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FSBO: How to Sell Your Home on Your Own
For Sale By Owner saves having to pay an agent's commission, but it will only work if you know what you are doing and plan ahead.
DIY Entertainment--A Recipe for the Recession
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Best Money Tips: Stupid Things We Do When We're Poor
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Turn Last Year's Taxes Into This Year's Financial Spring Cleaning
Don't shove all your tax paperwork back in the drawer just yet. Go the rest of the way to a better financial future with a few simple steps.
Summer Freebies and Bargains for Kids
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6 Savvy Strategies to Ward Away College Hunger and Avoid Overspending
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The 5 Best Selfie Sticks
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How to Buy and Prepare Fresh Fish
Learn how to choose the freshest fish and add this delicious and healthy protein to your diet.
How to Talk About Retirement With Your Spouse
Avoiding that talk with your spouse about retirement will cost you both, eventually. Here's how to start talking — and planning your future.
Save on Last Year's Taxes Right Now
You can still save on last year's taxes right now, if you still haven't filed your income tax return yet.
Book Review: Your Money—The Missing Manual
Books about managing your money succeed or fail at the point when the author chooses what to present as unbreakable rules versus what to present as hints, tips, suggestions, or
7 Ways to Make Money During a Semester Abroad
Studying abroad can enrich your life, but deplete your wallet. Offset the costs by earning your keep while you're overseas.
Best Money Tips: Beat the High Cost of Air Conditioning
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Book Review: The Twitter Job Search Guide
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7 DIY Tips to Winterize Your Home for Cheap
Winterizing your home doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. Here are 7 DIY tips to winterize your home for almost nothing in an afternoon.
10 Things Healthy People DO NOT Have in Their Homes
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5 Things to Say to Your Boss to Get a Promotion or Raise
You deserve a raise and a promotion. Here's how to get your boss to agree.
It's Time to Drop These 6 Rules of Money Etiquette
Sometimes old-fashioned etiquette is nice, but when it comes to money, sometimes it's completely out of step.