GetEducated.com says the cheapest online master's degrees in education and library science are from public colleges and universities. The distance learning group researches regionally accredited online programs to find best buys.

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Information, strategies and opinions related to money, the purposes it serves, and the meaning it has for people. Also has a free newsletter offered by email.

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To expand the amount of money you can save, you need to get creative and expand into more unusual spheres of money-saving.

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To avoid a financial crisis it is necessary to have a fund that can be used to pay for the unexpected emergencies that come up.

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Stacey e-mailed me because she and her husband had just canceled her family's planned trip to Hawaii -- and she felt terrible about it.

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Listen parents, we told you all those years that cleaning the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher was silly and duplicative, and now we have the Times telling us we were right! Ha! Pre-rinsing dishes is "actually triple bad" according a "senior dishwasher design engineer …

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If you're looking to save money on college textbooks, this article has some good tips about book rentals, book scholarships, free books online, and other ways to cut costs.

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The vast majority of credit cards offer a 0% APR on balance transfers, but not all offers are the same. Some 0% APR balance transfer offers can wind up costing you a good deal of money in fees and interest charges.

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According to a new study to be published in the Journal of Consumer Research, shoppers are less likely to spend their dough if they are carrying cash in large denominations. This so-called "denomination effect" can be a powerful predictor of consumer spending habits.

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Employers have justified drug tests in the workplace by pointing to such negative effects of drug use as absenteeism and work-related injuries.

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Facing volatile energy prices and a major economic downturn, Americans turned to public transportation more in 2008 than they have in over 50 years, a transit group said on Monday.

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If all of Nashville went dark for an hour on a typical Saturday night in March, if people unplugged their instant-on TVs and turned off their water heaters and raised the thermostat so the heat didn't come on, the city would save 1,600 megawatts of power.

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A Threat, Not a Promise: A Stimulating Way to Save Money

A simple empty threat is all it took…so simple.My cable bill arrived today, just like any other month. This time, I was in a mood when I opened the envelope that each month leaves me wondering how this got so out of control.

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Sure you can start your car and let it idle away, melting the snow off in the process. Idling your car for long enough to completely loosen up all the ice and snow is waste of gas and the cash you spent filling up your tank.

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Of course, the other issue is cost. The Globe and Mail article points out that grocery stores are promoting these items and discounting them to take advantage of the changing lifestyles and incomes of their shoppers.

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When you eat in a restaurant or buy prepared meals, you are paying for both labor and materials. When you cook, you pay only for materials. The price of your meal is determined not by what the market will bear but by what the ingredients cost.

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"At what speed do vibrating black holes stop vibrating?", scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville and The University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth decided against the usual supercomputers.

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Greed is not just the province of wealthy bankers. The stampede at a Walmart on Long Island reminded us that greed, one of the classic Seven Deadly Sins, can grip anyone, anywhere.

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(from article) Because this situation is being faced by so many, I am always also hearing from friends and family their latest "money saving techniques" including coasting in their cars to hypermile, reusing paper plates, and my personal favorite...not showering as often as this  …

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Dining out can get expensive―especially when you have five mouths to feed. But a family's got to eat! Financial expert Farnoosh Torabi shares her advice for cutting that restaurant check in half.

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Switched says that you can get better reception for local and network channels using a regular antenna on your HD television than by using the cable service. Many other tips on shaving your bills on tech and other quality of life items.

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Want to know how to take back this country, or start a revolution? The answer is as obvious as the nose on your face. Banks.

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If you are striving to get out of debt or just save a few extra dollars, I think the absolute best first step is to cancel your cable/satellite TV.

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Honey, someone shrunk the roll of Bounty "LivingAlmostLarge" at the blog with the same name read an article about how manufacturers of food and sundry items are shrinking the size of their products and charging the same price. She found the proof in her own cupboards.

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A different way of thinking. Think gallons per mile instead of miles per gallon. For those who have to have that lower mpg vehicle you can still save money by making a small improvement in mpg in your current vehicle or upgrading to a vehicle with slightly better mpg rating.

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