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Life Without Television

By Andrea DicksonI haven't owned a television in over 7 years. I haven't lived in a house with a set in over 5 years. I spend my days largely television-free, and I actually like it. This isn't to say that I don't watch some televis

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The 10 Things I Won’t Give Up Just To Save Money

By Julie RainsTimes are tough and they may be getting tougher as inflation and unemployment rates rise. There are 10 things that I could cut out of my expenses to save money right now but these measures will likely cause my earning power to shrink an

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Penny Pinching Ways to Pimp Your Garage

By Myscha TheriaultWhen you open your garage door, does it look more like the room of doom than a place to park your car? Do piles of culch abound, preventing you from laying your hands on that oh-so-needed tool? Holiday decorations taking up the cor

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When Good Cakes Go Bad: A Cheat Sheet for the Uninspired

By Linsey KnerlI’m no cake professional. I can barely manage a Betty Crocker boxed mix with the fluffy frosting from a can. I appreciate all the hard work that goes into a professional piece (be it for weddings, birthdays, or that retirement pa

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9 Signs You Need to Fire Your Financial Planner

By Nora DunnIn tough economic times, financial planners are on the front lines. They are the gateway to investment returns when the markets are good, and are the buffer against financial disaster when the markets are bad. When I was in the fi

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Calling all Artists: Be Your Own Cheerleader and Find that Room of Your Own (free)

By Margaret Garcia... I once got to watch something so masterful it took my breath away. One of my best friend’s (who is a brilliant singer songwriter whose had little or no success at it) has this sister that, well doesn’t have a shy bone in

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Save Some Coin with Land's End Overstocks and Free Shipping!

By Linsey KnerlI love Land’s End and their selection of high-quality, comfy clothes and shoes. Their overstocks are very reasonably priced, and with this special code, you can even get free shipping! With something for everyone in the family, I

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Make Your Own Self-tanning Lotion and 5 Other Fabulous DIY Tips from the Web

By Linsey Knerl Surprisingly simple, and totally affordable, this roundup of quick and easy recipes, tips, and hacks are sure to inspire. Create your own self-tanning lotion, never waste rice again, give during tough times, and more! 1.

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How a $700 billion bailout became a $800 billion "rescue plan"

By Andrea DicksonYou know how, when the bailout package was first proposed by Henry Paulson and Ben Bernanke, Congress and the public were generally outraged that the Fed Chairman and the Secretary of the Treasury would ask for so much money to bailo

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DIY Coffee Roasting

By Myscha TheriaultDuring a recent discussion after Linsey's small appliance post, somebody mentioned DIY coffee roasting in a popcorn popper. As a fanatical coffee lover and someone always on the lookout for cheap ways to pull off the gourmet ex

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Best of personal finance: NPR explains financial mess in terms the average Joe can understand

By Will ChenWelcome to Wise Bread's Best of Personal Finance roundup! NPR gives the best explanation of the economic collapse. Two programs on NPR explain the situation using great analogies anyone can understand. If you know how Vegas booki

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6 Small Business Pitfalls, and How to Avoid Them: PART TWO

By Nora DunnWelcome back! In the first of this two-part series, we examined the first four of six major small business pitfalls, with tangible strategies on how to avoid them. The strategies included: Get a Jump on the Learning Curve Learn to Dele

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Cooking With Cabbage: Ten Cheap Meal Ideas

By Myscha TheriaultOne of the few items that makes the cut when pennies are tight enough to implement my survival mode produce list, cabbage gets it done. Financially, it's always a great price. It lasts longer than most other forms of produce, m

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Download the 451-page bailout proposal

By Paul MichaelWell folks, I hope you have plenty of time on your hands. The initial 3-page document that Bush and Paulson put forward has grown somewhat. It's hardly surprising, considering how much of a broad sweep the initial bailout plan was.

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Make Your Own Deal Tracker

By David DeFranzaIf you are not already familiar with them, websites like Woot! and Steep and Cheap offer a single item at a time, often at huge discount, but only until their limited stocks run out. If you need a new piece of travel gear or gadget,

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Make Your Clothes Last Longer (without spending big)

By Andrea DicksonWith everyone trying to stretch their dollars further these days, it makes sense to take care of the things we have, rather than buy replacements. This goes for clothing as much as anything else we own and use on a daily basis. As a

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What's the big deal about banks refusing to lend?

