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Ways to Make Extra Cash

There are many ways to make some extra cash. Try one of these today!

Best Money Tips: Amateur Investing Mistakes You Can Avoid

Today we found some great articles on beginner investing mistakes you can avoid, reasons why being cheap is bad, and frugal ways to relax on a stressful day.

Flower Power - A Guide to Frugal Valentine's Flowers

Flowers can be a huge expense on Valentine's Day. Spend wisely on these frugal blooms instead!

The Backdoor to Amazon's 70% off deals

I'm completely crazy about a new site I've just discovered. It's called Jungle Crazy and it's brought to you by those nice folks who also gave you RetailMeNot and BugMeNot. What is it? [more]

How Understanding Airline Flight Routes Can Score You Better Rewards

Believe it or not, understanding airline flight routes can help you score better rewards.

Life Without Toiletpaper - Bum Deal?

How far would you go to save the world? Upon reading the New York Times article about the Beaven-Conlin household in Manhattan, I started to get a little queasy. [more]

Free Music Lessons Online! For now...

Ever paid for private music lessons? Pricey, no? I know that my accordian lessons got to be too much for my feeble salary to cover. Now, you can learn music online. Through You Tube! Video lessons, all for free. [more]

The Zeigarnik Effect and 7 Other Ways to Beat the Housekeeping Blahs

It's Wednesday and the novelty of keeping the place ship-shape has long since worn off. Stay motivated with a few tidy ways to fight chore fatigue.

Best Money Tips: Thrifty Gifts for Mom

Today we found some fantastic articles on thrifty gifts for mom, building your financial dream team, and ways to slash prescription costs.

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Chore Time: Allowances for Adults

Kids receive allowances for doing their chores. A similar system can be a great way to help adults budget for discretionary spending.

Create Your First Shared Budget Without Blowing Up Your Relationship

Sharing your life with someone can be one of the most exciting and fulfilling things you ever do. Sharing your budget? Well...here are some suggestions.

6 Bad Habits That Are Ruining Your Career

Put down the cigarette and the smartphone. It's time to ditch your bad habits, get back to work, and start getting ahead.

Laughing at Ourselves elevated by Doug Marlette

When I first heard of Doug Marlette, he was an editorial cartoonist with The Charlotte Observer. He accepted an invitation to speak to high school students and personally

Best Money Tips: 25 Ways to Get Free Stuff

Today we found some fantastic articles on 25 ways to get free stuff, ways the drought will affect you, and car-repair mistakes.

Frugal travel with Esperanto

Travel presents the classic conundrum: If you have the money you don't have the time, and if you have the time you don't have the money. You can travel on the cheap if you have friends or re [more]

Best Money Tips: The Retirement Edition

Today, we found many great articles relating to retirement!

The 5 Best BB Creams

Keep your skin clear and glowing with the right BB cream. Any of these five best BB creams are great for your face!

Augment Your Income By Going To Nightclubs

Execution is the key to good business. Money-making ideas are rampant, but it's the people who actually take the time and energy to execute those ideas that are the world's

New $5 bill unveiled

The US Treasury today unveiled a new $5 bill, with security features intended to make it harder to bleach out a $5 and use the paper to counterfeit a $100 bill.