The Worst Thing A Job-Seeker Can Do

Job-seekers get a lot of advice, and not all of it is good advice. Liz Ryan shares the worst thing a job-seeker can do -- be sure you're not doing it!

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‘I’ll be taking my business elsewhere’

WOOLWORTHS customers have slammed the retail giant’s latest venture, with many threatening to never shop there again.

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'Get The Job Offer, No Matter What' - Is It Good Advice?

Should Dustin, an MBA candidate halfway through his program, take the advice "Get the job offer, no matter what!" to heart? Liz Ryan advises him

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What '60 Minutes' Didn't Tell You About Legalized Marijuana

'60 Minutes' revisited Colorado to see how the state is doing since it legalized marijuana, but they missed a few things.

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How To Complete Online Job Applications Without Divulging Your Salary History

Online job application forms always require you to fill in your past salaries, but that gives you a big disadvantage when it's time to negotiate your new salary. In this story Liz Ryan explains how to fill out an online job application without giving up your salary history.

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Americans on Iran: Continue Present Negotiations But Okay for Israel to Bomb Facilities

Public opinion on the Iran nuclear deal provides mixed signals for the President and Congress, according to a new Zogby Analytics poll. On the deal itself, the poll asked 909 likely voters nationwide which of the statements represented their views more:

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Why Tonight's 'Game Of Thrones' Will Be The Biggest Episode Of The Season

If history has anything to say on the matter, tonight's episode of 'Game of Thrones' will be huge.

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Brokerage's Surge Yields Big Wealth Gain For Alibaba's Jack Ma, Business Partner Yu Feng

Alibaba Group’s billionaire chairman Jack Ma, already one of the world’s richest people, and his investment partner Yu Feng made large paper gains in their fortunes last week after announcing an investment in Hong Kong-listed brokerage Reorient Grup.

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A Open Letter From Silicon Valley Calls For Bold Organizational Reform

Joining forces with other ongoing initiatives could be productive

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Why New York's Fracking Ban for Natural Gas is "Unsustainable"

In December, New York became the 2nd state after Vermont to prohibit hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") statewide. Although a few others have joined in, New York is the only state with significant shale gas potential to ban fracking, “the most important, and the biggest, energy innovation of this century." This controversial decision by Governor Cuomo has even fueled secession talk by the southern part of the state that has sat idly by and watched neighbor Pennsylvania enjoy the huge economic benefits of shale development (as such, states like Texas and Oklahoma are banning fracking bans!). Fracking technology, after all, is a proven commodity that has been safely deployed for over 60 years in over a million wells - across the country to great success. New Yorkers should realize what's at stake. New York sits atop the mighty Marcellus Shale, a huge source of oil and gas that also lies beneath much of Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. The play covers some 18,750 square miles in New York and has transformed Pennsylvania into a natural gas powerhouse, surging state state output from 200 Billion Cubic Feet (Bcf) in 2008 to 3,800 Bcf in 2014.

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Snapchat Displaces Google+ App From ComScore Top 15 Chart

On Friday comScore released its latest monthly smartphone data for the US. Over the past quarter the iPhone is the only major device that appears to have gained marketshare. Below is comScore’s data for January and April. Month over month there hasn’t been much change. It’s more...

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The Highest-Paid Public University Presidents

According to a report just released by The Chronicle of Higher Education, the nation’s three highest-earning public college presidents are no longer in their posts. Often university presidents reap the greatest rewards when they leave their jobs because they receive severance, deferred compensation or other rewards. The top earner: Rodney A. Erickson, president of Pennsylvania State University from November 2011 to May 2014. His total compensation of $1,494,603 included the $586,000 balance of a university-sponsored life-insurance plan that the school had terminated.

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Premier League Decides It Is Time To Come "Clean" And Why That Is Great News For The Big Clubs

The decision to go "clean" in terms of branding is being seen as an adoption of the US model where the major sports leagues are not directly associated through title sponsorships. It seems though that you only have to look as far as the UEFA competitions to see a "clean brand" title strategy operating. The competitions run by UEFA have never directly associated any brand through "naming" rights.

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Here's How Lee Iacocca Wants To Cure Diabetes

Former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca has been supporting research aimed at proving an old vaccine can reverse type 1 diabetes. That research just reached an important milestone.

