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4 Ways Credit Cards Manipulate You Into More Debt
We humans aren't always rational. Learn four psychological tricks credit card companies use to capitalize on your irrationality and maximize your debt.
Best Money Tips: The Right Way to Multitask
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Training Your Dog: 9 Hazardous Habits (and How to Break Them)
A dog doesn't need to graduate from an (expensive) obedience school to be good. Learn how to teach him the habits that will keep you both happy.
When NOT to put money in your 401(k)
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The 5 Best Money Podcasts
You can find podcasts about everything, even personal finance. Add these to your queue and improve your finances whenever the time is right.
7 Best Buys at TJ Maxx
TJ Maxx offers brand names at bargain prices. Be on the lookout for these smart buys the next time you visit.
6 Steps to Getting a Credit Card When You Have Bad Credit
Bad credit might get in the way your financial goals, but it doesn't have to keep you from getting approved for a credit card.
Save Big at These 4 Discount Supermarkets
Skip the major markets and check out one of these discount grocers instead — you might slash your food bill in half!
Three Kids' DIY Projects In Your Pantry
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Keeping Your Money Safe: Highlights from Our Chat With Beverly Harzog
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Six Horrible Financial Products You Should Avoid
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How to Set Up an IRA to Build Wealth
Want to become a millionaire? All you have to do is invest $11 a day in an IRA for 40 years. Learn how to set yours up.
15 Awesome Storage Solutions for Under $10
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Ask the Readers: Do You Spring Clean?
Tell us whether or not you clean house each spring and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!
8 Ways to Be a Better Human by Living Like a Vampire
If you can look past their blood thirst and fundamental moral depravity, vampires have a lot to teach us about being human.
Book review: The Drunkard's Walk
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Making Change Count
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Big List of Military Discounts
Hundreds of American companies offer discounts to active and veteran service members. Find one of your favorites on this list of 50 popular retailers.
Don't Panic! How to Meet a Deadline
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Help, I Bought a Lemon — Now What Do I Do?
You drove a lemon off the lot, and now you're stuck. Or are you? Take these steps to fix — or forget — that faulty set of wheels.