How to stay financially safe while traveling
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 […]
Top 10 sales tax strategies for small businesses
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 […]
7 famous people who filed for bankruptcy (and what you can learn from them)
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 […]
A hot job market awaits new grads. Who’s hiring?
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 […]
3 cheap travel tips — no credit cards involved
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. […]
How long should you keep your student loan records & paperwork?
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, […]
The US cities with the highest average household bills
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 […]
How to have hard money conversations
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 […]
How to get your finances ready for a new baby
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 […]
6 attention grabbing employee benefits
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 […]