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It’s time for our weekly trivia question: What was your most hated job? Share your sad, tacky, or scary employment experiences and be entered to win a $10 Gift Certificate!
When we make big purchases or large financial commitments -- a car, a home, college tuition -- at some point in that process, we actually have to sit down. Why don't do we do that
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A HUD-approved foreclosure prevention counselor shares what she's learned helping homeowners through the housing crisis — and how you can avoid the same fate.
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Welcome to Wise Bread's Best of Personal Finance roundup. This week we’ll share the ins and outs of a credit freeze, how to make your own deodorant, and some thrift store shopping
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If you're tracking your spending, you know how much money it takes to live on. If you're tracking your investments, you know about how much return you're getting from your capital.
Beautiful, original pieces of art make for excellent gifts, and they don't have to be expensive. Learn how to find the right one for your loved one at a price you can afford.
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Dirty Little Secrets: Shocking Germ Hotspots You Touch Every Day
There are germs WHERE? Find out where those microscopic baddies hide, and then follow your mother's advice and wash your hands!
Best Money Tips: Negotiating the Raise You Deserve
Today we found some stellar articles on negotiating the raise you deserve, manly Christmas gift ideas for under $30, and surviving the holidays with your job intact.
What Was Your Worst Job Ever? Tell us and Win $10!
It’s time for our weekly trivia question: What was your most hated job? Share your sad, tacky, or scary employment experiences and be entered to win a $10 Gift Certificate!
Best Money Tips: Doable Financial New Year's Resolutions
Today we found some fantastic articles on doable financial New Year's resolutions, uses for dead gift cards, and financial figures you need to know.
Spend or Save: The Fashion Edition
Shopping for clothes doesn't have to be painful: not to your wallet, not to you schedule, and (most importantly) not to your poor, aching brain.
50 Ways to Feel Better About Yourself Right Now
We all feel down sometimes. Break out of that rut with these 50 strategies for feeling better fast!
I Won't Eat or Spend While Standing Up
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Best Money Tips: Sleeping Tips You've Never Heard
Today we found some awesome articles on sleeping tips you've never heard, reasons not to eat fast food, and things to remember when everything goes wrong.
The 10 Coolest Things That Come in a Can
Canned corn, ho-hum. But canned Unicorn? Yep, there's that and lots more hiding in the humble can these days.
These Are the 8 Most Common Homebuying Mistakes Foreclosure Experts See
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How to Make Your Commute Profitable
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Best Money Tips: Legal Sources of Non-Taxable Income
Today we found some awesome articles on legal sources of non-taxable income, the happiest jobs around, and how to score a deal without leaving a store's website.
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Welcome to Wise Bread's Best of Personal Finance roundup. This week we’ll share the ins and outs of a credit freeze, how to make your own deodorant, and some thrift store shopping
Best Money Tips: Tricks To Make Your Brain Do What You Want
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5 Reasons We’re Spending MORE on Halloween Costumes This Year
The frugal gal in me would seem poised to present several homemade options for the trick-or-treat crowd. After some careful thought and an analysis of what we truly needed for cost
Can You Buy Your Way Out of the Rat Race?
If you're tracking your spending, you know how much money it takes to live on. If you're tracking your investments, you know about how much return you're getting from your capital.
8 Important Reasons to Always Call In Sick When You're Sick
Don't try to power through a cold or the flu. Listen to your body and stay in bed — you and the rest of us will feel better for it.
How to Buy Art as Gifts
Beautiful, original pieces of art make for excellent gifts, and they don't have to be expensive. Learn how to find the right one for your loved one at a price you can afford.