Category: Personal Finance

Wells Fargo just can’t handle it. Last week, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection fined the bank $ 1 billion for “bad” insurance practices. The […]

By now, most users are aware of the security weaknesses of payment systems like Venmo and PayPal: you should only send money to people you […]

Mint, one of the most popular budgeting apps available, will cease paying bills on June 30, the company said on its website . When approached […]

Savings app Digit is expanding its offerings by adding a new feature that helps users make progress on paying off credit card debt. One of […]

Every Monday, we address one of your pressing personal finance questions by seeking advice from several financial experts. If you have a general question or […]

Before, you would sit down once a month with your bank statement, receipts and check register and check if all your deposits and withdrawals matched. […]

Now that you’ve polished your resume and practiced a little bit of ego inflation , you’re ready for your interview. You probably have the answers […]

Congratulations, hail! If you received a letter of financial assistance from a prospective undergraduate or graduate program, it means you have completed the FAFSA correctly […]

Congratulations procrastinators, you have an extra day to file your tax return this year thanks to a timely glitch on the IRS Direct Pay page. […]

One of the difficulties of saving for retirement with investment vehicles like 401 (k) is that it takes so long to get to the point […]

For many aspiring freelancers (and some seasoned vets), quarterly taxes are a nightmare. Either you don’t know you have to pay them and you’re caught […]

Every Monday, we address one of your pressing personal finance questions by seeking advice from several financial experts. If you have a general question or […]

Simply listing your past job responsibilities on your resume is just as helpful for the hiring manager as recognizing that you are well versed in […]

If you’ve been bitten by a spring cleaning bug and want to clean up some of your unwanted books , say, or other possessions, you […]

Millennials are delaying marriage, have you heard? And while some talking heads will lead you to believe that smartphones and video games are largely to […]

Now that the cold, dark winter is (sort of) over, it’s time to open the shutters and look at your finances in the spring light. […]

After the loan forgiveness, refinancing was the most popular topic you all asked about this week. You want to know when is a good idea, […]

If you haven’t filed your 2017 tax return yet, you still have time to save money by making a contribution to your IRA. This is […]

Tax Day is next Tuesday, but if you haven’t filed your tax return yet, you still have time to ask all your questions to Mark […]

Income-based payments are a great option for people with high student loan debt but low salaries. Monthly payments are based on your discretionary income and […]

Yesterday we touched on the core requirements of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and the need to strengthen federal oversight of student loan companies, […]

I won’t pretend that paying off student loans is a positive financial experience, but there is some good news for borrowers: if you pay your […]

If you have delayed paying your taxes until the last minute because you just don’t know what you are doing, fear not – tomorrow, April […]

Every Monday, we address one of your pressing personal finance questions by seeking advice from several financial experts. If you have a general question or […]

Much of our thinking about money revolves around profit: I invest x to get y percent profit in the long run; I will buy this […]

As you go about your day to day, it’s easy to put off important questions about your career – what you really want to do, […]

We have just completed our first thematic week of 2018 , but we are already moving on to the next one, and this time we […]

Whether you have bad credit or not, you cannot qualify for the types of accounts – credit cards, personal loans, and the like – that […]

Credit report errors are so common they are the number one complaint on the CPB’s website , according to an analysis by LendEU , a […]

America’s transition from a pension system to a largely self-funded pension system built around 401 (k) s and IRAs has brought us into a retirement […]

Everyone gets nervous before an interview, but there are many ways to cheer yourself up and get rid of your nervousness. Of course, you need […]

If you used your credit card today or yesterday, you may have noticed that you no longer have to spend the extra 10 seconds illegally […]

Every Monday, we address one of your pressing personal finance questions by seeking advice from several financial experts. If you have a general question or […]

Thank you all for sending your questions about family and finances this week. Conversations with spouses about their money habits, impulse containment and budgeting were […]

If you care about your money, you must remember the word “fiduciary”. It is very important to hire someone to help with the finances. And […]

Our parents are our first and, by all means, the most influential teachers. They instill our values ​​in us, introduce their ideas and policies, and […]

Life happens. In one minute you are nearing release, ready to conquer the world. The next time you lose your job or cannot find one […]

After the first job offer, the first thing I did was call my parents. I ran through the pros and cons, explained how it would […]

One of the problems with covering personal finance is that the tips and tricks recommended by most experts only make sense for a specific group […]

Spending money on impulse doesn’t necessarily mean it is luxury. We buy pretty boring things like household cleaning products . Research shows that we love […]