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Somewhere there's a hard drive with your name on it. A lot of hard drives, actually, filled with stuff like what you do for a living and when you pay your bills. Businesses peek at those records to determine everything from whether you get a loan to whether you get a job. Errors cost you, and--count on this--there will be mistakes unless you keep an eye out. Watch these three things: (more)

The key to getting a suite deal: Offer a compelling reason you deserve an upgrade, then be politely persistent. If the hotel has a nicer room vacant, it costs them nothing to put you in it. That said, it's all about timing. N.Y.C. on New Year's Eve? Fuhgeddaboutit. (more)

The empty-nester challenge: Once the children are gone for good, you need to rethink your financial priorities. (more)

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Think the only answer is to turn down the heat and break out the flannel underwear? Then you need to back away from the thermostat--and take this quiz. (more)