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How Rewards Cards Make Money

If you think you're gaming your credit card company, think again — you might be one of its biggest money makers. Learn how to avoid the trap.

They used to call it "loan workout"

It has never been unusual for borrowers to run into difficulty, and sometimes it becomes clear that a loan will never be repaid in full. The lender's job then is to recover as

Holiday Gift Giving Techniques

Some of the things we love about Christmas (like sitting around a beautifully lit tree on Christmas morning with the family and opening gifts and enjoying some Christmas cheer) get

Best Money Tips: Strategies to Build Wealth Fast

Today we found strategies to build wealth fast, the right way to load your dishwasher, and how to plan a fun and frugal Thanksgiving meal.

Here's When You Should Switch to Your Partner's Health Insurance

Ready to jump ship from your work-offered health insurance to your spouse's? Be sure to weigh these six key factors first.

10 Ways Working From Home Can Save (And Cost) You Big

Working from home will often help you save money, but not always.

Having Financial Conversations With Your Parents: Highlights From Our Chat With Cameron Huddleston

Don't miss the highlights from our chat with Cameron Huddleston on having financial conversations with your parents!

Six Horrible Financial Products You Should Avoid

Dealing with financial products can be very confusing and stressful, but there are some products that you should absolutely stay away from for the sake of your financial health. [more]

Ask Yourself These 5 Questions Before Buying a Home

Before you seal the deal on a new house, ask yourself: Are you prepared for the investment? Run through these questions first.

Earn More Cash on Dining Purchases: TD Cash Visa® Credit Card

The TD Cash Credit Card awards cash back for all your dining, whether its fast food, fine dining, or coffee shops.

Seven Ways to be the Life of Every Party

Have you ever been to a party where there’s this one person who seems to make it around the room? They flit from group to group, leaving everybod

Book review: The Drunkard's Walk

The human brain has a powerful capability to spot patterns. It's so good at spotting patterns, it can spot patterns that aren't even there. It's this fact that makes randomness--

Ask the Readers: How Would You Spend Your Dream Vacation?

Tell us how you would spend your dream vacation and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

6 Back-to-School Items You Should Always Shop for at the Thrift Store

Back-to-school sales are great, but thrift stores are even better. Discover the best gently used items to buy for your kids.

Help, I Bought a Lemon — Now What Do I Do?

You drove a lemon off the lot, and now you're stuck. Or are you? Take these steps to fix — or forget — that faulty set of wheels.

Follow Your Frugal Bliss

Sometimes reading about frugal phenoms can be discouraging instead of inspiring. The lady who raises her own laying hens on her balcony, the family that gets hundreds of dollars in

Peak Debt

Is there a limit to how much Americans can spend? Clearly there is: All they earn, minus savings and service on their existing debt, plus new borrowing. Since the Bureau of Econ

Save Money by Shopping at the Craft Store — Even If You're Not a Crafter

Craft stores aren't just for crafters. Your local craft store has plenty of good home decor buys and super cheap gifts, no assembly required.

Ask the Readers: How Do You Stay On Budget During the Holidays?

Tell us how you stay on budget during the holidays and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

Best Money Tips: Things to Do to Get a Raise at Work

Today we found some stellar articles on getting a raise at work, going to college for free, and curing a spending hangover.