By Philip BrewerAnybody--but especially frugal people--can be excused for thinking that the whole credit crisis thing is being overblown. After all, we get along without debt. In fact, we strongly recommend that others do so as well. If getting

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Faster Free Shipping on Amazon With No Minimum Order -- Free Prime Trial

By Carrie KirbyI want to take a moment to remind you all to wait til the last minute to Christmas shop online this year. Wha?? Well, you can, once you have a free three-month trial membership to Amazon Prime, the service that gives you free 2-day shi

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The best things to do in your city for $5 or less

By Lynn TruongBloggers from all over the world have submitted tips about their cities to help us create our ultimate $5 fun list. Is your city missing? Submit your post and update our map! Permalink | Comments | Lynn Truong's blogSimilar entries

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Open group write - the best local places to eat

By Lynn Truong Open callThis is the second in our new series of open group writes. It's a chance to showcase great bloggers in the Wise Bread community and provide more resources for our readers. To participate, write a post on the designate

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Frugal on the Fly: Part Deux

By Myscha TheriaultDuring this recent trip south to house shop, my husband and I have been reminded anew that while access to more populated areas can bring some great savings opportunities, it can also bring its fair share of stress and challenges o

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Financial Peace in Hard Times

By Catherine ShafferSix months ago, I had plans. Lots of them. Career plans. Vacation plans. Financial plans. Then everything fell apart. My mother became ill. She had already been ill, having been diagnosed with cancer in 2005. However, her general

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Free Bare Escentuals and up to 75% off at Sephora!

By Linsey KnerlI’ve usually been satisfied with getting staple beauty items from companies like Jane (I love their mineral line.) Perhaps you are wanting to stock up on something a bit more spendy for yourself or a Christmas gift. Sephora.com s

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Women of personal finance spotlight: Lynnae from Being Frugal here to answer your questions

By Lynn TruongFor this entire week (9/30- 10/5), Lynnae from Being Frugal will be answering questions in our forums about frugal living, blogging, and personal finance! Lynnae is one of the most beloved frugal living bloggers. Her honest and warm

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Supermarket Shopping for Savers: 6 Ways to Avoid Their Tricky Traps

By Nora DunnGoing to the supermarket and sticking to a list is an exercise in discipline and requires fortitude and resilience of epic proportions. Employing tips like “don’t shop when you’re hungry”, “look for the no-name brand”, and “

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Three Money Sucking Wardrobe Items I Refuse to Buy

By Myscha TheriaultLet's face it. Nobody likes to pour money down the drain during the best of times. With money as tight for everyone as it is right now, getting the most bang for your buck is even more critical. This article details three cloth

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How Baking Soda Took My Bathroom from “Yuck” to Yes!

By Linsey KnerlI’ll admit it. I don’t always practice what I preach. I love the idea of greener, simpler cleaning products. I’m also addicted to those chemical-laden cleaning products that instantly transform a foul bathroom into somethin

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Update on money fund guarantee program

By Philip BrewerThe key thing to know about the Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds that the Treasury announced 10 days ago is that it only guarantees the money that you had in the money fund on that date. Any money you have in the f

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V.I.P. Shopping and Saving at Dress Barn

By Myscha TheriaultWanting to celebrate your inner fashion diva, a night out with the girls, and a great deal to boot? Now you can have all three with Dress Barn's V.I.P. shopping program. Read on for details. While searching for deals this week

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Frugal on the Fly: Thrifty Tips for Fast Moving City Folks

By Myscha TheriaultDo you find yourself struggling to stay on budget while moving at million miles an hour? Love the city and the higher paying jobs you can find there, but finding it a tad tough to stay focused and financially balanced? City living

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6 Small Business Pitfalls, and How to Avoid Them: PART ONE

By Nora DunnWhether you have been downsized by the corporate world and are going out on your own, or are “retired” and opening that business you have always dreamed of running, or are simply filling a niche with your special idea and skill set, t

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Why do Facebook Ads not take me seriously?

By Andrea DicksonIt's not exactly a secret that women ages 18-55 are a sought-after consumer demographic. According to a non-profit report issued by the YMCA, "U.S. women spent some $7 billion a year, or an average of about $100 each, on cos

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The Highest Yielding "Safe" Investment Now - Tax Exempt Money Market Funds

By Xin LuLast year I wrote an article about how I used my Vanguard Tax Exempt Money Market Fund as a high yield checkings account, and this week I suddenly got quite a few hits for that article. So I wondered why that was and found that the yield

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In times like these, separate the want from the need.

