Best Money Tips: Powerful Habits to Brighten Your Morning

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Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some great articles on powerful habits to brighten your morning, getting the best deals at flea markets, and the best cities for job-seekers.

Top 5 Articles

How to Brighten Your Morning (and Whole Day): 7 Powerful Habits — Make it a point to give one genuine compliment to your partner, a family member, friend, or co-worker. [The Positivity Blog]

Love Bargains? How to Get the Best Deals at Flea Markets — Vendors are more likely to give you a good deal later in the day — they want to take as few items home as possible, after all. This is when you should try haggling for bundled items! [The Penny Hoarder]

Looking for a New Job? Move Here — It turns out that the university town of Lincoln, Nebraska is the best city for people looking for a job this year. [The Monitor]

13 Small Missteps That Can Wreak Havoc on Your Credit — Canceling the credit cards that you don't use can increase your credit utilization ratio — not such a good idea, since it accounts for 30% of your credit score. [Money Talks News]

10 Things You Should Buy at Target — Check out Target's Dollar-Spot section for cute stationary and small baskets — perfect for gifting! [PopSugar Smart Living]

Other Essential Reading

Easy Ways College Students Can Improve Their Financial Future — When it comes to student loans, only take out as much as you need to live on. [Quizzle Wire]

Essential Tips for Finding the Best Property — Research the area you are considering. While you should definitely visit in person, you can also find a lot of useful information online, too, like government-published crime statistics. [Financially Poor]

How to Spot and Avoid Potential Rental Scams — If a landlord or listing agent wants you to pay before you see a physical unit, it's probably a scam. Always meet in person before you hand over any money. [Repaid.org]

Law of Attraction: 3 Common Anxieties That Slow Your Progress — Being convinced that certain outside elements need to change before you can continue on with your goals will only cause you be stuck where you are. [Life Made to Order]

The Best Ways to Teach Your Child to Brush Her Teeth — Kids aren't able to brush their teeth effectively until they are six. If your child is younger than six, be sure to brush a second time to make sure all her teeth are cleaned. [Parenting Squad]