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How to Travel in Style...For Free

How would you like to travel in style for the cost of the most basic economy option? All you have to do is ask.

Best Money Tips: Free Ways to Relax

Today we found some great articles on totally free ways to relax, creating lasting financial resolutions, and the keys to winning with money.

5 Simple Ways to Make a Hotel Feel Like Home

Working on the road can feel make you feel lost and lonely, but these homey hotel hacks will help you keep your routine.

How to Find a Great Babysitter

Take back date night! Here's how to find and vet a trusted babysitter in your area.

Raise your standard of living by focusing your spending

Are you tired of reading the same frugality suggestions? I'm talking about the repeated exhortations to eat out less, turn off your cable, and stop buying expensive coffee dri

Best Money Tips: Simple Habits That Save Time and Energy

Today we found simple habits that save time and energy, how to regift appropriately, and tips for setting New Year’s goals.

Join Our Tweetchat on Thursday 2/14, 12pm Pacific for a Chance to Win Prizes

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Seriously, Get Rid of Your Landline

Do you still have a telephone that plugs into the wall of your house? The number of people who do is dropping — and with good reason.

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Bank of America® Business Advantage Cash Rewards Mastercard® Credit Card Review

Small business owners should check out the Bank of America Business Advantage Cash Rewards Mastercard to get rewards on everyday business purchases.

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Best Money Tips: Score a Gym Membership Deal

Today we found some stellar articles on ways to score a gym membership deal, tax-savvy moves retirees can use, and how to become a "garage sale millionaire."

12 Foods Everybody Should Be Able to Cook by 30

The time for ramen has passed. By 30, you oughta be a master at preparing these 12 simple staples.

Safeway Savings Rally - How I got 9 bags of groceries for $13

Right now Safeway is having an event called Savings Rally which lasts until February 26th. The deal is that you get a dollar off coupon for buying a number of items off a list of

The 5 Best Deals in Every Thrift Store

Not all thrift stores are created equal — but if you look for these five things, you'll almost always find a good deal.

Love Travel, But Hate Airline Miles? Try AmEx's Blue Sky Preferred

Credit card issuers are replacing complex airline mile rewards with flexible statement credits. Is AMEX's Blue Sky Preferred the best of the bunch?

Tips for Increasing Your Financial Literacy

A recent CNN article titled "Americans are 'financially illiterate'"

The stuff I try never to buy new

I don't like buying new. It's not that I consider myself to be some kind of Scrooge. I just have a hard time paying more for something than I need to, and often we take tha

Why Superstition Makes You Buy Insurance

Our illogical brains lead us to buy insurance when we need it the least and forget about it when we need it the most. Here's how to change the cycle.