35 most outrageous fees (and how to avoid them)
From the merely annoying to the budget-busters, here’s what to watch out for in travel, banking, credit cards, real estate, investments and more.
From the merely annoying to the budget-busters, here’s what to watch out for in travel, banking, credit cards, real estate, investments and more.
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Tired of seeing your expensive and carefully chosen gifts end up months later as the flotsam and jetsam of post-holiday shores?
It’s fun to buy stuff. But remember last year’s failures — that robotic pet that broke two weeks after Christmas and the pricey pale pink cashmere sweater your husband will never wear. And now he [...]
Fumbling when it comes to investing? Don’t panic. There are easy ways to get your money to work for you.
Despite the year’s end looming, your tax fate is not yet sealed – there are still some chances to optimize your tax filing and save some money, says the nation’s largest state accountant group.
The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA)recommends these ten year-end steps for consumers to get their filings in the [...]
Most Americans have at least one credit card, but how many really know when their interest rate can be raised, how much interest they can legally be charged, and why credit card companies raise rates? These are the eight things every credit card user should know.
Affiliate marketing is one of the most effective and powerful ways of earning some money online. This program gives everybody a chance to make a profit through the Internet. Since these affiliate marketing programs are easy to join, implement and pays a commission on a regular basis, more an more people are now willing in [...]
Credit scores are like the adult equivalent of the report card. It takes work to get a good one, it seems to be hanging invisibly overhead at the most inopportune moments, and when it goes down, it can be very difficult to bring back up — but, and this is key, not impossible.
Your credit score [...]
The holidays represent the busiest shopping season of the year, and a prime time for thieves to get in on a piece of the action.
“Credit card fraud can affect anyone, at anytime, but consumers are particularly vulnerable around the holidays,” says Jack McCoy, vice president of security for Discover Financial Services.
And while credit card [...]
You’ve managed a 401(k) plan and stashed away a few dollars for the future, all to find out that you won’t have enough money to retire happily. What exactly went wrong?
We investors won’t have any surprises in retirement because we understand the time value of money. There’s no need to end up in this situation [...]
Jonathan of MyMoneyBlog compiled a list of budget software and so far 14 (and growing because of his readers suggestions) great free budgeting tools made it on his list. Here are five of these budget tools.
The average American today has over $9000 in credit card debt yet spends over $4.00 per day on coffee. Think about that for a second…
What that stat tells you, is that even when we’re in bad financial shape, Americans don’t want to give up on life’s little luxuries in order to cut costs.
With that [...]
While many nations are accruing more and more wealth, as individuals we are increasingly less wealthy, burdened with debt and struggling to live a full life.
Easy access, an all-pervading consumer culture and a lack of emphasis on saving help consolidate the division between rich and poor and are actually working to increase it.
So we need [...]
Here are ten things to take into account when planning ahead for your own retirement.
Online banking can offer convenience — and even added security. Our list of the best includes Internet-only outfits as well as brick-and-mortar banks. Here’s how to compare.
Even with production costs that can reach up to 170 million dollars U.S., animated movies are still among the most profitable for the movie industry. During the past 5 years, almost every major film studio has sought to emulate the success of the genre pioneered by Pixar (which was recently acquired by Disney) [...]