pathdoc / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. We know how incredibly easy it is to rack up credit card debt. More than 50% of Americans carry a credit card balance, with 30% carrying more than $1,000 of debt or more month to month, 15% carrying $5,000 or more and … Read more
Mariia Korneeva / Shutterstock.com Once you receive your tax documents at the end of January, it makes sense to file a return as soon as possible for several reasons. Of course, that doesn’t mean people do. Procrastination is more powerful than Uncle Sam. Taxpayers in some places are especially likely to put it off until … Read more
Lucky Business / Shutterstock.com Jeanne Calment was the oldest-documented person to ever live. Born in the south of France in 1875, she died nearly 122½ years later in 1997. How did she remain a resident of planet Earth for so long? Certainly not by depriving herself of a little fun. Calment indulged in some famously … Read more
fizkes / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. Tax time tends to look different after you retire. You might be drawing income from multiple sources: Social Security, stock dividends, a pension, 401(k) withdrawals and even interest from your savings account. You might need to report earnings from your side hustle, … Read more
Nattakorn_Maneerat / Shutterstock.com When it comes to the businesses that garner the most respect, the list doesn’t change much year-to-year. In fact, the world’s most admired business has held that crown for 16 years, according to Fortune. The magazine annually surveys business leaders to determine which companies are the most admired in the world. For … Read more
Andriy Blokhin / Shutterstock.com People with deep pockets are looking to make big deals in key housing markets across the country. Nationwide, nearly one-third of home purchases in December — 31.2% — were made with all cash, according to real-estate brokerage Redfin. That figure is up from 28.8% one year prior, and down slightly from … Read more
Shoppers looking to save money on groceries trust three retailers most: Aldi, H-E-B and Walmart. The trio of retailers took the top honors for affordability in BrandSpark International’s fifth-annual grocery edition of the BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards. BrandSpark, a marketing research firm, surveyed more than 10,000 American shoppers to find out which grocery store chains … Read more
Nick Starichenko / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on LawnStarter. Many of us dream of a “Real Housewives” lifestyle: the mansion, the Bentley, the Rolex, the country club membership — minus the drama. But which U.S. cities serve up ritz and glitz versus Ritz crackers and grits? Ahead of New York Fashion Week, … Read more
David Prado Perucha / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. Thousands of tired and frustrated airline passengers were stranded at airports and sleeping in terminals across the U.S. recently in the wake of widespread flight cancellations due to a deadly winter storm. The crisis started over Christmas weekend. By the … Read more
Dee Browning / Shutterstock.com Many people approaching retirement consider locations that are temperate, scenic and quiet for their golden years. Hence the allure of beach towns — and much of the Pacific Northwest has all of those qualities plus more. There aren’t many places in the U.S. where you can look out over the ocean … Read more