Best Money Tips: One Super Useful Skill That No One Teaches

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Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found articles on a super useful skill that no one teaches, urban and wilderness survival hacks, and smart uses for Vaseline.

Top 5 Articles

One Super Useful Skill that No One Teaches in Your 20s — This skill is extremely useful in most situations in life, business, and your career. [Dumb Little Man]

18 Urban and Wilderness Survival Hacks That Would Make MacGyver Proud — Any foil-backed paper candy wrapper can be used to start a fire if you have a battery source, like a AA battery. [The Art of Manliness]

18 Smart Uses For Vaseline — A little Vaseline on your wrists and neck before spritzing your fragrance will make the smell stick. [PopSugar Smart Living]

The Biggest Mistake College Grads Make With Their Money — Living on their own may be the most expensive mistake a college grad can make. [Frugal Beautiful]

Why the Kind of Body Fat You Carry Matters — There are good fats and bad fats, and fats that may be good or bad depending on your body. Learn about the different kinds of body fats and how they can affect your health. [Mark's Daily Apple]

Other Essential Reading

Simple Routines That Keep Your House Spotless — Set daily cleaning tasks that you can do without spending much time on it. Heavy-duty tasks can be part of your weekly, monthly, or seasonal routines. [Get Organized Wizard]

Get Rid of Slugs in Your Garden Naturally — Adding crushed egg shells or spiky rocks and pebbles around your vegetables will make it difficult for slugs to cross. [Nature Moms Blog]

How to Easily Prevent Lifestyle Inflation — It's okay to allow your lifestyle to inflate a little bit as long as you don't go overboard. You can put part of the extra income toward the things you want and save the rest of it. [Everybody Loves Your Money]

Cord-Cutters Guide: The Best Alternatives to Cable TV — Invest some of the money you save from cutting cable on boosting your internet speed. You'll need a connection that’s at least 10 Mbps to get the best picture quality and the least amount of buffering. [MintLife]

6 Fun Crafts to Keep Your Kids Busy This Summer — Friendship bracelets are all the rage these days, and you can get kits for all age ranges at affordable prices. [Parenting Squad]

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