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How HR "Best Practices" Kill Innovation

Most HR policies bias an organization toward replicating the past, endangering growth and innovation

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Five Times 'Game of Thrones' Went Above And Beyond The Books

As Game of Thrones marches toward the conclusion of its fifth season, the show and the books have started to diverge more than ever. This is mostly out of necessity, as Martin’s books are far too massive not to have anything lost in editing, and now as the showrunners are running out of books to adapt, they have to forge their own path forward with only loose guidance from the author.

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Low-Cost Electric Cars Are Disruptive, Not Tesla: Interview With Harvard's Thomas Bartman

Just when you thought it was safe to invest in Tesla.

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Serena Williams And Stanislas Wawrinka Win Roland Garros 2015 With Audemars Piguet On Wrists

Audemars Piguet ambassadors Serena Williams and Stanislas Wawrinka win titles at the 2015 Roland Garros Grand Slam tennis tournament.

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Despite Weak Box Office For "Entourage," HBO Should Make More Movies

By working with Warner Bros., HBO could create a steady stream of mid-budget films.

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Deutsche Bank's Change Of Management Does Not Inspire Confidence

Deutsche Bank has announced that its co-CEOs, Anshu Jain and Jürgen Fitschen, are to stand down.

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Critics: Women's Sex Pill Approval Vote Driven By PR, Not Science

Thursday's vote by an FDA advisory committee to approve flibanserin for low sexual desire in pre-menopausal women has drawn sharp criticism for potential influence by a strong public relations campaign funded partly by pharmaceutical companies that include the drug's sponsor.

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Whistleblower: Qatar Will Be Stripped Of 2022 World Cup

If Phaedra Al-Majid is right, FIFA will have no choice but to take the 2022 World Cup away from Qatar.

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The Brave New World Of Customer Service

Two of my smartest friends and fellow curators wrote blog posts this week about customer service. They couldn’t have been more different.  And somewhere in between,  there’s an important distinction.  But before I make any conclusions,  let’s start by laying out the terms of engagement. My pal Jason Hirschhorn publishes the widely read and influential MediaRedefined newsletter.  He’s a lifelong techy, and not someone who has unreasonable expectations about the world we live in.  He’s a rock-solid realist.  Now that said,  you don’t want to piss him off, because he has a sharp editorial voice - and when provoked is liable to unleash harsh criticism. That said - I wasn’t expecting to see this picture at the top of his daily newsletter. Ouch.

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Will 'Game of Thrones' Jon Snow Meet The Same Fate In The Show As He Does In The Books?

Spoilers For Books And Show

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Gross Reckless Overspending on Billion-Dollar Dicey Weapons - Subs, F-35s - Moves Ahead in Congress

Gross Overspending on Wasteful Billion-Dollar Defective Weapons -- Subs, Planes, Drones -- Heads Recklessly to the Congressional Floor

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Data Innovators In Sports And Entertainment: Uplause

Mobile technologies, stadia connectivity and digital infrastructure improvements are all enhancing the sports fan experience, especially during lulls in the action on game day. Some of these technologies serve as fan engagement tools, creating brand new opportunities for interactive solutions during live events.

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Venture Capital: Finding The White Space

In the Valley nowadays, the obsession is with pumping up a startup’s valuation. And yes, the levels have gotten pretty crazy (when it comes to pushing things to the limit, the Valley always seems to know what to do).

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How the New Hardware Movement Is Even Bigger Than the IoT

By Jon Bruner

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Is Jack Ma's Alibaba Pictures Really Worth $10 Billion?

Only 12 months after it began operations, and before the company has made even a single movie, Alibaba Pictures Group has seen the value of its publicly traded shares climb more than seven-fold to reach a $9.6 billion market cap on the Hong Kong stock exchange.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Avengers 2' Tops 'Harry Potter 8,' 'Aloha' Says Goodbye

Dwayne Johnson’s San Andreas continued to rock the box office for Warner Bros. /Time Warner Inc. on its second weekend, earning $26.4 million to bring its domestic cume up to $99.066m. Yes, it dropped 52% from last weekend, but that’s not a surprise considering the surprisingly robust $54m debut weekend, and it's a halfway decent hold on a crowded weekend. Dwayne Johnson’s $100m earthquake adventure has earned, as of yesterday, $24m thus far in China and is indeed shaping up to be something of a monster hit, relative to budget and expectations. Just in America, it will pass the $103m domestic cume of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island by Monday or Tuesday to become Johnson’s biggest by-himself hit ever. While I have no inside information pertaining to this, I have to imagine that director Brad Peyton, who directed The Rock in Journey 2 and an eventual Journey 3) is now in the running to direct Shazam if he wants it. From the director of Cats and Dogs 2: The Revenge of Kitty Galore...!

