Debt can make or break you. Which one depends on how you handle it and the reasons behind the need for the money. Make the right choice and you can achieve even the impossible.
"Retail therapy" — shopping to help you feel better — is typically viewed with scorn. But some recent findings suggest that shopping can make you happy...if you do it right.
Borrowing extra for an energy efficient mortgage can lower your utility costs and generate significant savings...as long as you make sure the math adds up.
Some of us took risks. Some of us played it safe. Read about our writers' great (and terrible) 2010 financial decisions, and what they learned from them.
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Going Into Debt Can Be Awesome
Debt can make or break you. Which one depends on how you handle it and the reasons behind the need for the money. Make the right choice and you can achieve even the impossible.
The Secret Confessions of Employees
What exactly is in Wendy's Chili? What are those big name retailers not telling you? How do you get better deals? Well, you're about to find out.
5 Checkout Line Tricks to Finish Shopping Faster
It's hard to get in and out of the grocery store when you're in a rush. But these tips will help you master that.
12 Awesome Things You Didn't Know You Could Get at the Library
Your local library shares a lot more than books and old movies these days. Find out what you're missing by not renewing your library card.
How to Buy Stocks, Priceline-Style
Setting your own price for stocks is easy if you know what strategy to use. And you don't even need William Shatner to negotiate for you.
Retail Therapy: The Benefits of Shopping
"Retail therapy" — shopping to help you feel better — is typically viewed with scorn. But some recent findings suggest that shopping can make you happy...if you do it right.
The 5 Best Binoculars
Seeing beautiful sights clearly from a distance isn't easy, but it can be. Just use any of these binoculars and you'll always have the best view.
Best Money Tips: How to Make a Decision Between Competing Job Offers
Today we found some awesome articles on making a decision between two job offers, saving on wedding dresses, and how to stop living in limbo.
12 Wacky (and Not-So-Wacky) Investment Strategies That Actually Work
The conventional wisdom on investing is to buy and hold for a long time. But there are other strategies that many investors use to grab an edge.
Energy Efficient Mortgages: Borrowing More to Save
Borrowing extra for an energy efficient mortgage can lower your utility costs and generate significant savings...as long as you make sure the math adds up.
Wise Bread's Best and Worst Financial Decisions in 2010
Some of us took risks. Some of us played it safe. Read about our writers' great (and terrible) 2010 financial decisions, and what they learned from them.
Do You Know These 5 Financial Lessons Most People Learn in Their 40s?
Being forty-something means you've got life all sorted out, right? Confused or certain, these are the money lessons you must learn before 50.
The 5 Most Offensive Halloween Costumes Ever
If you think about the time and effort that went into these truly offensive costumes, it makes your headspin, gruesomely, like in The Exorcist.
Best Money Tips: Make Free Phone Calls Online
Today we found some great articles on how to make free phone calls online, tips to supercharge your body, mind, and soul, and the best times to buy certain items.
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5 Ways Being Late on Tech Trends Saves You Money
Late adopters get to choose from tested products, pay better prices, and avoid hidden costs in the new and trendy.
Making Progress: The Missing Link Between Management and Employees
Find out what one factor made workers the happiest and how management and employees can unite to create a better workplace.
16 Easy Ways to Save $100 This Month
Pay yourself an extra $100 this month (or any month) by paying attention to your spend and cutting back where it counts.
7 Free Perks You Should Ask for on Your Next Flight
There are plenty of cool things you can get to make your flight more comfy. All you need to do is ask.
Book Review: Debt Free for Life
There's a lot to like about author David Bach's two-step approach to paying down debt.