What You Should Do Now to Prepare for a Recession
Photo: Rawpixel.com (Shutterstock) Not to be too alarmist, but the economy isn’t looking super great at the moment. For starters, don’t look at your 401(k) right now. From crashing stock markets…
Is Owner Financing Ever a Good Idea?
Photo: Monkey Business Images (Shutterstock) If you’ve been planning to buy a house, you may have noticed that it recently got a little more challenging. With inflation spooking politicians and…
These Credit Cards Come With Sweet Airport Perks
Photo: Noppy2016 (Shutterstock) Hanging out at the airport is no one’s idea of a good time, but as the Transportation Security Administration warns of longer-than-usual wait times during this busy…
How to Calculate Your Personal Inflation Rate (and Why You Should)
Photo: Africa Studio (Shutterstock) If you’ve checked the news even once over the past few months (or tried to buy basically anything), you know the United States is currently dealing…
Why a ‘Buy-Back’ Program May be a Cheaper Way to Rent a Car in Europe
Photo: iPics (Shutterstock) Back in 2020, many car rental companies got rid of large parts of their rental fleets. Now, with surging demand and less supply, car rental prices are…
Economy Gathers Momentum In May On Pent-Up Demand, Indicators Show
The upturn was fueled by an expansion in services activity.India’s economy gathered momentum in May driven by pent up demand for services and higher output from industries as reopening continued…
Sellers Are Already Lowering Home Prices in These Cities
Photo: Andy Dean Photography (Shutterstock) As inflation and interest rates rise in tandem, the price of homes in certain United States cities begun to fall—or at least level off. According…
How to Get the Best Price for a Car That Doesn’t Run Anymore
Photo: Alan Budman (Shutterstock) Cars are terrible investments. New cars depreciate by about 20-30 percent in their first year, and just keep on losing value after that. Eventually, your car hits…
8 of the Most Consequential Bear Markets in U.S. History (and What We Can Learn From Them)
Photo: Lubos Chlubny (Shutterstock) The economic downturn of the late 2000s was the worst since the Great Depression. A congressional committee subsequently determined the cause was mainly a lack of…
Stop Checking Your 401k So Much
Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) Now more than ever, heed this advice: Stop looking at your 401k so damn much. When there’s alarming news about the stock market (see: every last shred…