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Friday’s need-to-know money news

May 12, 2017 By Liz Weston

Today’s top story: What to do when you get an IRS audit notice. Also in the news: Budgeting for new parents, where to sell your stuff online, and how your credit score is linked to your chance of divorce.

I Got an Audit Notice From the IRS — Now What?
Take a deep breath.

Budgeting for New Parents: From Day Care to College
In it for the long haul.

Where to Sell Your Stuff Online
Getting rid of what you don’t need.

Your Credit Score Is Linked To Your Chance of Divorce
What the two have in common.

Filed Under: Liz's Blog Tagged With: audit, budgets, Credit Score, Divorce, IRS, selling stuff online, Taxes

Thursday’s need-to-know money news

May 11, 2017 By Liz Weston

Today’s top story: How to keep Mother’s Day spending down. Also in the news: How the rise in student loan rates will affect borrowers, where to sell your stuff online, and will you see a Social Security check in your lifetime.

Mother’s Day Spending Is up, but You Can Keep Costs Down
It’s the thought that counts.

How Rise in Student Loan Rates Will Affect Borrowers
What to expect.

Where to Sell Your Stuff Online
Making some extra cash.

Will You See a Social Security Check in Your Lifetime?
What are the odds?

Filed Under: Liz's Blog Tagged With: Mother's Day, selling stuff, Social Security, Student Loans, tips

Wednesday’s need-to-know money news

May 10, 2017 By Liz Weston

Today’s top story: Goofed on your tax returns? Here’s what to do. Also in the news: 5 awful reasons to buy a stock, what newlyweds need to know about insurance, and does free shipping make you spend more money.

Goofed on Your Tax Return? Here’s What to Do
Don’t panic.

5 Awful Reasons to Buy a Stock
Be cautious when buying.

What Newlyweds Need to Know About Insurance
Changes you need to make.

Does Free Shipping Make You Spend More Money?
When free shipping gets costly.

Filed Under: Liz's Blog Tagged With: free shipping, Insurance, mistakes, newlyweds, Stocks, tax returns, Taxes

Tuesday’s need-to-know money news

May 9, 2017 By Liz Weston

Today’s top story: How to dodge scams and time-wasters in the online job market. Also in the news: Credit card bonuses are drifting further away, how job hopping can hurt Millennials in retirement, and how to fraud-proof your retirement savings.

Online Jobs: How to Dodge Scams and Time-Wasters
Don’t get taken for a ride.

As Credit Card Bonuses Balloon, They Drift Further Away
Bigger isn’t necessarily better in this case.

Job Hopping Can Hurt Millennials in Retirement
The 401(k) game.

6 ways to fraud-proof your retirement savings
Protecting your savings.

Filed Under: Liz's Blog Tagged With: 401(k), credit card rewards, Credit Cards, millennials, online jobs, Retirement, retirement savings, scams

Why you need 3 savings accounts

May 9, 2017 By Liz Weston

Some of us hoard cash while paying 18% interest on a credit card balance. Others blow through a tax refund as if it were free money when it’s actually a return of our own hard-earned dollars.

This brain quirk has a name: mental accounting. We treat money differently depending on where it comes from and how we intend to spend it, often to our own detriment.

We can, however, leverage this illogical behavior to help us save more.

In my latest for the Associated Press, how having multiple savings accounts could help you save more.

Filed Under: Liz's Blog

Monday’s need-to-know money news

May 8, 2017 By Liz Weston

Today’s top story: VA Loans vs Conventional Mortgages. Also in the news: How much you can spend each month, how investors can sabotage their own portfolios, and what the AHCA ