more if raised by two married...

4 Marine Corps Combat Leadership Lessons Every Man Should Learn

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Jeff Clement. I did two deployments to Afghanistan as a US Marine Corps logistics officer, and led hundreds of Marines, Sailors, Soldiers, and Airmen (and dogs) on dangerous resupply convoys, facing insurgent IEDs and ambushes. This isn’t something...

How to Survive a Lightning Strike: An Illustrated Guide

The best way to survive a lightning strike is to avoid being outdoors in the first place. Use the 30/30 Rule: If, after seeing lightning, you can’t count to 30 before hearing thunder, get inside a building or car. Don’t go outside until 30 minutes after the last clap of thunder. If...

How To Live a Life That Is Uniquely Yours

The biggest mistake people make in life is that they pursue dreams and goals without taking the time to discover what they are truly passionate about, and then allowing their dreams to unfold naturally as an expression of their passion and who they really are. If you are doing something under the...