3 Smart Ways These People Are Saving a Collective $2,040/Year on Car Insurance
When’s the last time you compared your car insurance options? Many of us treat our car insurance bill the same way we treat our other monthly bills. We add it to the pile and don’t think much about it...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines’ Carry-On Fees for Basic Economy Will End on Sept. 5
Most basic economy airline tickets limit you to one personal item, the last boarding group, no advance seat assignments or upgrades and no wiggle room to change your flight. This no-frills way of...
View ArticleTake a Shot at This $200K Scholarship from NBA Player Derrick Rose
In the game of life, leadership skills and drive are important to success. NBA player Derrick Rose is looking for high school students with those qualities to apply to his newly formed scholarship...
View ArticleIf American Airlines Messed Up by Charging You Bag Fees, You May Get $200
One of the more annoying realities of modern travel is paying to check luggage when you fly. And one airline is now dealing with a class-action settlement after a lawsuit accused it of overcharging...
View ArticleDreaming of a Good Night’s Sleep? These Mattress-Buying Tips Will Help
My mattress and I… we don’t always see eye to eye. You see, I believe my bed is a place I can go to lie down, stop doing things and black out for a few blessed hours of blissful oblivion. My mattress,...
View ArticleHow U.S. Maternity Leave Policy Stacks Up to the U.K. and Germany
Ten years ago, I moved to the U.S. from the U.K., where I was born and grew up. Although I already spoke the language, I noticed a few differences between the culture in the two countries. One has to...
View Article6 Strategies From a Dad Who Ditched a Stressful Job and Now Works From Home
If you’ve read “The 4-Hour Workweek,” maybe you, like me, said: “This sounds awesome, but I can’t possibly.” The idea of working a few hours a day and spending the rest of your life leisure reading,...
View ArticleThese 2 People Are Tackling a Collective $48K in Debt With One Trick
It’s an easy problem to develop. Credit card debt, that is. You get your first card in college and it probably has a small limit, just $300 or so. You quickly max it out because, why not? Then the...
View Article3 Places to Score Sweet Deals on Frozen Custard This Wednesday Only
There seems to be a national day for everything nowadays. But hopefully, this one will make it easier to get through the week, because it involves something sweet, creamy, frozen and free. This...
View Article7 Ways to Take Care of Your Money — With Zero Human Interaction
Sometimes you’re not in the mood to interact with other human beings. It’s OK. We’ve all been there. You need your space. There are 7.5 billion people on this planet, and sometimes you don’t want to...
View ArticleRoughing It: How the ‘Last Alaskans’ Live Off the Grid and Hunt for Their Food
“Well, you city folk don’t know anything.” I’m interviewing Tyler Selden, and things aren’t going so great. Maybe it’s because he and his wife Ashley spend eight months a year in a remote corner of...
View ArticleFreelancers: What You Should Consider Before You Set Up An LLC
The transition from working a “normal” job to becoming a full-time freelancer is always full of surprises. One of them? Hiring professional tax-time help. Which is how I found myself across the table...
View ArticleWant a Free Mountain House and $50K? Enter This Contest by Sept. 26
I love a good home renovation project. Well, in theory. I enjoy looking at before and after photos, walking through Home Depot and watching reruns of Chip and Jo transforming Waco, Texas, home by...
View ArticleHow This Couple Survived 2 Rounds of Unemployment and Still Paid Off $105K
Kate Nesi developed an aversion to credit cards working as a bank teller as a teenager. But her savvy spending habits didn’t prevent her from getting into debt. She graduated from college in 2004 with...
View ArticleThis 26-Year-Old Artist is Changing How We View Tattoo Shops
Jan Van Swearingen walks into Visionary Tattoo Co. a few minutes after noon on a humid Florida summer day. At 57 years old, she’s as vibrant as ever: Her toenails are painted emerald; her hair is...
View ArticleThese Are the Absolute Laziest Ways You Can Invest and Still Make Money
Investing sounds exhausting. You have to follow the stock market and read The Wall Street Journal and watch CNBC and pretend like you care who Warren Buffett is. You have to nod knowingly when people...
View ArticleWhole Foods Curbside Pickup Is Now Available. Here’s When It’s Worth It
Amazon Prime customers will find another new benefit at Whole Foods Markets this year: curbside pickup. The upscale grocery store announced this week that it will launch the program now at two of its...
View ArticleUnwanted Texts? Privacy Violated? You May Be Eligible for a Cash Settlement
Did you buy a Testofen-based product to boost testosterone levels, only to discover that the sole thing that became enhanced was the seller’s finances? If so, you could receive a portion of the...
View ArticleHow This Woman Saved $25K & Her Family’s European Vacation With an App
It was supposed to be the epic family road trip of a lifetime, but suddenly it looked doomed. Linnea Nelson, a Denver-based IT professional, had been looking forward to touring 10 European countries...
View ArticleI Know It’s a Terrible Idea, but I Really Want to Borrow From My 401(k)
Dear Perplexed, I love that you admit to knowing the answer to your question while you ask it. But hey, I don’t blame you for asking. We’ve all done it, right? If mom says no, ask dad. If the Google...
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