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Best Money Tips: 8 Cleaning Tips for Crusty Stove Tops

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:20:05 +0000

Welcome to Wise Bread’s Best Money Tips roundup. Today, we’re giving you all you need to tackle that nasty stove top, some tips for picking a credit counselor, and a chance to reminisce about the joys of Pudding Pops!

Best Money Tips: What $1 Trillion Would Buy

admin — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:20:03 +0000

Welcome to Wise Bread’s Best Money Tips roundup. Today, we ask about the impact of having a $1 trillion deficit, share 9 ways to cook with foil, and tell about a surprisingly large phone bill!

The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Rainy Days Edition

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:20:02 +0000

It’s raining outside. My children want to go to the park.

That means it’s time to come up with an indoor solution. That means, of course, that it’s time for an elaborate blanket-and-chairs fort in the living room.

Live Within My Means? How? It’s not too hard to live within your means if you just follow one rule: spend less than you earn. The hard decisions of what to cut are up to you. (@ studenomics)

With perspective, it’s normal to feel an emotional attachment to your possessions For me, perspective was the real key to this. I’ve reached a point where, if I have too much stuff, I recognize that I don’t have the time to adequately spend with any of it. That’s a problem – it takes up money and space and gives me no positive value in return. I focus on keeping my stuff down to the items I have time for and actually bring positive value into my life. (@ unclutterer)

Future Proofing Your Passion The message here is that the way to keep your passion alive is to keep your life simple so your passion isn’t strangled by the life clutter. Good message. (@ 43 folders)

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Best Money Tips: 6 Most Valuable Grocery Products Known to Man

admin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:20:06 +0000

Welcome to Wise Bread’s Best Money Tips roundup. Today, we tell you the 6 things every home should have in their pantry, some hairstyling tips for balding men, and why Suze Orman is anti-credit card.

Top 5 Articles

6 Most Valuable Grocery Products Known to Man — If you have all six of these in your home, you can solve over 100 different problems (for almost no money at all!). Len Penzo

Hotel Pools That Make Us Want to Weep with Longing — If a cool dip in something awesome is on your list of to-do items, consider it done. These hotel pools are affordable and amazing. Budget Travel via Consumerist

Tips and Hairstyles for Balding Men — These tips for balding gracefully can help any guy with his vanishing hairline. The Art of Manliness

5 Tips for Saving Energy in Your Family Room — If you’ve been waiting for a convincing reason to get that new plasma TV, this article won’t help much! AllFinancialMatters

7 of the Best Comic Books with Green Themes — Interested in using your Eco-friendy powers to save the world? Take a …

Best Money Tips: Banish Home Odors for Good

admin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:20:12 +0000

Welcome to Wise Bread’s Best Money Tips roundup. Today, we give you ways to keep your home from stinking, some terrific Twitter tools, and why a scooter is kinda cool again!

Top 5 Articles

Banish Home Odors for Good — Does your home give a “not-so-fresh” impression to your guests? Nip it in the bud with 5 simple steps. Woman’s Day

6 Reasons Why Designer Sunglasses are a Rip-off — Besides the 50 cents on a dollar profit, in some instances, there are other reasons to beware the brand name. Consumerist

How to Get Things Done When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed — This is a post about blogging, but it could be applied to any small business (or life, in general!) Don’t you feel better? Problogger

Ultimate Twitter Tool Guide (Pt 1) — This is just one half of a kickin’ article on the cream of the Twitter tool crop. Get schooled in no time before moving on to part 2! PC Mag

6 iPhone Apps for Voracious Readers — Read any good books lately? If not, you may want to check out these half-dozen tools for the iPhone — all designed to help you choose your words carefully. My …

Best Money Tips: 12 Best Days to Get Free Stuff

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:20:11 +0000

Welcome to Wise Bread’s Best Money Tips roundup. Today, we tell you the best days to score freebies, how to make perfect scrambled eggs, and why you might want to consider renting your casket.

Top 5 Articles

12 Best Days to Get Free Stuff — Most of these have already passed, but that just means you’ll be early for next year! Find out when you should gear up for no-cost goodies with this cheat sheet. Bill Shrink

How to Fit a Personal Fitness Trainer in a Tight Budget — For some, having a fitness mentor available is non-negotiable. Learn some tricks for making it work on a limited income. Mint

The Perfect Scrambled Eggs — So now I know what I’ve been doing wrong when I end up with watery scrambled eggs. Having some trouble with your own? Erin is here to help! $5 Dinners

Rent. Vs. Buy: Tools, Textbooks, Caskets? We’re all familiar with the benefits of renting college textbooks, but what about funeral essentials? It’s possible to get over the “ick” factor and save a few dollars. Budgets are Sexy

Turn a Phone Interview into a Face-to-Face — Snag a real opportunity to interview in person with these proven and pointed suggestions. You can do it! Recessionwire

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Best Money Tips: 9 Add-Ons That Won’t Improve Your Car’s Performance

admin — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:20:06 +0000

Welcome to Wise Bread’s Best Money Tips roundup. Today, we reveal aftermarket upgrades that could leave you with less money (not a better performing car), some exciting news from YouTube, and why baking soda isn’t the miracle we’ve touted it to be.