By Paul MichaelI remember saying to my dad, a long, long time ago, that I really needed a whole bunch of He-Man action figures for Christmas. Oh, and Battlecat, too. My dad looked at me, a hopeful 10-year old with big cow eyes, and said “no, you do

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Museum Day 2008 -- Free admission Saturday only!!

By Lynn TruongThis Saturday, September 27, hundreds of museums and cultural venues nationwide are opening their doors and participating in Museum Day. Enjoy free general admission for ONE DAY ONLY (except for museums that are closed on Saturdays, t

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Use Holiday Hiring to Get Your Next Job – And Keep it!

By Linsey KnerlI'm already getting emails from retailers letting me know that they need temporary workers for the holiday season. And while I'm not looking, I know plenty of people who have been left in search of a job, and with little time

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Now It's Easier than Ever to Cut the Cable

By Carrie KirbyThink your cable bill isn't that big a deal? Think of it this way: It's "Like buying a new 50" TV each year and tossing it in the dumpster," asserts the Web site Cancelcable.com. Fortunately, it's now easi

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How to Dress for Success and Still Spend Less

By Sarah WinfreyLadies, are any of you out there like me? I hate buying clothes for work, because I know that work is the only place I'll wear them. They aren't particularly comfortable, and they certainly aren't my style outside of the o

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Root cause of the financial crisis

By Philip BrewerSeveral times recently, Treasury Secretary Paulson (and many others) have claimed that the "root cause" of the current financial crisis is "the housing correction." This is completely wrong--and unless policy mak

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Shadow Government Statistics - Is the government manipulating numbers to make the economy look better than it really is?

By Xin LuAbout a year ago I wrote an article about the Consumer Price Index that made some friends say that I am a conspiracy theorist, but apparently I am not alone in believing that the government reports statistics that are far from reality. Jo

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The most important FREE piece of paper you'll ever receive.

By Paul MichaelIt is the foundation for the way the United States Government is organized. It is the supreme law of the U.S. And It was adopted on September 17th, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It’s the United States Constitution, and you can

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Free Food This Week and a Chance to Give to Make-A-Wish Foundation

By Linsey KnerlI love the free ice cream days at ColdStone Creamery. Another one is coming up real soon, but before you rush out to snag your treat, check out these other promotions for this week only. (And read about a chance to help make dreams

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Rewriting the Definition of Retirement

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Me too, Secretary Paulson!

By Philip BrewerDear Secretary Paulson: I've looked over the fact sheet on the proposal to give the Treasury the authority to purchase "troubled assets," and although I have some doubts about the wisdom of the program, if there'

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6 Ways to Get your Toiletries for Cheap or Even Free!

By Linsey KnerlWith my budget straining at the increase in the cost of milk, I can’t always justify buying my favorite shampoo, the best razor, or that luxurious body wash I crave. I have found ways to ease the pain, and while not always predicta

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Breathing Easy on the Financial Rollercoaster

By Sarah WinfreyIn case you hadn't noticed, stock markets around the world have done some crazy things this week. At this point, I think we're all a little lightheaded, wondering if we should be worried and, if so, how worried. It's scary

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4 Sort-of Small Kitchen Gadgets that Equal Big Savings!

By Linsey KnerlHere they are: Four nifty appliances for the kitchen. Read on to get an idea of how they can keep things cheap and simple at your home. Then learn how to get some of them for way below retail value. Number One: The bread machi

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How to Throw a Kid’s Birthday Party That’s Fun, Happily Memorable, and Not So Expensive

By Julie RainsThe most fun, memorable and least expensive birthday party for your child may be, figuratively and literately, right in your own backyard. I’ve attended and hosted fabulous but simple parties with cake, ice cream, and a few balloons,

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Deposit insurance for money funds

By Philip BrewerEarly this morning, the Treasury announced deposit insurance for money market mutual funds, provided that the fund pays a fee. The money to provide the insurance will come from the Exchange Stabilization Fund (the government account

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Peak Debt

By Philip BrewerIs there a limit to how much Americans can spend? Clearly there is: All they earn, minus savings and service on their existing debt, plus new borrowing. Since the Bureau of Economic Analysis puts numbers on those very items, it&

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