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4 ways to save for your New Year’s resolution
Have you made a New Year’s resolution about money? Maybe you want to start an emergency fund, pay off your credit card debt or even save so you can pay for a dream vacation with cash. If you’re setting...
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3 ways to donate to charities while cutting expenses
I’ve fallen out of the habit of giving to charities, which I used to do regularly even when I was struggling to make ends meet. I’d love to add donations back into my budget again soon. But since my...
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3 places to safely stash emergency funds
My husband and I used to keep our emergency fund in a savings account at the same bank as our main joint checking account. In fact, we had the two accounts linked via online banking, making it super...
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6 ways I became a more frugal medical consumer
My husband and I have a high-deductible health insurance plan through his job, but that hasn’t stopped us from going to the doctor for any ache, pain or other problem. That strategy used to work fine...
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The worst tax advice I’ve ever received
When tax season rolls around, I sometimes think back to the worst personal finance advice I ever got, back when I was in my 20s and my money was in a mess. Because my finances were such a wreck, I’d...
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7 questions to ask about charities before giving
Is donating to charity a monthly budget line item? It used to be one of mine. I am planning to add it back in again soon, so I’ve been thinking a lot about the best way to pick a charity. It’s easy to...
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How to cut costs on smartphones
I was really happy when I discovered a cellphone provider that charged by usage and cut my bill in half. But I recently found a downside: Expensive smartphones don’t always last for long. Last year, I...
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5 financial lessons learned from dad
Dad taught us to ride a bike and drive a stick shift. Whether by positive example (a change jar on the dresser) or through a cautionary tale of what not to do (toss the credit card bills), we also...
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‘Women on 20s’ campaign wants Harriet Tubman on $20 bill
Not only do American women earn 78 cents on the dollar of what a man earns, but they’re also vastly underrepresented on U.S. currency. A group of women launched a campaign to change that, with the goal...
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Home buying isn’t the time to discover credit scores
Thinking back to when I bought my home about 8 years ago, it was the first time in my life that I ever saw a breakdown of my credit scores. I remember feeling pleasantly surprised that it was in the...
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Managing money without micromanaging each other
Merging finances as a couple isn’t easy, especially if you’ve developed your own financial habits for a decade or longer before tying the knot. Even after a two-year engagement and two months away from...
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Love and money: Where boomer, millennial couples stand
I love when couples and money studies come out because that’s one area in which I feel as if my husband and I have a pretty good handle. Recently, TIME Money released the results of its Boomers vs....
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Survey reveals recent grads’ biggest financial regrets
With graduation season behind us, many newly minted grads are now juggling bills and full-time paychecks for the first time. Personal finance bloggers have offered advice to these young adults and...
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Big life changes bring money anxiety
Ahh, life’s big changes. They can be exciting, but also can induce financial worries. If money was no object, changing jobs or buying a new home would be less stressful. Nevertheless, Americans don’t...
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Pay by ring or jacket: Lines blur between fashion, finance
When Marty McFly went into the future, he didnt see people paying for hoverboards with their accessories in 2015, but thats the world we live in now. The lines between fashion and finances have...
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‘Groundhog Day’ money mistakes I kept making
In my own version of the movie “Groundhog Day,” I made the same financial mistakes over and over and over again. But also like Bill Murray’s TV weatherman character, by making several small changes...
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This Valentine’s Day, talk money with your honey
Couples who have dollar dates together, stay together. That’s the big takeaway of TD Bank’s Love & Money study, which polled 1,339 Americans in 2015. The study found that couples who have regular...
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U.S. presidents on money, debt and credit
The position of POTUS comes with great financial responsibility. Just consider the bailouts of Wall Street and the auto industry. Or Main Street issues as basic as credit card protections. Ideally,...
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Bad credit? It will cost you thousands
You’ve heard that bad credit will cost you, but exactly how much? A 2016 study conducted by Syracuse University found a staggering difference in the interest paid on credit cards and student loans by...
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