Catching shade at the beach when the sun's out isn't easy, but it can be. Just bring any of these beach umbrellas with you and you'll be able to hide from those rays.
Wherever you travel, chances are you will find plenty of fun — and free — places and happenings to experience the people and culture. Here's where to start looking.
If your house is cluttered, it could be affecting your mind, too. The good news is that you can keep your home AND brain clean — even if you're naturally messy.
If you’re willing to be patient, gracious, and alert to opportunities, you can enjoy free meals on certain occasions. Here are ways that have worked for me.
If you're a restless sleeper, a sleep tracker can help you monitor your sleep habits in order to develop a better sleep routine. These are five good options.
Shopping for goods isn't Dungeons & Dragons, but it's still an adventure. Like D&D dice, modifiers affect the end result of what happens to you — specifically, how much you spend.
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Ask the Readers: Are You Taking a Vacation This Summer?
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With the endless falling of snow, winter can be a miserable time. Hate it a little less by adding these clever mental tricks to your arsenal.
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Learn how to set goals and chase down your dreams.
17 Cheap Ways to Dress Up Your Garden
Give your outdoor living space a little low-cost love this summer. No trips to the home and garden store required.
The 5 Best Beach Umbrellas
Catching shade at the beach when the sun's out isn't easy, but it can be. Just bring any of these beach umbrellas with you and you'll be able to hide from those rays.
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My 2016 Budget Challenge: Why I Need to Find $31K This Year
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Wherever you travel, chances are you will find plenty of fun — and free — places and happenings to experience the people and culture. Here's where to start looking.
A Cheapskate’s Guide to Eating Out
Are there ways to chop the bill and eat out for less? You bet.
Talking Trash: Is Your Messy Mind the Cause of Your Messy House?
If your house is cluttered, it could be affecting your mind, too. The good news is that you can keep your home AND brain clean — even if you're naturally messy.
5 Perfectly Respectable Ways To Get A Free Meal
If you’re willing to be patient, gracious, and alert to opportunities, you can enjoy free meals on certain occasions. Here are ways that have worked for me.
These 15 Road Trip Snacks Make It All About the Journey
Are we there yet? Who cares when the car is filled with delicious — and healthy — snacks and treats like these!
Get Better Sleep With These 5 Great Sleep-Tracking Apps
If you're a restless sleeper, a sleep tracker can help you monitor your sleep habits in order to develop a better sleep routine. These are five good options.
3 Real Costs of Self-Publishing a Kids' Book
Think writing books for kids is an easy way to earn a living? Think again.
Great Ways to Improve Your Resume Today
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The 5 Best Microdermabrasion Products
Keeping your skin healthy and clear isn't easy, but it can be. Just use any of these microdermabrasion products and your face will always look fab.
Modifiers: 5 things that change an item's final price
Shopping for goods isn't Dungeons & Dragons, but it's still an adventure. Like D&D dice, modifiers affect the end result of what happens to you — specifically, how much you spend.