According to the United States Department of Agriculture, it costs approximately $233,000 to raise a child from birth to the age of 17. Housing, food, clothing, child care, transportation, and health care represent the main categories of parental spending. Overall,…
The threat of suddenly becoming unemployed has always been a major stressor for workers. The loss of a full-time job can result in the inability to meet monthly obligations, or worse, foreclosure and eviction. Unfortunately exacerbated this fear. The pandemic led to the widespread…
Choosing a checking account can be an overwhelming process. Between online banks operating nationwide and brick-and-mortar banks and credit unions serving your home region, there are hundreds if not thousands of legitimate institutions to choose from. Many offer more than…
Julia has a secret credit card that she hides from her husband, Carlos. Whenever she goes out for a little retail therapy, she uses that card and has the bill sent to her office. That way, she doesn’t have to…
iGObanking is the online arm of Flushing Bank, a publicly traded (FFIC: NASDAQ) company based in New York City. It accepts deposits from anyone with a U.S. address, offering checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as CDs, retirement…
You can still find free checking accounts these days if you know where to look, but truly free checking accounts are in short supply at big banks like Wells Fargo and Chase. So the fact that the Chase Total Checking®…
The biggest banks generally aren’t known for competitive savings account yields. Even with interest rates higher than they’ve been in years, many big-bank savings accounts remain stuck in near-zero interest rate territory. Citi® Accelerate Savings is a rare exception. While…
Given sufficient time to prepare, humans anticipate and plan pretty well for planned life events, such as marriage, childbearing, and retirement. However, it’s difficult for most people to imagine – let alone prepare for – major, unexpected life changes. Serious illnesses and injuries…
The almighty dollar stresses us more than work, family, and even our health, according to the American Psychological Association. Anxiety over personal finances impacts health and longevity and contributes to poor decision-making. Why do so many of us succumb to…
Could you live on half your current budget? Your knee-jerk reaction was probably no. But you likely did live on a fraction of your current budget in your early 20s. In the years since then, you’ve let your spending become…
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