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I've always thought of disaster preparedness as something for the highly paranoid or mildly insane. Current events have led me to believe in being better safe than sorry.
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Whether you're short money or time, the lack impairs your ability to think clearly and find abundance. A new way of looking at scarcity may offer a way out.
Your mattress can affect how you sleep — and how you sleep can affect almost everything else in your life. Rest easy with one of these great mattresses.
So your credit card company just called offering you balance protection insurance against job loss, disability, life, or critical illness. The cost will be just pennies, calculated
When a full-sized processor seems like overkill, you can count on a food chopper to get the job done. These picks balance price and function for a cutting-edge kitchen tool.
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Are You a Hothead? 10 Things Patient People Never Say
Sometimes even the best of us lose our cool. If you find yourself belting out any of these phrases frequently — you may need to tone it down.
Best Money Tips: Stop Making These Dumb Money Moves
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.
9 Best Free Financial Learning Tools
Whether you're baffled by bonds or confused by compounding, all the financial education you need is just a click away — and it's all free.
Do You Need a Disaster Survival Kit?
I've always thought of disaster preparedness as something for the highly paranoid or mildly insane. Current events have led me to believe in being better safe than sorry.
Like DIY? Avoid These 10 Costly Mistakes
I scoured the web looking for the obvious and not-so-obvious mistakes DIY addicts make and compiled this list.
5 Ways to Boost Your Financial Resilience
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Take these steps now to build up your ability to withstand a financial crisis.
All Dried Up: How to Dry Fruits and Vegetables
Extending the life of extra produce and making healthier snacks is simple — dry your fruits and veggies! Learn how with this guide.
How the subprime lending boom hurt everybody
Among the Wise Bread community, I get the sense that there's a kind of "pox on both their houses" attitude to the problems in the subprime mortgage markets. People who worked thro
13 Scariest Halloween Frights You Can Make From Trash
One man's trash is another man's frightening Halloween decor! Have some spooky fun with these fun and freaky ways to recycle.
5 Things You Should Never Buy on Groupon or LivingSocial
The venerable daily deal sites offer big savings, but from counterfeit cosmetics to pointless promos, these Groupon and LivingSocial deals aren't.
Wear Frozen Clothes and 9 Other Ways to Beat the Heat
Frozen clothing is kind of an unconventional way to cool off, but this method — and others — can help you chill out and save energy this summer.
Poverty Makes You Stupid
Whether you're short money or time, the lack impairs your ability to think clearly and find abundance. A new way of looking at scarcity may offer a way out.
The 5 Best Mattresses
Your mattress can affect how you sleep — and how you sleep can affect almost everything else in your life. Rest easy with one of these great mattresses.
8 Sneaky Ways You're Being Upsold
If you have money to spend, chances are, it's going to get spent — especially if you stumble into any of these upsell opportunities.
Why Tax Day Is April 15 and Other Weird Financial Deadlines
It might seem like the federal government drew these financial dates and deadlines out of a hat, but there's reason behind the madness.
Cool & funky things I found FREE on Craigslist
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Credit Card Insurance? No Thanks.
So your credit card company just called offering you balance protection insurance against job loss, disability, life, or critical illness. The cost will be just pennies, calculated
3 Reasons the Fed Is Keeping Rates Low (And What It Means for You)
Interest rates are STILL at the historic lows they've been since 2008. Here's why the Federal Reserve is keeping them that way — for now.
The 5 Best Food Choppers
When a full-sized processor seems like overkill, you can count on a food chopper to get the job done. These picks balance price and function for a cutting-edge kitchen tool.
Household Cleaning Hacks That Save You Money
Here are a few household cleaning hacks that will save you money on power costs, cleaning solutions, and will even save your precious time.