Stop gritting your teeth when you pay bills. With a little planning, you can slash your monthly expenses while experiencing little change in your living standards.
Making sure your kids get the best education possible isn't always easy, but these resources can help you create a challenging curriculum on the cheap.
Hobbies generally end up in the expense category. Depending on the hobby, you may be paying for equipment, supplies, books and magazines, classes, training--the list goes on.
A time horizon is the length of time you can leave money in an investment before you need it. Apply this concept to improve your financial health, now and later.
As we watch the markets sink and gyrate, it's a scary time. There's talk of a major recession. While the downsides of a downturn are obvious and very real -- lost work, lost invest
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9 Ways to Make Money From Holiday Gifts You Don't Want
Not sure what to do with the toe socks you got from Aunt Sally? Turn those and the rest of your unwanted holiday gifts into cash!
4 Steps To Perfecting Your Social Media Strategy
If you've added a social media component to your marketing, be sure to actively measure and track your efforts.
10 Monthly Bills You Can Slash
Stop gritting your teeth when you pay bills. With a little planning, you can slash your monthly expenses while experiencing little change in your living standards.
8 Things You Should Never Hide From Your Landlord
Renting a place to live? After you sign that lease, you'll need to provide full disclosure on certain things.
Frugal Ways to Help Your Child Get the Best Education
Making sure your kids get the best education possible isn't always easy, but these resources can help you create a challenging curriculum on the cheap.
8 Cheap Ways to Update a Wardrobe You Hate
If shopping for new clothes is on your brain but not in your budget, check out these totally cheap ways to help you love your wardrobe again.
Make Your Hobby Pay Its Way
Hobbies generally end up in the expense category. Depending on the hobby, you may be paying for equipment, supplies, books and magazines, classes, training--the list goes on.
How to Buy All That Stuff the Police Seize. And It's Cheap.
Here's a terrific site that lets you bid on all sorts of great stuff at silly prices.
How to Do a One-Day, Do-It-Yourself Bankruptcy
While filing for bankruptcy should be an emergency measure, it's possible to file in one day if you're in urgent need of protection. Here's how.
9 Surprising Things Your Homeowners Insurance Doesn't Cover
A word to the wise, homeowners — your insurance policy may not cover everything you think it does. Read the fine print!
Get Fit and Pocket Up to $1,200 With Employer Wellness Programs
You may be able to pocket some serious cash if you get serious about your health. Learn how to earn wellness incentives worth up to $1,200.
4 Surprising Reasons to Always Use Your Credit Card
Did you know that your credit card has built in protection for your purchases?
Using Time Horizons to Make Smarter Investments
A time horizon is the length of time you can leave money in an investment before you need it. Apply this concept to improve your financial health, now and later.
Ask the Readers: Have You Started Saving for Retirement?
Tell us whether you've started saving for retirement and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!
5 Signs the House You Want to Buy Is a Money Pit
Ready to dive into home ownership? Look beyond appearances to spot potentially serious — and expensive — repair and maintenance needs.
Should You Pay Down Debt First or Invest?
To pay down debt, or to invest? That is the question. How do you decide which way to tip the scales?
The Upside of Down
As we watch the markets sink and gyrate, it's a scary time. There's talk of a major recession. While the downsides of a downturn are obvious and very real -- lost work, lost invest
Can You Afford to Have a Baby?
Here are some financial considerations to plan and account for prior to sprouting your own little guys.
12 Reasons Your Debt Isn't Diminishing
Uh oh — your debt burden has hardly budged from your initial starting balance. What are you doing wrong?
Beat Stress With These 28 Inexpensive Pastimes
Got time to kill, but no money to burn? Try one of these low-cost (or free!) pastimes. You’ll beat stress and maybe learn a thing or two!