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If you have a budget--more specifically, if you track your spending--you have the data you need to track changes in your own personal cost of living. That's a lot more useful
A friend of mine has a pathological weakness for impulse shopping. But using the techniques outlined here, she dug herself out of debt and into impulse shopping bliss.
Origami is a Japanese word that means "fold paper", and it is a very popular pastime around the world. I enjoy origami because it is a very cheap hobby that requires only
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Today we found some great articles on dumb money moves we should all stop making, home improvement projects to leave to professionals, and cool ways to perk up your travel.
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The smartest thing you can do for your retirement is to start preparing ASAP — that includes 20-somethings, too.
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9 Best Free Financial Learning Tools
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What Easter Island Can Teach Us About Money
What do the iconic stone statues and barren landscape of Easter Island have to do with modern financial planning? As it turns out, quite a lot.
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Credit card companies often try to upsell you on additional services that are straight-up unnecessary. Discover the worst ones to watch out for.
Best Money Tips: Tactics to Get Free Food
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6 Attitudes That Breed Financial Failure
Can changing our minds about money change our fortunes? Yup. Here are six ideas about finances that you might want to ditch.
Roll your own cost-of-living index
If you have a budget--more specifically, if you track your spending--you have the data you need to track changes in your own personal cost of living. That's a lot more useful
Impulse Shopping: A Controllable Handicap
A friend of mine has a pathological weakness for impulse shopping. But using the techniques outlined here, she dug herself out of debt and into impulse shopping bliss.
8 Fun and Frugal Things to Do with Origami
Origami is a Japanese word that means "fold paper", and it is a very popular pastime around the world. I enjoy origami because it is a very cheap hobby that requires only
Teaching Children to Save: Highlights from Our Chat With American Bankers Association
Don't miss the highlights from our chat with American Bankers Association on teaching children to save!
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Capital One Spark Miles Select for Business: Get Miles Without the Fees
Earn 1.5x miles on all purchases with no fees with the Capital One Spark Miles Select for Business Credit Card
11 Financial Moves to Make the Moment You Get Fired
Getting fired can feel like your world is falling apart. Make these financial moves right away and you'll start putting it back together again.
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Knowledge is power, and it doesn't come cheap. Luckily, there are cheap ways to get smart and boost your career without racking up student loan debt.