sirtravelalot / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on NewRetirement. On your marks, get set … RETIRE! If you are in your 50s or 60s, you are probably about 10 years from retirement (give or take). Maybe you are even just a year from retirement. Regardless of the exact timing, you are in the … Read more
Atstock Productions / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on FlexJobs.com. Do you enjoy talking with people from different walks of life? Would you enjoy being an integral part of helping customers discover the perfect solution, learn how to use their products more efficiently, or resolve their concerns about products or services they’ve purchased? … Read more
dotshock / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Point2. A second home can be an excellent investment as long as you do your research and plan ahead. But it can also result in financial hardship if you’re not prepared. With that in mind, here are five things to consider before buying a second … Read more
Millions of taxpayers can breathe a sigh of relief after a last-minute panic over whether Uncle Sam would tax the state relief payments they received last year. The IRS has decided that, long story short, it “will not challenge the treatment of these payments as excludable for federal income tax purposes in 2022.” The Feb. … Read more
Those who take supplements might not get the proper dosage if they don’t look closely at the number of capsules or tablets that constitute a serving. Recently, on the website MousePrint.org, consumer advocate Edgar Dworsky raised the example of woman who bought some calcium supplements with a bottle labeling the dosage inside as being 1,000 … Read more
Your personality appears to affect your ability to spot fake reviews when shopping online, according to recent research. For a paper published in the Journal of Consumer Marketing, researchers examined the ability of more than 400 people to sniff out fake hotel reviews, and then gave them a personality test. Each participant was given a … Read more
Lopolo / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. Americans are seeing the largest spike in their heating bills in more than a decade, and it’s been a bitterly cold season for much of the United States. But we’ve got eight tips to help you lower your bill. With wicked cold … Read more
Money is not a client of any investment adviser featured on this page. The information provided on this page is for educational purposes only and is not intended as investment advice. Money does not offer advisory services. From the classroom to the boardroom, the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot ChatGPT is being billed as a game changer … Read more
The IRS will cut taxpayers a bit of a break in the second quarter of 2023. The agency announced Feb. 13 that the interest rates it charges for underpayments in the second quarter — April 1 through June 30 — will remain the same as they are for the first quarter of the year. This … Read more
Mehaniq / Shutterstock.com Most of us have little desire to mess with the IRS. Filling out your annual tax form honestly and completely is the best way to keep the agency from poking around in your business. But some folks just can’t help trying to pull the wool over Uncle Sam’s eyes. And when they … Read more