Category: Money

You go to college to get an education that will earn you a degree that will give you a better paying job in the future. […]

In fact, many marriages last for decades—contrary to popular belief, the divorce rate in the US has been steadily declining for decades , and the […]

Facebook may not be your social platform of choice in 2023, but if you’ve had an active account at any point in the last 15 […]

Last year , more than 50 million Americans received some form of financial assistance from their states. While these payments were not as large as […]

I used to laugh when I received an official document that told me to “keep a copy for your records”. My “notes” were a pile […]

With the never-ending prospect of a recession looming over our heads, building up your savings is a mental challenge. A tough economy is exactly when […]

Last month , the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was the second-biggest bank failure in US history . News of bank failures naturally causes […]

You probably think of your bank as a place to hide your money and it’s easy to forget that the bank is only too happy […]

From the most detailed travel plans to excruciatingly detailed journals and complex to-do lists : My life motto is: You have a goal, your goal […]

It’s worth starting to invest early . Even if your child is not yet old enough to count, let alone make smart financial decisions, you […]

Whether you’re deliberately ignoring some bad spending habits or falling victim to a larger lifestyle change trend, it’s easy to lose track of where some […]

While student loans are the talk of the town , anyone with a child who is in college knows how important scholarships are to get […]

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank earlier this month was the second and third largest bank failures in US history . […]

Maybe you had to pay your dinner bill unexpectedly, or you needed to fill up your gas tank before your paycheck came in this week. […]

With the endless prospect of a looming recession , it seems like the only true certainty is that we all need to come to terms […]

For those looking to get started investing in the stock market, you will come across the pros and cons of individual stocks versus index funds. […]

As if paying taxes wasn’t painful enough, paying to file taxes adds insult to injury. How much you pay for preparing your tax return depends […]

Get ready to start paying student loans again . President Biden’s massive plan to ease student loans is currently before the Supreme Court , and […]

Investing in 529 College Savings Plans has always been risky. What if your child doesn’t need all the money you’ve saved? If their tuition turns […]

Credit score , which has a surprisingly long history dating back to the 19th century , is primarily used to assess how much risk you […]

If you live in fear of accumulating debt , you may be hesitant to pay any bills with a credit card. While you should, if […]

The Supreme Court heard the case to decide whether the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was unconstitutional. (Spoiler alert: It’s fucking constitutional .) Still, when […]

You know that you need to pay your credit card bill on time, and that you should always pay enough to avoid having a balance. […]

When I was a kid, my grandmother slipped a two-dollar bill into my birthday card every year. I thought it was stingy, but it turned […]

The Supplemental Food Assistance Program (SNAP) , a federal initiative designed to help low-income Americans access more food, received temporary support in response to COVID-19, […]

Continuing efforts to fight inflation , the Federal Reserve announced in early February that it was raising interest rates by 0.25% to a target range […]

With all the wisdom you have now, imagine if you could turn back the clock and start earning good loans from an early age. While […]

Your parents learned how to handle money in a different time . A distant time when it was more realistic to buy a house , […]

En muchos lugares, el dinero en efectivo ya no es la norma. Aunque es posible vivir pagando solo con billetes y monedas , resulta complicado […]

If you are self-employed or freelancing outside of your main job, you need to consider additional taxes. While this sounds (and often is) a killer […]

You have basic checking and savings accounts—besides that, how can different types of accounts serve your savings goals? What’s the smartest way to hide your […]

Processing fee. Service fee. Hidden payments. Things have never been so expensive , and adding an inexplicable fee to laundry is like rubbing salt in […]

Our parents are mere mortals, and this never becomes more obvious than when we look at how they handled money. Most of our parents’ personal […]

Your credit score makes the difference between being approved or rejected for a mortgage, car loan, student loan, or any other type of loan. There […]

There has never been a worse time to buy a car. More new cars are available now than a year ago, according to Consumer Reports […]

The end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023 brought with it a lot of negative news about cryptocurrencies , from layoffs in the industry […]

When the state of the economy causes your daily expenses to skyrocket, it’s all too easy to sidestep your savings goals. We previously covered the […]

Given the state of inflation , labor market uncertainty, and the looming specter of a recession , many of us are currently focusing on our […]

A trip to the hospital is a stressful, often confusing and potentially costly experience. Whether it’s a visit to the emergency room in the middle […]

In many places, cash is no longer king. While you can still live the cash-only lifestyle if you want to, few of us do. Some […]