Today, we share tips to help you bag you next contests or sweepstakes, to-do's to keep your family and home safe over the holidays, instructions for a DIY book safe, and more.
Whether your current budget could use some tweaking or you're trying to get your finances sorted out for the first time, these suggestions can help you build a better budget.
Trade your annual spring cleaning for deep-cleaning individual rooms more frequently to save time, lessen allergies, and keep your house looking great.
Getting a good night's sleep isn't always easy, but it can be. Just use any of these white noise machines and you'll be peacefully snoozing in no time.
Monitoring cash balances is essential and withholding payments until the last moment may be necessary, but be careful: being slow to pay may alienate you from vendors.
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Best Money Tips: How To Win Sweepstakes
Today, we share tips to help you bag you next contests or sweepstakes, to-do's to keep your family and home safe over the holidays, instructions for a DIY book safe, and more.
8 Tips for Improving or Starting a Budget
Whether your current budget could use some tweaking or you're trying to get your finances sorted out for the first time, these suggestions can help you build a better budget.
The 6 Craziest Things People Have Done to Land a Job
What's it take to land a job these days? For these six job-seekers, it took creativity, daring, and in one case, about 2,000 hours of game design.
What You Need to Know About the Easiest Way to Save for Retirement
Target-date funds are an easy way to "set and forget" your retirement savings. But they have a few downsides, too.
Wise Bread Reloaded: Is Eating More Produce the Secret to Happiness and Wellbeing?
Fruits and vegetables are good for your mental health, too. Learn why and how you can eat more of them.
We Do the Math: Save for Retirement or Pay Off Credit Card Debt?
It's a finance question for the ages: Should you save for retirement, or pay off credit card debt? Find out what the math says.
Spring into Cleaning Now
Trade your annual spring cleaning for deep-cleaning individual rooms more frequently to save time, lessen allergies, and keep your house looking great.
9 Things People With Good Phone Skills Never Do
The telephone conversation is it's own realm, one that includes it's own rules and etiquette. How many of these "phone's pas" have you committed?
8 Wise Tips Famous CEOs Would Give Their Younger Selves
Looking back on their journey to success, even the wealthiest CEOs wish they could dole out some advice to their younger selves.
11 Ways to Get Over Rejection
Whether it's a job, a relationship, a big purchase, nobody likes being rejected. Understand rejection's ancient roots and learn how to overcome it.
10 Dumb Little Productivity Killers You Need to Stop Doing Today
Wondering what happened to your productivity? You frittered it away in these 10 dumb little ways. Learn how to get back on task — and stay there.
The 5 Best White Noise Machines
Getting a good night's sleep isn't always easy, but it can be. Just use any of these white noise machines and you'll be peacefully snoozing in no time.
While Waiting for Rates: I-Bonds
You could reach for yield by taking on more risk, or you could suck it up and wait for rates to go up. If you prefer to wait, consider I-Bonds.
When Being an Entrepreneur Isn't Sexy
If you're drawn to the siren song of working for yourself, beware: Entrepreneurship isn't always as great as it might seem.
Best Money Tips: Surviving Daylight Savings Time
Today we found some great articles on surviving daylight savings time, negotiating your medical and dental bills, and saving money on groceries.
How One College Graduate Paid Off $28,000 in Three Years on a $30K Salary
Yes, you can pay off your student loans — or any other big debts. Learn how one saver is repaying $28,000 in student loans in just three years.
10 Critical Steps to Protect Your Data in the Cloud
Cloud backup services are easy to use — and easy to hack, it seems. Protect your personal data from prying eyes.
Great Summertime Grilling for Any Budget
Grilling during the summer is fun, but can also add up quickly. These 24 great grilling foods come in around $1 per serving -- or much less.
How to Preserve Critical Vendor Relationships
Monitoring cash balances is essential and withholding payments until the last moment may be necessary, but be careful: being slow to pay may alienate you from vendors.
7 Pitfalls That Can Bloat a Home Office Budget
Working from home sounds like a great idea, but it's easy to bust your budget building the perfect office. Here's how to outfit your space for less.