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The 7 Best Conversation Starters

Why stick with the old "What do you do?" to get to know someone new? Try one of these openers at your next gathering and let us know what you think!

Best Money Tips: How to Save $10,000 in a Year

Today we found ways to save $10,000 in a year, holiday habits that train your wallet, and scientific ways to raise healthy and happy kids.

Best Money Tips: Save Time and Money on Food Prep

Today we found ways to save time and money during food prep, how to grow your savings in 2016, and steps to eliminate self-doubt.

Hand-me-down Cell Phones

If you lose or drown your cellular phone before you're eligible for an upgrade, don't buy a new one. Ask around and you're sure to find someone with an unused handset t

Best Money Tips: 101 Small Ways to Save Big Money

Today we found over a hundred small ways to save big, things to do now to prepare for tax season, and the secrets to a budget-friendly Korean beauty routine.

How to get a job--learn the secret from a bad movie

I've read a bunch of books on how to do a job search. They all talk about networking. They all talk about researching the company--knowing what they do and what they need don

Shopping Smart at CVS

Maybe shopping at CVS doesn’t seem that frugal, but — if you play your cards right — there is a guaranteed way to get stuff there for free (or really, really cheap).

Ask the Readers: Could You Survive Without a Cell Phone?

Tell us if you could live without a cell phone and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

The Simmons Visa Credit Card: The Lowest Standard APR Available

You won't get rewards or perks or concierge service with this credit card, but you will get the industry's lowest interest rate.

The 5 Best Lip Glosses

Keeping your lips glossy and gorgeous isn't easy, but it can be. Just use any of these lip glosses and your pout will always look perfecto.

The 5 Best Pens

Keeping your handwriting clear and smudge-free isn't easy, but it can be. Just use any of these pens and your words will be beautifully preserved on the page.

Ask the Readers: What Summer Activities Do You Love?

Tell us about the summer activities you love and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

Ask the Readers: What Is Your Favorite App?

Tell us about your favorite app and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

Travel on Amtrak

With each move by the airlines to claw back a bit of the profit that has vanished into the twin maws of competition and higher fuel prices, and with each move by the government to

Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is

Do your normal financial routines feel blah? Does saving not give you the same rush that it used to? Does investing feel overwhelming, dull, or uninteresting? Then maybe you're man

8 Tax Mistakes Millennials Make

With major money changes, come tax changes — and Millennials are often guilty of these common tax-time mix-ups.

Ask the Readers: What Is Your Favorite Holiday Tradition?

Tell us about your favorite holiday tradition and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

USAA Cash Rewards American Express Credit Card Review

Military members get up to 2.25% cash back with the USAA Cash Rewards Card American Express credit card.

Ask the Readers: What is Your Top Financial Priority Right Now?

Tell us about your financial priorities and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!

How to Make Scrumptious, Quick Homemade Rolls

Dress up your dinner! You can bake these delicious crescent rolls from scratch in about the time it takes run out and pick up something store-made.