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  • Try Before You Buy: 9 Products You Can Test Before Buying

    How many times have you considered a large purchase but wanted to try the item before committing? With a number of products, from expensive camera lenses to cars, houses, and even bras, you can do just that. The terms and…

  • Is Your Grocery Budget Too Big?

    Are you a thrifty shopper or do you go all out when stocking the fridge? Do you head to the market to buy whatever looks good regardless of cost or do you stick to a list and count every penny?…

  • 10 Steps to Starting a Garden From Seed

    Spring has arrived and gardeners are itching to get their hands dirty. However, it’s too early to start planting in colder parts of the country, since seeds and young plants shouldn’t go into the ground until after the last frost.…

  • 15 Steps to a Successful Garage Sale

    The weather is finally warming up and so is garage sale season. There are many ways to sell your unwanted items, but a garage sale is a great way to sell them all at once. Just follow these simple steps…

  • 11 Tips for Saving Money in Your 20s

    How you spend your time and money while in your 20s can profoundly affect the rest of your life. It might be hard to imagine far into the future, but frivolous spending now diminishes the cache available for important purchases…

  • 11 Hot International Destinations for Budget Travelers

    It may be tempting to revisit a favorite spot on your next trip out of the country. Perhaps you enjoy exploring the ruins of Rome or partying the night away in Cancun. But there are equally exciting — and cheaper…

  • 5 Tips for Getting a Good Deal on a Car

    The Internet has changed the car-buying process. Thanks to websites like AutoTrader and Craigslist, shoppers can peruse new and used vehicles all over the country from the comfort of their…

  • Skip the Flip-Flops: 10 Ways to Save on Kids’ Clothes

    Kids tear through their clothes, literally. They either outgrow things at an alarming rate or wear them so hard that they don’t last longer than a few months. And while…

  • 10 Fitness Essentials for $25 and Less

    Whether you’re a gym junkie or prefer to work out at home, you need some equipment to help you stay in tip-top shape. While weight sets and cardio machines are…

  • 12 Steps to Hiring a Contractor for Less

    This is the time of year when you look at your home afresh and think about all the improvements you’d like to make. The prospect of some tax refund cash…

  • Credit Reports and Scores: What 20-Somethings Need to Know

    The intricacies of the credit system and how your credit score and credit report are calculated is a dull subject for most consumers. Getting a handle on how this all…

  • 10 Essential Life Skills for 20-Somethings

    The life lessons that you learn in your 20s should help make you an independent person. Some are financial and some are practical. Your financial accomplishments will help you survive…

  • 10 Cheap Ways to Get the Hipster Look

    You may have thought the hipster fashion wave had finally come to an end, but much to the surprise of the fashion cognoscenti the hipster look lives on. From the…

  • Cheaper at Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s? Comparing 20 Products

    Whole Foods has a well-deserved reputation for being the one-stop market for all things natural, organic, and alternative (from a culinary perspective, that is). While few grocers can beat the…

  • How I Saved More Than $500 in a Month

    This February we invited readers to take the Frugal Month Challenge and commit to what some have called a “no-buy month.” My family of four embarked on this cheap-living challenge…

  • 4 Best Sites for Free Online Tax Prep in 2015

    The annual ritual of filing income tax returns is often complicated, time-consuming, and costly. Enlisting a tax preparer can cost hundreds of dollars. Instead, many taxpayers can prepare and e-file…

  • 11 Ways to Throw a March Madness Party on the Cheap

    March Madness is quickly approaching and throwing a party to cheer for any of the 68 teams in the weeks-long tournament is what a devoted fan of college basketball does.…

  • 10 Tools to Help You Become a Smarter Consumer

    The first week of March is National Consumer Protection Week, and government and private organizations across the nation have been sharing advice and resources for consumers. Topics discussed range from…