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Defining Your Sectors

In earlier steps, you should have defined top level asset classes that have a lack of correlation to one another and a timeless strategy. Then, you should have selected underlying sectors that strategically boost returns and take advantage of leading indicators. Together, these two categorizations represent your investment strategy.

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10 Best Exercises To Do At Your Desk

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What's The Correct 'Dose' Of Exercise? As Much As You Can Do

How to find the right "dose" of exercise for you? Be healthy, avoid injury, stay motivated, and have fun.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Avengers 2' Tops 'Harry Potter 7,' 'Aloha' Says Goodbye

Dwayne Johnson’s San Andreas continued to rock the box office for Warner Bros. /Time Warner Inc. on its second weekend, earning $26.4 million to bring its domestic cume up to $99.066m. Yes, it dropped 52% from last weekend, but that’s not a surprise considering the surprisingly robust $54m debut weekend, and it's a halfway decent hold on a crowded weekend. Dwayne Johnson’s $100m earthquake adventure has earned, as of yesterday, $24m thus far in China and is indeed shaping up to be something of a monster hit, relative to budget and expectations. Just in America, it will pass the $103m domestic cume of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island by Monday or Tuesday to become Johnson’s biggest by-himself hit ever. While I have no inside information pertaining to this, I have to imagine that director Brad Peyton, who directed The Rock in Journey 2 and an eventual Journey 3) is now in the running to direct Shazam if he wants it. From the director of Cats and Dogs 2: The Revenge of Kitty Galore...!

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At Governors Ball Music Fest, Bjork Outdoes Her Swan Dress Moment

Bjork performs in a dramatic dress at Governors Ball Music Festival.

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Russia's Sberbank Lending In Chinese Currency

A Russian pharmaceutical company requested the credit line so it can import Made in China drugs.

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Box Office: Melissa McCarthy's 'Spy' Spies Underwhelming $30M Weekend

Melissa McCarthy’s Spy was the weekend box office champion, but I will admit I was hoping for bigger numbers for the terrific action-comedy. The Paul Feig film got an okay start with a $30 million debut weekend. That’s a bit lower than the $39m opening weekend for The Heat, but that buddy cop comedy had Sandra Bullock onboard. It’s actually slightly lower than the $34.5m opening frame of Identity Thief, and frankly I have to wonder if the utter mediocrity of that film and The Heat didn’t slightly scare off on-the-fence viewers from Spy.

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On Vaccinations, AMA May Push End To Personal, Religious Exemptions

Key groups within the American Medical Association’s governing body want the nation’s largest doctor group to help bring an end to “personal belief” and religious exemptions that doctors say undermines “population immunity” and put public health at risk.

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12 Items That Pay for Themselves Tenfold or More

Ditching paper towels for cloth napkins and dish towels can save hundreds of dollars over a few years. Photo: Liz West

When you’re trying to live a frugal lifestyle and save money, it can seem counterintuitive to buy anything new. Yet, that’s exactly what many money-conscious people do. The difference is, those who have mastered the art of frugality don’t just buy things; they invest in them. And they don’t just invest in “stuff;” they invest in services and tools that actually save them money over time.

12 Everyday Items That Pay for Themselves 10 Times Over

The truth is, there are a number of everyday items to invest in that can pay for themselves in a short amount of time – then help you save hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars over the months and years. If you’re looking for new ways to save money, here are a few items you might want to take a closer look at:

No. 1: Slow Cooker or Crock Pot

In the average American kitchen, there are few tools more valuable than a sturdy, reliable crock pot. We have written about the virtues of crock pot meals many times here at The Simple Dollar, and for good reason. The average American family eats out or orders in at least once a week, if not much more. And with the average takeout dinner or restaurant meal costing upwards of $50 for a family of four, that adds up fast.

Convenience is a big reason people order take-out: On a hectic weeknight, we often feel like we just don’t have the time to prepare a healthy, home-cooked meal. But throwing some ingredients in a crock pot before work in the morning can magically ensure dinner is virtually done and waiting for you by the time you come back home.

