Five Things All First-time Credit Card Holders Need to Know
Use your credit card right, and you could build the kind of credit history that saves you thousands of dollars throughout your life. On the flip side, misusing your credit…
Take Advantage of These Tax Tips to Pay for College
Typically when you hear “distribution planning,” you think of retirement. However, the tax planning that goes into retirement planning can be applied to other major expenses; namely, paying for college.…
Why You Should Stop Sending Checks in the Mail, Especially Now
If you’re dropping checks in the mail to your landlord or utility provider, it’s time to look for a different way to pay your bills. Check fraud and mail theft…
What It Means to Be “Unbanked” (and What It Costs You)
To keep our money safe, most of us have, at minimum, a checking and a savings account. But many Americans have no sort of bank account at all. Outside of…
How Many Credit Cards Is Too Many?
There’s no magic number for how many credit cards you should have at any one time. The answer is different not only from person to person, but it’ll change for…
When You Should Use a Lease Guarantor Company (and When You Shouldn’t)
It’s getting hard out there for a tenant. Rents are high—even in North Dakota, where the nation’s lowest average rent sits at about $835. Rents are so high most people…
Seven Types of Insurance That Are Usually a Waste of Money
Choosing insurance coverage is all about mitigating risk and betting that a catastrophe will (or will not) happen. Car insurance—liability coverage at the very least—is mandatory in almost every state,…
You Can Get a $100 Restaurant.com Gift Card for $14 Right Now
Image: Restaurant.com Inflation hasn’t been kind to the cost of dining out. If you’re looking for a way to ease the strain on your credit card while still enjoying a…
Regularly Audit These Areas of Your Home to Stop Overbuying
Photo: Kostikova Natalia (Shutterstock) You’re standing in front the canned goods aisle, hand hovering over the black beans, trying to remember: Do I already have these at home? You buy…
These Are the Best Father’s Day Food Deals and Freebies
Father’s Day is two weeks away, but it’s never too early to start thinking about what you’re going to eat, with or without your dad. Here are a few of…