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Hey, lucky employee, now you can work more, for the same amount of pay, on less sleep!

What would a no-sleeping pill mean for your job?

New drugs like Modafinil promise an era of lucid 18-hour workdays, with two to three hours of sleep a night. Does that mean more pleasure, or more business?

 
On the hunt for a new home? You might want to get that mortgage before new rules take effect next January...

Will Obama's new lending rules make it harder to get a mortgage?

The feds want to prevent risky loans like the ones that helped inflate the housing bubble. But some would-be home buyers could be left out in the cold

 
Older homeowners might want to sell their big empty houses and start renting instead.

Making money: Renting in retirement, and more

3 top pieces of financial advice — from capital gains strategies to mixing up your portfolio

 
Before you bite the dust you might want to cash in that life insurance policy...

Making money: When to cash in your life insurance, and more

3 top pieces of financial advice — from appreciating CDs to following the barbarians

 
You may want to avoid buying promotional gift cards this holiday season, as some may expire shortly after Christmas.

Making money: Snagging year-end dividends, and more

3 top pieces of financial advice — from which gift cards to avoid to being cautious on defense stocks

 
It only takes a few swipes of the plastic before teen spending can get out of hand. 

Making money: Advice on giving your teen a credit card, and more

3 top pieces of financial advice — from shopping for retail stocks to passing on price-matching

 
You may want to reconsider your retirement portfolio before the fiscal cliff — a package of steep tax hikes and spending cuts — automatically takes effect at year's end.

Making money: How you can prepare for the fiscal cliff, and more

3 top pieces of financial advice — from re-imagining your 401(k) to appealing denied Medicare claims

 
Fat Wallet's Black Friday app, one of the best, allows brave shoppers to search for deals using variables such as free shipping and online availability.

6 actually useful smartphone apps to get you through Black Friday

Gracefully navigate the shopping madness by doing a little prep work on your iPhone or Android before you leave the house

 
President Obama's Affordable Care Act has raised share prices of drug makers, hospitals, and insurance-providers.

Making money: Why you should invest in the health-care sector, and more

3 top pieces of financial advice — from building a climate change portfolio to making the most of your first meeting with a financial adviser

 
You never know where a lost fortune could be hiding: Eric Lawes was just looking for a lost hammer when he discovered a treasure trove worth £1.75 million.

Get rich quick: 6 people who accidentally found a fortune

You never know when you might stumble across a priceless painting or a 40-carat diamond, says Rob Lammie at Mental Floss

 
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 23: Dow companies are being dragged down by slowing economic growth in China. 

Wall Street's plunge: Is the economy heading for more turbulence?

U.S. stock markets have lost a total of $500 billion in the past few days, suggesting that tough times are on the horizon

 
Workers apply brick facing to a group of new row houses in Chicago on Oct. 17.

The surge in new construction: Is the housing market roaring back?

After plenty of false dawns, many experts say the recovery is for real this time

 
Bluebird is the new checking-account alternative from American Express and Walmart that boasts easy-to-manage finances without the fees.

Walmart's new prepaid debit card: A threat to big banks?

With a reloadable, low-cost card, Walmart and Amex offer an alternative for customers fed up with bank fees

 
According to recent figures, American households spent an average of $1,226 on their smartphones in 2011.

Are smartphones wrecking family budgets?

As Americans spend more money on their smartphones, they're cutting back on food, clothing, and entertainment. And the costs of those phones are only rising

 
Only 39 percent of checking accounts in America are truly free, Bankrate reports — down from 76 percent in 2009.

Is the era of free checking accounts over?

Facing new government regulations and a lackluster economy, the financial industry is forcing customers to pay more just to park their money at the bank

 
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