Your time is precious. To succeed in business, you must make smart decisions about using your time, and that includes the time you spend on financial analysis. While many owners review the balance sheet and income statement, many […]
Aside from that beautiful beach, we’ve got some cheap, cheerful, and sometimes even free things to do in Panama City Beach. If you’ve yet to experience the white sand beaches of the Florida panhandle, you’re […]
Terminology can get pretty confusing in the world of credit reports. An example of this is the idea of revolving accounts. To you, these could simply be your credit cards or lines of credit. To […]
We all recognize so-called street crime: it’s someone breaking and entering and robbing your home, or stealing your car or other possessions. It’s murder, physical and sexual assault, human trafficking, selling illegal narcotics. These sorts […]
When Jamie Fox of Brooklyn, N.Y., traveled to Europe for the first time in 2005, her mom was a nervous wreck. To help alleviate her concerns, Fox promised to call her as soon as she […]
Many of us dream of running our own business and when we act on that dream, the life of joy we envisioned can quickly turn to pain if we fail to adjust to ever-changing tax […]
Tax man troubles. Bad investments. Shady financial advisors. Lavish spending. These are some of the pitfalls that lead the rich and famous to file for bankruptcy. Most famous folks end up filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a much […]
This year’s college graduates are entering one of the best job markets in years, according to a recent survey. Employers say they plan to hire 10.7% more graduates from the class of 2019 than they […]
Travel hacking usually involves earning “reward points” using credit cards, which you then use to pay for travel. But because of my history of overspending with credit cards, I’m not a big fan of the practice. […]
Seeking, borrowing and repaying student loans seem to involve reams of paperwork with piles of forms and files, almost as if you were starting a new job. If you’re desperate to downsize this stack of paper, […]
There can be wide variance in your average monthly costs depending on where you live, and a new report analyzing what Americans pay each month in the 25 largest metro areas shows just where those […]
When it comes to money, 61% of women would rather talk about their own death, according to a report by Merrill Lynch and Age Wave. Meanwhile, 43% of people in a Fidelity study failed to correctly identify how […]
Preparing for a child can be a financially daunting task. It costs an estimated $233,610 to raise a child to age 17, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. And that’s not including college. Before […]
Happy worker bees make a workplace more productive, and plenty of employers are starting to show their appreciation by ramping up the perks. In fact, according to a survey from the Society for Human Resource […]
It’s deeply personal. Discovering employee theft can be infuriating. After all, you hired, trained, and trusted the worker to help you grow your business, and that trust has been violated. This situation may be the […]
You already know you can get a free credit report, or all of your credit reports for free, once per year. But what about your credit scores? Lately, credit scores have become fairly easy to […]
Say it’s the fifth day of temperatures over 98 degrees in South Carolina during a summer of record heat. Your air conditioning system has kept you cool through it all. That is, until now. The […]
I’m very tight with my travel budget. As a freelancer, I have no company that will cover my business-trip costs. Given that, many people assume that I’m an economy-seat kind of girl. In theory, the bottom-dollar […]
Becoming an optometrist or dentist might make mom proud, but engineers, nurses and computer scientists are typically in a better position to tackle graduate school student loan debt after they enter the workforce — even […]
Everyone should treat saving money as a serious effort to accomplish serious goals. Building an emergency fund, accumulating a down payment for a home or saving up for a big purchase are all key objectives for […]
Are you a savings saint or a spending sinner? Emotion plays a huge role in how we deal with money, and we tend to fall into the same bad money habits. It’s hard to shake […]
This past year sales tax has been on every business owner’s radar. The recent Supreme Court case South Dakota v. Wayfair has gotten a lot of buzz and caused the topic of sales tax to bask in […]
If you’re like me, this is what happens to you when your parents die: After a few days of complete and utter collapse, you realize that you are now the main adult protagonist in the […]
You’ve probably seen it before: A photo of a celebrity online, touting an intriguing new product — a ‘miracle tea’ that helps you shed weight quickly, or a face cream that takes years off your […]
In practical terms, having a credit score over 800 probably won’t make much of a difference to people who have credit scores in the high 700s. But there’s something about that 800 mark that motivates […]
Running a business is more than a full-time job, and that can make it hard to maintain a boundary between work life and personal life. Turns out, the same goes for business finances and personal […]
When you think of a killer loyalty program, what comes to mind? Free coffee from a punch-card? Free airline tickets from a credit card company? Maybe. But killer loyalty programs have the potential to offer […]
You’re in love. You’re planning to get married. Ready to talk about money? Apparently 88% of Americans think that conversation is important, but only 51% ever get around to having it, according to a SunTrust survey. […]
When you’re calculating how much home you can afford, don’t forget to factor in property taxes. This annual bill is one of the most important expenses tied to homeownership, but it might not always be […]
When a loved one dies unexpectedly, handling their estate can be stressful, especially if their affairs weren’t in order. When my sister died, I was left to pick up the pieces and clues of her […]