Most of us could do with a little more money at the end of the month. Unfortunately, it’s hard to figure out how to squeeze savings out of a tight budget. If you read finance articles online, you hear about all…
House hunting is a bit like dating. Sometimes, you fall for the wrong person – or the wrong house. It’s not at all unusual to fall head over heels in love with a house that’s way out of your budget. You feel like you just have to…
A lot of people have fantasized about suddenly striking it rich. They imagine that a financial windfall – inheriting a fortune from a distant relative, collecting royalties for a best-selling novel, or even winning the lottery – would make all their dreams come…
If you’ve ever purchased a new car, you’ve probably come across “true cost to own” calculators, such as this one at Edmunds. These tools help you figure out how much the car will cost you to buy and keep over…
Debt is a common fact of life in America today. According to a 2015 report from the Pew Charitable Trusts, roughly eight out of ten Americans have debts, with an average of $67,900 per person. The report also found that…
Frugal living gets a bad rap sometimes. A good example of this is the TV show “Extreme Cheapskates” on TLC, which goes out of its way to show penny-pinchers in the worst possible light. Tune into this show. and you’ll…
When you’re living on a tight budget, you get in the habit of pinching pennies wherever you can. You switch off lights in any room you aren’t in, drink only tap water, and always buy generic brands at the grocery…
You’re at home getting ready for work when the phone rings. Instead of wondering idly who could be calling at this hour, you tense up and break out in a sweat. You’re pretty sure you know who the caller is:…
Budgets and diets have one thing in common: We tend to break both during the holidays. Even people who’ve been careful with their money all year long tend to go a little crazy once the holiday decorations go up. According…
To some people, bank safe deposit boxes seem like a relic of the past. Nowadays, it’s so easy to store financial records and other important documents in digital form that the idea of keeping important papers in a locked bank vault…
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