Had trouble sticking to your monthly budget? Try this method for looking at your finances daily — and maybe you'll avoid buying that unnecessary popcorn.
Before making a charitable donation after a natural disaster, it's important to make sure your gift is going to a reputable organization. Here's how to check.
Budgeting can be difficult. For some people (like me!), it brings up things that they may not want to see. For others, it's a necessary but frustrating tool to curtail spending, or a painful reminder of how much they overspent, yet again. [more]
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Shrinking Your Cash-Flow Period to Create a Better Budget
Had trouble sticking to your monthly budget? Try this method for looking at your finances daily — and maybe you'll avoid buying that unnecessary popcorn.
5 Ways to Give Cash as a Gift
If you want to give the gift of cash and make the recipient feel like a million bucks, check out these creative ways to wrap moolah.
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Your email address might be the key to unlocking loads of discounts.
Massive List of Things to Do While Watching TV
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14 Ways to Spend Less Money on Valentine's Day
Wow your Valentine with truly romantic gifts and experiences and save your money for better things — like the post V-Day jewelry sale.
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How to Select a Charity to Donate to After a Natural Disaster
Before making a charitable donation after a natural disaster, it's important to make sure your gift is going to a reputable organization. Here's how to check.
The Secret to Better Money Management May Be in Your Past
Those sepia-toned remembrances of your past self aren't just for afternoon daydreams — you can turn them into powerful motivators, too.
What Does Your Personal Guarantee On a Business Credit Card Mean?
A credit card for your small business can be a great way to manage expenses (and earn rewards). There's just one catch.
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The Joneses seem like they have it all. It turns out they have some valuable money lessons to offer, too.
7 Signs You're Financially Ready to Start a Family
It's hard to know when you're 100 percent ready to have a baby, but these financial signs mean you're off to a great start.
Budgeting for the rest of us, or How to follow a budget without breaking down in tears
Budgeting can be difficult. For some people (like me!), it brings up things that they may not want to see. For others, it's a necessary but frustrating tool to curtail spending, or a painful reminder of how much they overspent, yet again. [more]
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Travel vouchers from daily deal sites are a hot commodity, offering hotels, food, and entertainment at a discount. But are they worth it?
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Cheap modern manufacturing means that for a lot of the stuff in our lives, buying new is often cheaper than fixing old.