Trading a crock pot meal for take-out just once per week can help you reap huge financial dividends over time (not to mention the health benefits of avoiding convenience foods). Assuming the average crock pot meal costs around $2 per person, the amount you could save by replacing one weekly restaurant meal with a crock pot classic is enormous — $2,135 in the first year alone, even after the initial investment:

• Cost of a high-quality, programmable slow cooker: $49
• Average one-year savings: $2,135
• Savings over five years: $10,871

No. 2: Coffee Maker

Stopping for a coffee on your way to work can be an enjoyable habit. However, it can also result in something akin to “death by a thousand cuts.” Each $2 coffee or $4 latte may not feel like much, but the impact over the weeks and years can be truly detrimental to your finances.

Do the math and you’ll find that buying a coffee each weekday for a year will cost you over $500. And if you’re hooked on fancy $4 lattes, you’re looking at $1,040!

That’s where an in-home coffee maker can come in handy. If you brew your own coffee at home — ideally using freshly ground beans — and take it with you in a travel mug or thermos, you can still enjoy a perfect cup (or five) of morning coffee without breaking the bank.

Assuming you buy a high-quality coffee maker and spend around $5 per week on your favorite coffee beans and supplies, the savings can really add up quickly.

• Cost of a high-quality coffee maker: $49
• Average one-year savings: $211 (regular coffee) or $731 (lattes)
• Savings over five years: $1,251 (regular coffee) or $3,851 (lattes)

No. 3: LED Light Bulbs

Just a decade ago, LED light bulbs were prohibitively expensive. Fortunately, prices have fallen considerably over the last few years, and you can now buy a fancy LED light bulb for around $6-$8 or less.

Since an old, inefficient incandescent bulb costs around $1, you’re paying considerably more for an LED. Still, LEDs are a good investment.

When you compare the two options, you’ll see that incandescent bulbs only last an average of 1,200 hours (about one year), whereas LEDs can last up to 25,000 hours (about 23 years). And over that entire time, an LED bulb will draw just a sixth of the electricity to produce the same amount of light as a comparable incandescent bulb.

Assuming you install just five LED light bulbs, use them an average of four hours a day, and pay the nationwide average of 12 cents per kilowatt hour, you’ll break even in under than a year — and the amount of money you’ll save over their lifetime makes the transition well worth it:

• Cost of five LED light bulbs: $40
• Average one-year savings: $9
• Average five-year savings: $205
• Average 23-year savings: $1,122

No. 4: Clothesline

Using a gas or electric dryer is certainly the fastest way to dry your clothes, but that doesn’t mean it’s the cheapest. In fact, when you add up the cost of the dryer itself with the cost of running it, you’ll find that drying your clothes this way is actually a rather expensive endeavor.

If the average dryer uses 3.3 kilowatt hours of energy for a 45-minute cycle, then at the average rate of 12 cents per kilowatt hour, drying a small load of clothes costs around $0.40. Here’s how much you could save if you purchased a standard clothesline and hung your clothes to dry instead of using your dryer just twice per week:

• Cost of retractable indoor/outdoor clothesline: $10
• Average one-year savings: $31
• Average five-year-savings: $205

No. 5: Netflix, Roku Box, and HDTV Antenna

According to the Federal Communications Commission, the average cost of expanded basic cable services rose to $64.41 by the end of 2013. That’s a lot of money to fork over for a service that many people don’t take full advantage of, which is why many have opted to cancel cable and explore their alternatives over time.

One such alternative, Netflix, costs only $8 per month and provides enough entertainment to satisfy most busy families. If you’re within 35 miles or so of a major city, combine that with an over-the-air HDTV antenna and you’ll be able to watch the major networks in real time for free — handy for live events like sports and awards shows and for keeping up with TV’s biggest series.

There are a number of easy and inexpensive ways to watch Netflix on your television, whether you use a simple Roku box, a $30 Google Chromecast, or even just a $5 HDMI cable connected to your laptop. You may miss a couple of your favorite channels, but we promise the savings will be worth it.

