admin Krakenimages.com / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. Someone born in 2000 has about a 1 in 4 chance of becoming disabled before they reach their full retirement age of 67. For a worker who becomes disabled during their working years, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a lifeline. As … Read more
You don’t have to love math to love Pi Day. March 14, also written as 3/14, honors pi, the mathematical constant usually written as 3.14 that designates the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. However, it’s also a day to subtract from your food bill. On Pi Day, several restaurant chains offer deals … Read more
Roman Samborskyi / Shutterstock.com Financial planning and budgeting can be tough. So, let’s keep it simple. Here are a bunch of quick and easy tricks to help you save money — on videos, groceries, gas for your car and more. Keeping it simple can be one of the most practical paths to saving. 1. Use … Read more
Olena Yakobchuk / Shutterstock.com Rising costs are on the minds of many these days but perhaps most urgently among those nearing retirement. Between having less time to save or wait for investments to rebound and stubbornly high inflation raising costs, one of the best ways to control expenses is to live somewhere affordable. That could … Read more
Andriy Blokhin / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. Don’t have $1,000 to spend on an 18-inch vintage nautical pendant light or $4,000 for a textured linen weave chaise lounge? Such mind-bending prices may make you think you have no business stepping foot inside a Restoration Hardware gallery. But if … Read more
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Living on the Cheap. This St. Patrick’s Day, Krispy Kreme doughnuts are the real pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for doughnut lovers. Customers will discover that the shop’s new St. Patrick’s Day collection of doughnuts are “good as gold.” Plus, they will be excited … Read more
Drivers have enjoyed lower and more stable gas prices in recent months — welcomed relief after average prices soared above $5 nationally last summer. But experts say gas prices are poised to rise again as we move into spring. In all but one of the past 10 years, the price of the average gallon of … Read more
We all suspected it, and now there’s (even more) research to prove it: Earning more money does actually make people happier. That’s according to a new study from Daniel Kahneman and Matthew Killingsworth, researchers at Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania, respectively, which finds that happiness rises as income does. The analysis upends previous … Read more
Many of us purchase things of little meaning to anyone but us. But let’s admit it, spending money on such stuff is like running a marathon in stilettos – painful and unnecessary. So to help you reevaluate life decisions, let me show you ten things people voted as a total sham. 1. Buying a New … Read more
chalermphon_tiam / Shutterstock.com Car thefts reached record or near-record levels in many places across the U.S. in 2022, according to a new report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau, a not-for-profit association supported by the insurance industry. Auto thefts soared over the 1 million mark for the first time since 2008. Nationwide, monthly thefts “consistently … Read more