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8 of the Worst Black Friday Deals We’ve Seen (and We’ve Seen ‘Em All)
As shopping has evolved, it has become a holiday event all its own. While Thanksgiving once held the promise of a leisurely day spent with family and friends, for many that same dinner table is now...
View ArticleYour Loyalty Can Now Earn Rewards in These New Uber and Lyft Programs
Airlines offer them. Rental car companies do, too. Now, ride-hailing apps are following suit by creating rewards programs for their customers. This week, both Uber and Lyft announced their respective...
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Here’s a Simple Way to Earn $20 Today… Just for Buying LaCroix
Me: “Whoa, I can get cash back for buying LaCroix?” My brain: “Don’t do it.” “Don’t do it.” “Don’t do it.” Me: *Loads 10 LaCroix cases into the cart.* How to Get up to $20 Cash Back on Your Next...
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Spread the Local Love and Shop Small On Small Business Saturday, Nov. 24
Let’s be honest with ourselves: Black Friday is flat-out tiresome. You wake up way too early — when you should still be sleeping off your Thanksgiving food coma — to go stand out in the cold and pray...
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Bad Bosses Ruin Great Jobs. Check Out the Manager Before You Take That Job
There’s a phrase that has been echoing in career-advice circles for years: “People don’t leave companies; they leave managers.” It hits home for Debi Campbell, a former producer for a major cable...
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He Quit His Job and Took a 95-Day Road Trip In a Converted School Bus
Phil Risher had dreams of traveling. In college, he visited Italy and China while studying international business. But six years after graduating, he realized he hadn’t gone anywhere notable. In fact,...
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Keep The Holidays Happy and Affordable With These 16 Kids’ Toys Under $30
Nothing beats the look on your kids’ faces as they rip the wrapping off a gift and discover it’s exactly what they wanted. But sometimes those most sought-after toys cost top dollar. A $149 Paw Patrol...
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From Heartbreak to Hatmaker: How This Woman Found a New Love to Make Money
In 2016, heartache led Teressa Foglia to her true passion — hatmaking. “I went through a really hard breakup, and I just could not be in California anymore,” she says. Everything there reminded me of...
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Time Is Money — We Have 13 Ways to Save Both
“Time is money.” Benjamin Franklin wrote that in the 1700s, and it’s never been truer than today. You better believe that time is money. As functioning adults, we’re always weighing the value of time...
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3 Strategies for Homebuyers to Reduce Living Expenses and Increase Wealth
Buying a home is a visceral experience. Every house you walk into or click through online brings visions: future meals cooked in the kitchen, friends in the living room, kids playing in the backyard....
View ArticleThese Free Apps Will Actually Pay You to Skip Those Holiday Desserts
My self-control is out of control. And by out of control, I mean I have none. Especially when it comes to sweets. As you can imagine, the holidays are a particularly difficult time for me. Sweet...
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32 Deals That Make Waking Up From Your Food Coma Worth it on Black Friday
By now, you’ve flipped through the Sunday paper and pulled out the Black Friday ads. Or, because it’s 2018, you simply visited your favorite stores’ websites to peruse electronic flyers. But over the...
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Here Are the Best (and Worst) Reasons People Take out Personal Loans
Thousands of years ago, in ancient Babylon, the first loans were recorded in cuneiform writing on sun-baked clay tablets. That’s when, I’ve read, humanity’s first bankers started issuing loans of seed...
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Americans Added $18 Billion in Personal Loan Debt in 2018. This Could Be Why
While you weren’t looking, personal loans have quietly become more popular than they’ve ever been before. In fact, they’ve surged to an all-time high in the United States, with Americans taking out a...
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In Denial About Your Finances? 8 Steps to Face Reality — Painlessly
Are your finances like the dirt and dust underneath your refrigerator? You know it’s ugly, but if you don’t actually look down there, it’s all good, right? In both cases — your finances and your...
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These 13 Holiday Gift Ideas Make Personal Finance Fun for Kids
When my daughter turned 2, I found a way to sneak spinach into her birthday pie (yes, pie, not cake). So, of course I’d be that parent who’d advocate for giving kids an educational present during the...
View ArticleDon’t Get Scammed on Black Friday: How to Identify Deals vs. Duds
If you wake up at 3 a.m. to line up in front of Walmart or combat your turkey coma to spend an hour propped up in bed clicking around Target’s website, it’s for a good reason. Even if your spouse...
View ArticleThis Company Offers Life Insurance That Actually Responds to Your Changing Needs
Pop quiz time. What do you think about when you think about buying life insurance? Time’s up! Did you think of pushy salespeople? Or maybe your mind went to the dreaded thought of getting locked into...
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How to Borrow Money: Our Step-by-Step Guide to Getting a Personal Loan
Let’s say you’re suddenly in need of more money. Maybe you need to move across the country, but you’re strapped for cash. Or it’s finally time to upgrade your outdated kitchen or bathroom. Perhaps you...
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Don’t Lose Your Home. Fight Eviction With These 4 Strategies
A few months before the housing market began to implode, 22-year-old Alisa Daly and her boyfriend — now husband — were expecting their first child. Working at a small trucking company in Arizona, she...
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