Best Money Tips: Savings in a Small Home

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Happy Thanksgiving, Wise Bread readers! In today's Best Money Tips roundup, we give you the silver lining to living in a small home, alternative ways to spend Black Friday, tasty suggestions for leftovers, tips for a smooth relationship with the in-laws, and more.

Top 5 Articles

10 Surprising Ways a Small Home Saves You Money — You're probably less inclined to bring home for stuff when everything you have is RIGHT THERE in your face. Financial Highway

10 Smarter Ways to Spend Your Time on Black Friday — Need something to do this Friday that doesn't involve massive crowds? Consider taking this time to assemble your financial emergency kit. Kiplinger

15 Creative Ways to Deal With Thanksgiving Leftovers — Make salsa out of cranberry sauce, and pair that with leftover turkey for some delicious post-Thanksgiving taquitos! MintLife

How To Keep The In-Laws From Becoming Outlaws — Unless the issue directly involves you or your kids, try to stay neutral. Parenting Squad

Non-Food Uses for Cornstarch and Baking Powder — If you need help ironing, mist some cornstarch spray on the troublesome wrinkles. Frugal for Life

Other Essential Reading

5 Common Collaborative Scheduling Faux Pas — Don't assume your contacts all know why you gave them access to your calendar. A courtesy email explaining the invite will dispel any confusion. GigaOM

9 Ways to Travel Healthier — Sitting for hours is no good for the blood circulation in your legs. If you're on a plane or train, walk up and down the aisle every one to two hours, and rotate your ankles and feet several times during the trip. Lifescript

Handling the "Estate Meeting" — To make sure emotional offers or claims aren't given more weight than the speaker intended, ask to get their response in writing once they've cooled down. If they've reconsidered, let it go and move on. The Simple Dollar

Think Long Term When Shopping Black Friday and Cyber Monday — Take advantage of the deals this weekend to shop ahead for birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine's Day, home office supplies, work clothes, etc. Free From Broke

5 Haggling Tips To Get a Better Price — Think about the timing. Salespeople are likely more receptive to your haggling efforts when they need to meet monthly quotas or when the stores need to unload merchandise. Moolanomy