Category: Personal Finance

Few want to think about what might happen after the death of a spouse, but many of us will have to prepare for this inevitable, […]

Now that most of us have paid our taxes – and now that we understand how our tax burden has changed thanks to the Tax […]

Whether you like it or not, there are many ways to assess someone’s socioeconomic status before you ask them out on a date. You may […]

Earlier this year, Kiplinger released a tax burden calculator designed to show each of us how we compare to other Americans in terms of adjusted […]

How much is your side fuss bringing in now? How much do you think he will make this year based on your first quarter earnings? […]

Freelancers and Third Party Entrepreneurs: How Much Money Do You Want To Make This Year? Do you have a big dream goal? Maybe the number […]

If you work with a CPA or an accounting firm to pay taxes, you may have received some nervous news recently: due to a combination […]

How do you see yourself in five years? Some of us may give a clear answer, but many of us do not know whether we […]

The next time you get an unexpectedly high medical bill, don’t feel like you have to pay in full. We previously wrote about what to […]

I moved from Washington State to Iowa at the end of 2017. The move itself cost me $ 5,929.10 . This year, my new address […]

Today is Equal Pay Day, the day we recognize that a woman will have to work a full fifteen months to earn as much as […]

This will not be your typical “latest tax advice” post. I am not going to advise you to remember any business expenses that you forgot, […]

If you haven’t followed the latest news on the Affordable Care Act, I don’t blame you. This morning, the Washington Post ran an article titled […]

Of the many, many articles I’ve read and wrote about goal setting over the past few years, the only thing that got me stuck and […]

I have several sites where I can find information about the products I want to buy, such as Wirecutter, Strategist, and Amazon comments (although you […]

Many well-known companies, including Levi Strauss, Uber and Lyft, are planning to go public this year. But if you want to add some unicorns to […]

Double check that your Venmo balance is not in the red – otherwise your account may end up in collections. That’s according to a report […]

We’ve previously written about why you should encourage your child to start a Roth IRA – they can start accumulating savings from an early age, […]

Welcome back to Statement, Lifehacker’s personal finance newsletter. Have a question? Send an email to [email protected] or reply to this email. If there is one […]

Index funds are the gold standard for retirement investing because of their (typically) low cost, built-in diversification, and tax efficiency. But not all index funds […]

We’ve got more details on the upcoming Apple credit card with Goldman Sachs after today’s Apple event, and if you were hoping for a game-changing […]

Do you have a black belt in salary negotiations? Do you have more airline miles than everyone you know combined? Is your opinion about your […]

On Wednesday, I wrote about how to research the funds offered by your 401 (k) manager and suggested using sites like Yahoo Finance or Morningstar. […]

On this week Instagram launched Checkout in Instagram , which allows users to purchase products without leaving the app (before users can click on the […]

The US economy has been more or less in growth mode since the Great Recession of 2009, but growth has not lasted forever. While no […]

If you’ve used Priority Pass to access your airport lounge, you might be disappointed with the free meal offerings, depending on where you are. But […]

Investing for retirement is important and 401 (k) offers some of the best perks to get workers to invest first. But what happens when your […]

There is no shortage of tips on how to save money and pay off debt: think about how your savings will benefit your future, make […]

It turns out people don’t know how to set financial goals , according to a recent report from investment firm Morningstar. But that could change […]

Prior to becoming Senator and 2020 Presidential Candidate, Elizabeth Warren was a professor at Harvard, and she also had a chance to write a couple […]

The key to saving, as everyone knows, is spending less than you earn. So simple! But how can you control your spending when there are […]

If you have a credit card, in theory you should know how missing a payment or paying less than your total balance every month can […]

If you’re like most Americans, you may not have saved or invested a ton of money. And reading what you should or should be saving […]

Financial emergencies come to all of us, and when they arise, you need a cache from which you can get at least some of the […]

When you work full time, you can track your expenses and budget using a percentage of your income to try to figure out what you […]

Welcome to The Statement, Lifehacker’s new weekly personal finance newsletter. I’m Alicia Adamchik, author of the Lifehacker money article , and every Wednesday I cover […]

Skimming scams are all over the place, but according to Krebs on Security , another component that’s easy to prevent is scammers who write down […]

When you strive for self-improvement, there are countless books, apps, techniques, etc. that promise to “fix” you or help you become better than you can. […]

I have interviewed many career and money experts to seek advice on promotion. They usually give the same (good!) Advice: be prepared, investigate the situation, […]

There was hardly anything that did not frighten me in my youth. Sleeping alone in the dark, attending classes outside of my comfort zone, telling […]