Learn How to Future Proof Your Career With Fairygodboss’s Jan. 9 Webinar
Is your list of New Year’s resolutions full of bold career moves? Let this upcoming webinar be the first step toward crushing your professional goals in 2020. Fairygodboss, the largest online career...
View ArticleDear Penny: I Helped My Daughter Buy a Car and Now She Won’t Make Payments
Dear P., Your daughter can either do the mature, adult thing and make the payments she agreed to. Or she can keep driving her car for free knowing Mom is legally on the hook for the loan....
View ArticleManage Your Money, You Must: 10 Money Lessons We Learned from ‘Star Wars’
The Force will be with us — always. Because “Star Wars” has embedded itself so deeply into our cultural DNA, it continues to shape the way we think about life. The last installment in the series,...
View ArticleLooking for a New House? Our Top Homebuying Posts of 2019 Can Guide You
Whether it’s a starter home or the place you’d like to retire, finding the right house to make your home is no easy feat. It’s not just about finding your dream home — you also have to save enough...
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Be Better With Your Money With Help From Our Top Budgeting Stories of 2019
Budgeting often gets a bad rap. But it’s only unbearable if you think of it that way. Essentially, a budget is just a plan for what to do with your money. We spend so much of our time at work earning a...
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Get Inspired to Go Debt-Free With Our Top 10 Debt Stories of 2019
As 2019 draws to a close, how close are you to conquering your debt? Already there? Congratulations! But if you came up a little short (or a lot), don’t beat yourself up about it — the important thing...
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Get Paid to Drive Without Picking Up Strangers: Amazon Flex Pays $15 an Hour...
You need a gig that accommodates your schedule, and you like the idea of using your car to make some extra dough. But inviting strangers, who may or may not be intoxicated, into your vehicle doesn’t...
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100 Free Gifts Your Friends and Family Will Actually Want to Receive
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How to Open a Brokerage Account Without Leaving Your Couch
As you stretch out on the couch to binge-watch your Netflix guilty pleasures, it dawns on you: You’ve paid off most of your debt. You’ve done a great job at saving. You have a 401(k) that’s inching its...
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Need Some Side Gig Inspiration? Here Are Our Top Stories From 2019
At one time or another we’ve all had this thought: I could really use some extra money. Well, that’s what side gigs are for, and there has never been a better time to find one. Apps and websites have...
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Want to Save Money? Think About Getting This Kind of Credit Card
These days, most of our financial transactions don’t involve actual bills and coins. Instead, we insert a microchipped card into a machine, type numbers onto a screen or simply hold our smartphones up...
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Cancel Free Trials Before You Start Getting Charged. Here’s How
Free trials aren’t really meant to be free. The goal is to introduce you to a product or service and then hook you so you decide to keep it (and pay for it) beyond the trial period. Either that or the...
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20 Last-Minute Christmas Gifts You Can Pick Up on the Way to the Party
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View ArticleThe 10 Most Read ‘Dear Penny’ Columns of 2019
In 2019, you asked Dear Penny about mooching relatives, the mysteries of credit scores and how to bounce back when you’re behind on everything. You asked about retiring early, retiring with student...
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Think You Don’t Have Enough Money to Travel? Consider These Options
You need a break from it all. You want to relax on the beach or live it up in a new city. Your bank account, however, is telling you to keep dreaming. If you struggle to put aside money for your...
View ArticleSave More Money in 2020: Our Top Tips and Strategies
Saving money is like working out. You may grumble and groan your way through it, but the results feel oh so good. Who doesn’t want to have more money in their bank account? Whether it’s cash for...
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These 8 Questions Will Help You Find the Perfect Savings Account
Savings accounts are a safe way to store your money thanks to FDIC and NCUA insurance — and you can grow that money over time thanks to interest. There are numerous savings account options available...
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Not the Right Gift? These 6 Stores Offer Extended Return Policies
Getting stuck with a gift you don’t want is one of the most frustrating parts of the holiday season. It may seem ungrateful, but we’ve all been there! Some gifts just won’t fit right, aren’t the model...
View ArticleHere’s How to Turn Your Crumpled Receipts Into Free Gift Cards
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View ArticleDear Penny: I’m a Broke Law Student. How Do I Catch up on Bills?
Dear B., You have two goals here: The first is simply to survive the next two months. The second is to avoid sinking further into debt next semester and beyond. The first thing you should do on both...
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