Behind on student loans
According to Marketwatch, about 40 million Americans currently have student loan debt of some kind. Coupled with a complex job market, one in four…
Category: Money & Personal Finance
Check Social Security benefits
Marriage, age at retirement, the length of employment, and other considerations affect the amount of your Social Security benefit. But to get a rough…
Cracking the credit score formula
Learning how one’s credit score is determined is essential for many because Fox Business explains that around 30 percent of Americans have a credit score…
New car prices on the rise
Interest rates, production costs, and regulations have made new cars cost more. According to Experian, the average consumer pays $495 for a new car loan….
Moneywise: IRAs, flowers
Rolling over an IRA In an effort to simplify the process of rolling over an IRA account, the IRS has just made a change to the way it handles the 60-day…
How is Your Financial Relationship?
We think of love on Valentine’s Day; should we also think of money? Connecting with a partner on a financial level is as important as an emotional one….
Hard lessons about purchases and returns
A box can tell you a lot about a product, but you don’t know if the product is in the box until you open it. That lesson has been painfully clear to a…
Three questions to identify fake debt collectors
Debt collection scammers abound and can cause massive problems once they get you to pay them or reveal personal information. But you can identify an…
Tax considerations for the New Year
The tax man cometh. Time to prepare yourself to take all possible deductions. Retirement accounts Retirement accounts are a great method for reducing…
New Year’s budget resolution? Try zero-sum budgeting
If your goal is to make 2017, a better financial year, try Zero-Sum Budgeting, a simple idea that can bring big results. According to FamilyFinancier.com,…