You may have heard about people earning big bucks by sharing their home with travelers through Airbnb. You might even be part of the Airbnb community already. You are if you’ve ever used the service to […]
There’s more to running a business than selling products and services. On top of managing employees, finances and day-to-day tasks, business owners also have to make sure that they’re legally compliant. The regulations and laws […]
Life insurance for seniors doesn’t have to be expensive. Just because you’ve been around the block a few times doesn’t mean that life insurance companies should take advantage of you. Am I right? The good […]
Your golden years should be the time you finally get to sit back, relax and enjoy everything you worked for. However, as some people head into their retirement years, they discover that the money they […]
If you find you’re suddenly unemployed or at home with your children all day or even just looking for some side income, starting your own home-based business can seem like the perfect choice. But it […]
Finding the right tax preparer is sort of like dating – you need to find the right match – but with the added stress that picking the wrong person could end up costing you a […]
Life’s expensive. And, while there’s no getting around that over-arching fact, there are a few ways to cut corners. Make a budget. Automate savings — and investments. Leverage credit card rewards. There are also some […]
Saving for retirement is a big financial goal. If you are just getting started or looking for ways to increase your nest egg, you can now put more into your retirement savings. The IRS raised […]
Two years ago, I began researching the story of Gene Hambleton, who was shot down behind enemy lines in 1972, setting off one of the most extraordinary rescue missions in American history. My book, “Saving […]
Life insurance is most often used to replace lost income if the breadwinner of a family dies and to make sure mortgages, retirement and college savings are protected. Once you outgrow these financial obligations and […]
Older tourists are often not targeted by travel companies, who tend to focus only on backpacking college students and couples looking for a getaway. But, travelers over 50 have begun to gain the industry’s attention: […]
Marriage is a partnership, through good and bad times. For some couples, this includes tackling debt together. Married couples are more likely to handle debt together than non-married couples, according to a new Policygenius survey. […]
Teaching your kids about money can be fun — you can take a day-to-day activity and make it a learning moment, or turn a complex topic into a game. Your child has something to learn […]
We get it: The daily grind is real. In the interest of making life’s more tedious tasks easier, we put together a list of 25 free tools worth trying. Image Credit: Eva-Katalin. 1. Glympse The […]
All the generations do money differently. Millennials are budgeting far differently than those in Gen X, for example. But we all have something new to learn and consider when it comes to our money. For most […]
Some couples share everything, from homes, to clothes to pets. But there’s one thing many don’t mingle: finances. In fact, one-in-five people keep and manage their money separately from their partners, according to a new […]
In his classic Broadway musical comedy, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,. Steve Sondheim tells us that “Everybody ought to have a maid”. I agree. I also believe that everybody ought […]
Why do pregnant women need disability insurance? Because complications aren’t as uncommon as you might think – one in four pregnancies have complications that can cause mothers to take additional time off from work. Besides […]
LeBron James is obviously a great basketball player, but it turns out he’s savvy about business and understands how to build wealth, too. For example, he’s friends with Warren Buffett, Ray Dalio, Bill Gates and […]
With the passing of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II on Friday, we look back at the British monarchy. The first monarch to rule what would later become Great Britain […]
Nearly half of Americans have less than $10,000 saved for retirement. With so many companies providing support to their employees through 401(k) plans and matching, we should be doing better. However, saving and investment are […]