Editor’s Note: This story comes from partner site DealNews.com. March may not seem like a good month for finding deals, but you may be able to score great savings on several items this month. From food freebies on Pi Day to sale items for St. Patrick’s Day, there are plenty of products to add to … Read more
People with student debt across the United States are biting their nails over the looming threat of the end of the student loan payment pause. Someone asked an online forum, “How in the world will student loans resume payment?” The user is feeling the stress of inflation, and with rising prices everywhere, how on earth … Read more
If you have read any finance articles or news that relates to money, you probably have come across being financially literate or “financial literacy.” These terms apply to how well you understand your finances and how educated you are in everyday financial decisions. Unfortunately, the financial education results in America are really not that great. … Read more
dobrik / Shutterstock.com Chances are, if you don’t feel old now, one day you will — probably when some kid gives you a blank look in response to a cultural reference you’ve made. Here is a look at things that could trigger that response from someone born in 2023. 1. Paying with plastic wavebreakmedia / … Read more
Have you ever heard the phrase “Keeping up with the Joneses” before? And no, not the 2016 comedy movie following Zach Galifanakis and Isla Fischer, a suburban couple who suspect their new neighbors are secret agents. This article goes beyond other comedy films like The Joneses, There’s Something About Mary and the Avengers. Keeping up … Read more
Every Friday I recap “news you can use” from the week: a handful of quotes from major (and often expensive) news sources, so you can stay up to date on the news that affects your money without spending a dime and in less than a minute. Here’s an overview of what happened this week. Painless … Read more
Increasing the minimum hourly wage to twenty dollars can mean many things. It can start many good things that can improve the standard of living, but on the other hand, some opinions are that it can trigger horrible stuff too. 1. Living Expenses Would Increase While many agreed with “Cost of living would rise,” others … Read more
Kicking up your feet and taking life easy for just a few extra minutes each day is associated with less brain power, according to recent research published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, a publication of the British Medical Association. Researchers found that losing just six or seven minutes each day to sedentary … Read more
goodluz / Shutterstock.com How does the adage go? With age comes … new ways to save on taxes. While you can’t stop filing taxes just because you retire, being a retiree often means you can claim some worthwhile tax credits and deductions. In some cases, these tax breaks are available to both workers and retirees, … Read more
Nenad Aksic / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on FlexJobs.com. Do you feel like your workday is always in catch-up mode? Does it seem like you spend your days hustling, and yet your to-do list doesn’t get any shorter? Logistically, you know that other people have the same tasks on their to-do lists, … Read more