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4 High-Paying Medical Jobs You Don't Need an MD For

If you don't have the time — or money — to secure a medical degree, you can still have a great career in medicine if you choose the right field.

How to Understand and Protect Yourself From Inflation

Inflation is inevitable. What you can change, though, is how you deal with it — and these decisions can make or break your financial future.

What Do I Need to Know Before I Hire a CFP?

Need help managing your finances? Make sure you know what you're getting when you hire a financial advisor with the CFP designation.

9 Cool Things You Didn't Know Skype Can Do

Skype offers screen sharing, file sending, Wi-Fi, searchable chat rooms, SMS, phone numbers, low rates for calling mobiles and landlines and more!

15 Things You Should Do Today to Prepare for a Pandemic Flu

For the past few years people have been telling us that it's not a matter of "if" a pandemic occurs, but a matter of "when." Well, a pandemic may be upon us. Or it may not. Either

Use These Stores' Gift Cards ASAP

Time to dig through the desk drawer. If you have any of these lingering store gift cards, the time to use them may be now or never.

12 Fun Ways to Give Experiences Instead of Stuff

Running out of ideas for things to give? Take your giving to the fourth dimension and give your recipient the gift of time well spent.

How Dissatisfied Do You Need to Be to Use a Satisfaction-Guaranteed Rebate?

Many brands offer them: satisfaction-guaranteed rebates. While this helps to build reputation in the industry and gives genuinely disgruntled consumers an easy fix for their probl

8 Common Weekend Money Traps (And How to Avoid Them)

Woo hoo, it's the weekend! Don't let a couple days away from the grind tear a hole in your pocketbook.

13 Fantastic Lettuce-Free Salads

Lettuce does not necessarily a salad make. And these lettuce-free salads are delicious proof.

The First Step to Finding Your Dream Job

In the current economy, many of us are happy just to be employed, but at the same time very few of us are working at the elusive "dream job". For many people their jobs simply pro

You Are Lying to Yourself About Your Money

Most of us agree that other people fail at personal finance, but we think our own finances are fine. That's the first of many lies we tell about our money.

The 5 Best Pet Diapers

Keeping your floors clean when potty training a puppy isn't easy, but it can be. Just use one of these five pet diapers and you'll keep messes to a minimum.

5 Websites for Swapping Your Clothes and Refreshing Your Wardrobe

Clothing swaps parties have become popular in recent years as frugal and fashion conscious men and women find that trading clothes is a great way to update a wardrobe for next to n

8 Things We Keep Buying That Are Killing the Planet

Convenience comes at a price — and the planet is paying it.

What It Really Costs to Own a Home

I’m a mortgage-free homeowner but, despite paying off my loan, I still have plenty of expenses associated with owning and maintaining my house.

Why the Affordable Home Really Isn't

I've taken a look at home affordability calculators that are available from many reputable sites offering personal finance advice. "Affordability" is based on bank lending guidelin

This Is How to Pick the Best Cookware for Your Needs

With so many cookware choices it's hard to know what's best for each style, recipe, or method. Here's how to decide between cast iron, copper, aluminum, and more.

9 Costly Mistakes DIY Investors Make

Anyone can handle their own investments with the proper research. Anyone can also make these common DIY investor mistakes.

United World College: Study Abroad For Way Less Than You Think

Does your high school-aged child want something different? Are they smart, motivated, and looking for new challenges? They may find what they are looking for in the two-year United