Top 5 Articles

These 9 Add-Ons Will Not Improve Your Car’s Performance — They may help you look like you’re driving a sweet ride, but their ROI is basically zero. Popular Mechanics

YouTube Leanback: Another Option for Free TV — The announcement that Hulu will no longer be 100% free doesn’t have to deter you from your cable-resistant ways. Got YouTube? Consumerism Commentary

Common Cooking Myths You Can Easily Dispel — A box of baking soda isn’t all that good at absorbing odors. Read the rest of these mythbusters — if you can handle it — from Peter Aitken. Kitchen Myths via Lifehacker

Tips for Naturally Controlling Pests in your Garden — If you’ve blown off the idea of using poisonous products, be ready to manually pick off eggs from your plants. Find out how in this amazing tutorial. Kingdom First Mom

Guess Who’s Most Likely to Default on Mortgages? The Rich — The …

Best Money Tips: 10 Best No-Alcohol Drinks

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:20:06 +0000

Welcome to Wise Bread’s Best Money Tips roundup. Today, we share some fun drink recipes even the kids can enjoy, how to keep your SSN safe, and why you should be extra careful when checking into hotels.

Top 5 Articles

10 Best No-Alcohol Drinks — Signed up to be a designated driver at your next party? No problem. With names like “The PacMan,” these drinks are just as cool as their spiked counterparts. Casual Kitchen

How to Safeguard your Social Security Number — No, you DON’T have to give out your SSN in most instances. Find out when it’s appropriate, and what you can do to keep your precious digits to yourself. Get Rich Slowly

Get Your Boss to Let You Work from Home — Thinking of making the request for telecommute privileges? Here are some great tools to get you started! My Life Scoop

Mastering Recurring Responsibilities — Has remembering to consistently clean the bathroom (or any other chore) got you down? Take these very practical and effective tips to heart. You can do it! Unclutterer

Reusable Grocery Bags Can Harbor E. Coli — Are they super …

Best Money Tips: When Free Speech Gets Expensive

admin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 23:20:05 +0000

Welcome to Wise Bread’s Best Money Tips roundup. Today, we look at free speech (and how it may cost you), fun ways to entertain a family on 20 bucks or less, and the 5 best websites for job seekers!

Top 5 Articles

When Free Speech Gets Expensive — You may have the right to criticize a company, but that doesn’t mean it won’t cost you! Money Talks News

Employee Referrals: The Double-Edged Sword — Recommending a friend for a job at your company may seem like an easy way to do your buddy a favor AND score a referral bonus. But what if it doesn’t work out? Engineer Your Finances

A Week of Summer Fun on $20 or Less — Amy shares some tips for frugal entertainment that actually look fun, (just look at the smiles on her kids’ faces!) Mom Advice

How Long will Food Last in the Freezer? Tasting the yucky, salty effects of freezer burn is a bad way to find out that you left your steak in the freezer too long. Prevent it from happening with the facts on freezing. Real Simple via Consumerist

5 Best Websites for Job Seekers — I have to agree with most on this list, …

Best Money Tips: Little Known Uses for Fruit Peels, Shells, and Seeds

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:20:09 +0000

Welcome to Wise Bread’s Best Money Tips roundup. Today, we give you some useful tips for repurposing fruit skins, some freebies you can snag on the 4th of July, and a tutorial for making that cheap grocery store bouquet look super-fancy!

Top 5 Articles

Little Known Uses for Fruit Peels, Shells, and Seeds — Did you seriously think you could ever use a pineapple skin in a frugal way? Now you can: as the key ingredient for juice! Get the rest of the best here. TipHero

July 4th Freebies and Discounts — Celebrate your independence with a fatter wallet! This list of goodies available this holiday weekend is a reason to party. Coupon Sherpa

What You Can Learn About Negotiating From The American Pickers TV Show — It’s not just reality TV entertainment. This show can teach you a lot about life and money — just ask this blogger! Own the Dollar via Consumerist

10 Worst Things About Owning Your Own Business — I can relate to many of these, but some are truly a surprise! Get informed before you take the plunge. Moolanomy

How to Make a Supermarket Bouquet Look Like a Million Bucks — Those $3 bunches really don’t do much for the eye, but they can be the foundation to a great centerpiece. Learn how to spruce them up with this nifty DIY tutorial! Frugal …