Friday, August 12, 2011

Best Money Tips: Looking for Scholarships

Welcome to Wise Bread's Best Money Tips roundup! Today, we share tips to help you make the most of a scholarship search, a list of must-haves for living out of a suitcase, a tasty way to use up leftover ingredients, and more!

Free Money for College? How to Optimize Your Scholarship Search — It's good to start the search early, but it might pay to wait when it comes to applying for a scholarship. MintLife

How to live out of a suitcase — The first thing to pack: a medium-sized towel. It'll be the most useful thing you have. Early Retirement Extreme

Turning Kitchen Waste Into Something Sublime — Save your leftover ingredients (veggie scraps, chicken bones, turkey carcass, etc.) and give them a few hours in a crock pot for delicious homemade stock. The Simple Dollar

Delicious Make-Ahead Dishes To Add to Your Thanksgiving Feast — Enjoy a less-hectic Thanksgiving Day by pre-prepping the mashed potatoes, roasted green beans, buttery rolls, cornbread muffins, and even the punch! Mom Advice

No Energy? 8 Ways to Get from Slow to Go — Make sure you're getting enough magnesium. Dark-green leafy vegetables (like spinach) is your go-to source. Lifescript

Top 3 Productivity Pitfalls Disguised as Work-Boosting Tools — Making lists or organizing plans can certainly help boost productivity…but only if you actually need them. GigaOM

5 Ways to Create a Smart Wedding Registry — If you're afraid providing the cash option might offend some guests, the next best thing is probably gift cards. Alpha Consumer

Make Your Own Holiday Gift Baskets - For Less — Gift baskets are fun and cheap, especially if you make them yourself. This season, try putting together a spa, chocolate, or movie basket…or anything you like! BlogHer

Buying a Car with a Credit Card – Can You Do It? — This can be a great way to rack up rewards. Just make sure you have the cash on hand to pay off the credit card bill. My Two Dollars

Choosing Your Mortgage Options: The Basics — Start by deciding if you want a 15- or 30-year mortgage, then use the method described to make apples-to-apples comparisons of fees, rates, and more. Darwin's Money via Currency

We were featured in the latest Carnival of Money Stories at Money Obedience, as well as in the latest Best of Money Carnival at Amateur Asset Allocator. Thanks for including us with such fabulous groups of bloggers!


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