• Cost of Roku box: $79
• Cost of HDTV antenna: $35
• Average one-year savings (including Netflix subscription): $563
• Average five-year savings: $3,271

No. 6: Programmable Thermostat

With utility bills climbing higher than ever before, a lot of people have found relief simply by updating their thermostat to one that is more accurate and efficient. However, if you want to take your savings a step further, you can buy a programmable thermostat that will allow you to have even more control over how you heat and cool your home.

The amount of money you’ll save can vary drastically based on factors such as your utility costs, the type of heating or cooling system in your home, and the size and average temperature of your home. However, most experts suggest that a programmable thermostat (programmed wisely) will help you save around $173 per year on your utility bills.

• Cost of simple programmable thermostat: $25
• Average one-year savings: $148
• Average five-year savings: $840

No. 7: Commuter Bike

With so many factors to consider, the cost of commuting to work can vary a great deal. Not only do you have to consider what kind of car you’re driving, and how much it costs to own and maintain it, you also have to factor in the cost of gas, insurance, maintenance, and even parking.

However, it’s pretty easy to come up with a rough estimate using the average cost of each single component of your commute. For example, according to Experian Automotive, the average car payment for a new car rose to $482 during the fourth quarter of 2014. Meanwhile, the average cost of a gallon of gas currently sits at around $3.

Assuming a new car owner consumes one tank of gas per week and spends $200 per year on maintenance, that person would spend $6,140 during year one of car ownership. With that scenario in mind, even an expensive commuter bike would pay for itself in less than one month if it meant not buying a new car. (Trent recently ran some numbers on this subject as well.)

• Cost of commuter bike: $300
• Average one-year savings: $5,840
• Average five-year savings (assuming car is paid off in four years): $24,616

No. 8: Brita Water Pitcher

Bottled water is not only expensive, it’s also absolutely disastrous for the environment. The clear plastic bottles that companies like Nestle and Ice Mountain produce by the billions work their way into our landfills, waterways, and streets over time, since not even half of them make it into the recycling bin (and that’s according to the forgiving estimates of a bottled water trade group).

And in many cases, the bottled water you buy isn’t anything special either; in the U.S, much of it is simply pumped out from cities and towns in neighboring states, or even your own state. In other cases, it’s simply tap water, which is just as safe as bottled water, but surely not worth paying extra for.

The good news is, something as simple as a Brita water pitcher can help you avoid the environmental waste and questionable value you get when you buy bottled water in the first place. Combine it with a reusable water bottle, and you’ll have pure, free water on the go, too.

Assuming a family goes through a case of bottled water per week at $5 per case — that’s not even including single bottles purchased at a higher markup while outside the home — the savings can be huge:

• Cost of Brita water pitcher ($23) and 12 filters ($60): $83
• Average one-year savings: $177
• Average five-year savings: $1,217

No. 9: Dryer Balls

If you insist on drying your clothes in a dryer instead of hanging your clothes, one way you can save is to purchase a set of dryer balls and use them in place of fabric softener or dryer sheets. Not only do dryer balls make those clothes-softening and chemical-laden purchases unnecessary, but they can cut down on the time it takes to dry your clothes by 40%.

Reduced drying time aside, there are huge savings to be had just by not having to buy fabric softener or dryer sheets ever again. Here’s how much you would save if you spent an average of $10 on fabric softener per month then switched to dryer balls:

• Cost of dryer balls: $10
• Average one-year savings: $110
• Average five-year savings: $590

No. 10: Home Gym

A gym membership is an expense that can prove to be incredibly valuable — if you use it often. However, that monthly bill can become a huge waste if you don’t get to the gym regularly or, in some cases, at all.

That’s why it can make a lot of sense to invest in a home gym if you have the room in your home. Owning a home gym makes it easy to cancel your pricey gym membership, and it only involves one large, upfront cost vs. the endless monthly payments your gym membership most likely requires. Another benefit? You may actually use it more often, since it’s just a few steps away.

Of course, the truly frugal can start a rigorous, equipment-free workout regimen for no cost at all. But with the average gym membership costing around $50 a month, even purchasing an expensive home gym can save quite a bit of money over time:

• Cost of Gold’s Gym Home Gym System: $450
• Average one-year savings: $150
• Average five-year savings: $2,550

No. 11: Cloth Diapers

Another area where an upfront investment can save money and the environment is the kind of diapers you choose for your baby.

