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Do-It-Yourself Career Counseling: 9 Ways to Succeed
Can you career counsel yourself? Sure, and you might do it better than the experts.
Finding Unclaimed Cash
Looking for some money to pay holiday bills? Instead of checking for coins under the couch, start by checking the Web.
Is Your Boss a Good Elf or a Bad Santa?
A new survey compares your boss to famous Christmas movie characters. How does your employer rate?
Study Shows Why We Spend More with Plastic
Everyone knows you spend more using a credit card than cash. And everyone thinks they know why. Think again.
10 Tips to Safely Save on Prescriptions
Do you pay an insurance copay for generic medications? Fill your prescriptions at Kmart or Walgreens? Buy a one-month supply of pills? If so, you could be overpaying. To find the lowest price on meds, use the same tips medical professionals offer their patients and families.
How Banks Are Taking a Cut of Charitable Giving – and 6 Ways to Avoid It
Your credit card issuer profits off every transaction – even when you donate to a nonprofit. Here’s how to make sure more of your money is getting to the people who need it.
Free Ways to Avoid Internet Security Risks
Internet scams happen all year long, but they’re especially common during the holiday shopping frenzy. Make sure you’re protected.
Credit Reports Get More Personal – What to Do
Credit reporting is no longer just about whether you’ve paid your mortgage and credit cards on time. New reports include everything from late rent to cell phone bills.
What I Learned From Last-Minute Holiday Shopping
It’s not the last minute yet, but it’s getting close. If you still have holiday gifts to buy, you could pay a lot more for them if you wait any longer.
We Wish You a Debt-Free Christmas – and a Prosperous New Year
Here’s a test: Three months from now, will you even remember what holiday presents you received? Will you remember how much you spent?
5 Ways to Make or Save Money With Unwanted Gifts
One in five adults received a lousy holiday gift last year, according to Consumer Reports. Here are five ways to turn this year’s lousy gifts into cash or savings.
Beware Fake Charities: 4 Tips for Donating
Think you’d never donate to a fake charity? We set up shop in front of K-Mart and prove that Americans do it all the time.
7 Habits of Highly Frugal People
Want to change your finances? Change your habits. Here are tips that can make you richer.
Some College Students Now Occupying Off-Campus Mansions
Which would you choose: an empty white dorm room with a bunch of rules for $14,000 a year, or an old five-bedroom mansion off-campus for $200 a month? In the most depressed housing markets, that’s an option.
Free Shipping Day Deals
Today is free shipping day. But it’s also deal day…up to 40 percent off in some stores.
The Cats Get Fatter – CEO Pay Rises 36 Percent
Momma, don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys. Do, however, encourage them to land a job as the CEO of a big company.
A Man’s Guide to Taking the Stress Out of Jewelry Shopping
If you’re a guy shopping for jewelry, you’re right to be nervous. But follow these five steps and your trip to the jewelry store will be a little less intimidating.
9 Ways to Cut Your Monthly Costs
Between rising costs and an uncertain economy, we’re all looking for new ways to save money. But instead of looking for the one-time big score, try saving a little bit each month. It adds up.
Online Spending Higher With Credit Than Debit
Want to spend less? One way might be to trade in your credit card for a debit card.
6 Quick Tips for Last-Minute Shoppers
Still have a few gifts left to buy? Perhaps most of them? Use these tips to avoid paying retail on last-minute holiday purchases.
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