Document your possessions
When you take out renter’s insurance, you’ll be asked to list your possessions and maybe to photograph them. It is easy to forget to do the same when you…
Category: Money & Personal Finance
Covid surcharges may appear
A Missouri sushi restaurant started adding a covid-19 surcharge to its bills, causing a storm on social media. But, this may be a sign of the future….
How people are responding to crisis financially
A new survey has found that 60% of adults are concerned about their finances over the next six months. The study by Fidelity shows that people are taking…
Summer jobs for teens could be scarce
One fallout from the virus crisis is probably going to be summer teen jobs. Teens typically flock to retail and restaurant jobs during the summer, but…
401(k) loans common during crisis
In March through June, many workers found some help from virus job losses and layoffs in a combination of savings, unemployment, and credit. As July comes…
Some made more on unemployment than their jobs paid
Enhanced unemployment benefits were expected to expire this month, a program that was a boon to more than 50 percent of workers affected by the…
Now the rent is due: What happens?
A federal moratorium on evictions ends this month for rental properties with federally backed mortgages. In May a host of states returned to pre-Covid…
The six myths of financial planning
Many people may not realize that they could benefit from financial planning. The Institute of Certified Financial Planners says these are the most common…
Three strategies if you are worried in the current crisis
Wild. That’s the ride of the stock market today. Up 500, down 1,000. Every day it is a new shock. You look at your holdings and a sign flashes in front of…
Emergency fund: Did the Covid crisis convince you?
One day in March millions of people found themselves out of work with no paycheck coming in. The Covid crisis hit everyone at the same time and it…