Disposable diapers are incredibly detrimental to the environment; one estimate even claims that they can take up to 500 years to decompose in a landfill. Cloth diapers, on the other hand, can be used again and again, although there are some costs associated with laundering them at home.

Regardless, the amount of money you can save over time by choosing cloth diapers is mind-boggling. Assuming you buy two packs of disposal diapers per week at $10 each for five years (let’s say you’re raising two kids back to back), here’s what you could save by using reusable cloth diapers and inserts:

• Cost of cloth diaper and inserts (4 sets of 6 at $39.99 each): $160
• Estimated cost of additional laundering (detergent + utilities): $104/year
• Average one-year savings: $776
• Average five-year savings: $4,520

No. 12: Cloth Napkins

Another wasteful item you could probably cut out of your budget completely is paper towels and napkins. In most cases, paper towels are used quickly and only once, then thrown in the trash and sent on their way to the local dump. By investing in a sturdy set of cloth napkins and dish towels, you can avoid this expense altogether while also cutting down on the amount of waste your household produces.

If you would normally go through two $1 rolls of paper towels per week but switched to cloth napkins instead, here’s an estimate of how much money you could save:

• Cost of cloth napkin set: $14
• Average one-year savings: $90
• Average five-year savings: $506

Investing in Items That Pay for Themselves Over Time

These are just a few of the items that can pay for themselves over a lifetime – as long as you make good use of them. Other items that could easily pay for themselves can be just about anything – a sewing machine that allows you to mend your own clothing, a chest freezer that lets you stock up on meat when it’s on sale, or an energy efficient car that helps you save on gas.

And I suppose that’s the difference between being “cheap,” and being “frugal.” While being cheap usually means scrimping on nearly anything to save a buck, frugality is more about making your purchases count. It’s about finding items that provide you with the most value for the least amount of money – and not just for today, but for tomorrow too.

What kind of items do you own that have paid for themselves many times over? What are you willing to give up to lower your annual expenses?

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Aerial Shots Of FIFA World Cup 2014 Stadiums

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A Year Later, Brazil's FIFA World Cup Infrastructure Still Not Built

A special report in the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper on Sunday showed how infrastructure projects, from roads to airports, promised for last year's FIFA World Cup in Brazil are nowhere near complete.

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Money Must Reads: Avoiding Credit Card Advances & Surviving Market Declines

Here's what you need to know about money and investing this weekend.

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President Aquino Should Shut-Up On South China Sea: China Is Not Nazi Germany! -- The Philippines Has Other Priorities

The situation in Asia Pacific generally and in the South China Sea in particular is explosive. There are several actors and tensions involved, including between the Philippines and China. When last year Philippines President Benigno Aquino compared China’s stance in the South China Sea to that of Nazi Germany’s annexation of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia before the outbreak of World War II, it was inappropriate, irresponsible and inflammatory. To have done so again, in a speech in Tokyo on Wednesday 3rd June (see illustration below), borders on the incredulous. Aquino should shut up.

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Why You Should Buy Your Broadway Tickets Before the Tony Awards Air

In the coming weeks the Broadway show that wins Best Musical at the Tony Awards will most likely have a noticeable uptick in ticket prices .

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2015 Billionaires Newcomers

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Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" Was Only Number One For A Week, But Does It Really Matter?

After only one week at the top of the charts, Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” has stepped aside, allowing Wiz Khalifa and newcomer Charlie Puth’s megahit “See You Again” to return to the summit. While this would be a bit of a disappointment for many artists, Taylor Swift is in a league of her own, and this isn’t likely something she’s going to be losing sleep over. So what if it was only briefly the biggest song in the country?

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Taylor Swift 2014

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Amaya poised for Nasdaq listing, but its Web gaming products still beyond reach

On Monday, American stock speculators will be able to buy shares of Internet gaming giant Amaya Inc. on the Nasdaq. Meanwhile, American online poker players still can’t place wagers through the company’s most popular product.

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Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, It's Off To The Family Vacation We Go!

With rising costs for airfare and hotel, families are struggling to take the vacation they want. Despite the obvious financial hurdles, the solution to a great summer vacation is proper budgeting. Make your vacation planning session a family event and include the kids in the what, where, and how. Budgeting for your summer vacation can be a great financial learning moment for your children. Don't miss the opportunity!

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Summer Countdown: Businesses That Benefit

Are you counting down the days until your summer vacation? So are lots of businesses.

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