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    Love Costs: 7 Questions to Ask Yourself When Budgeting for a Wedding Gift

    Julia Sudnitskaya / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Few questions cause more stress for wedding guests than deciding how much to...
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    How One Simple Card Switch Could Save You $6,000 a Year on Interest

    Sponsored. Ground Picture / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. If you’re a homeowner with credit card debt, you’re likely throwing away...
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    9 Things You Can Get for Free at Home Improvement Stores

    Luke.Travel / Shutterstock.com Self-service is everywhere you look: online, at gas stations and big-box stores, and now at many grocery stores with self-checkout lanes. You’ll find self-checkout lanes at the biggest home improvement store chains, too. But hardware stores big and small are an...
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    More Gas Stations Are Quietly Hiking Credit Card Fees. Here’s How to Avoid Them.

    l i g h t p o e t / Shutterstock.com Pulling up to the pump is getting more expensive — not just because of rising fuel prices, but also due to hefty fees that are quietly added to credit card purchases. In recent years, gas stations nationwide have increasingly imposed steep surcharges for...
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    June 2025 Transparent Family Budget Update

    I love budgeting because it makes so many things possible that otherwise wouldn’t be. When I first saw that our law school debt added up to six figures, I felt physically ill. I couldn’t envision the crushing weight of that debt ever going away, especially when our take-home pay was under $40K a...
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    8 Ways to Blend Traditional and Digital Tools for Better Money Management

    Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. A new survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers by Drive Research shows that while most people...
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    Here’s How High Car Insurance Rates Go After Age 60

    Nika Art / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Most drivers expect their car insurance costs to drop steadily as they age and gain...
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    10 Things You Can Get for Free at Pharmacies

    Syda Productions / Shutterstock.com In this age of high-priced drugs and complex health care systems, a trip to the pharmacy can spark worry. How much will it cost? How much will insurance cover? It’s not all bad news, though. Some pharmacies offer freebies as incentives to develop loyal...
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    Born to Be Free: 6 Factors to Consider Before You Splurge on a Whim

    Roman Samborskyi / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Grabbing the last-minute flight, clicking buy on that flash sale, or treating...
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    What to Do When Even the Experts Fail to Predict Interest Rates

    Monster Ztudio / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. The recent Federal Reserve rate cut landed almost exactly where markets expected...
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    Costco Just Released Dozens of New Deals for September 2025

    PJ McDonnell / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Costco just released its latest monthly deals — dozens of discounts worth thousands...
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    5 Ways to Get a Jump on Higher Heating Bills Coming This Winter

    F01 PHOTO / Shutterstock.com This winter’s heating bills could hit harder than expected. Americans stand to pay an average of $976 to stay warm this season. That’s a 7.6% increase and roughly $69 more than last winter, according to a report from the National Energy Assistance Directors...
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    8 Places Offering Free or Cheap Coffee on Monday

    Mahmoud Suhail / Shutterstock.com Cream and sugar, please? Everyone will definitely be buzzin’ with excitement (and caffeine!) on National Coffee Day, Monday, Sept. 29, thanks to these cheap perks for coffee lovers and bargain hunters alike. To stir things up for the day, many coffee shops are...
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    Late Economic Reports Leave Americans Facing More Risk

    fizkes / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has postponed its 2024 Consumer Expenditures report by more...
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    10 Bad Money Habits You Know You Need to Break

    funstarts33 / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Managing money is not just about how much you earn. The habits you build every day can...
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    Forget the Expensive ‘Memory Improvement’ Pills: Here’s What Can Really Help

    Kues / Shutterstock.com If you’ve watched television in the past decade, you’ve probably seen ads for Prevagen — a jellyfish-based brain supplement marketed as “clinically shown” to improve memory. Maybe you’ve even considered buying it, joining the 25% of adults over 50 who are taking some...
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    6 Ways Anyone Can Shop at Sam’s Club Without a Membership

    Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Buying a Sam's Club membership can save you money in the long run. But you can save...
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    8 Signs You’ve Gone From Frugal to Cheap

    Drazen Zigic / Shutterstock.com What’s the difference between a frugal person and a cheapskate? To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, a cheapskate knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. A cheapskate drags their feet about spending money at all, to the possible detriment of health and...
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    How I Paid Off My Mortgage 10 Years Early On A Teacher’s Salary

    wavebreakmedia / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. When I started teaching 15 years ago, everyone told me the same thing: “You’ll...
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    16 Ways to Repurpose Things You Normally Throw Away

    Lordn / Shutterstock.com When saving money also helps save the planet, it’s a win-win. The centuries-old saying, “Waste not, want not,” has long advised us that if we don’t waste products, we end up wanting for less. But now we know the less we waste, the less trash ends up in landfills after...
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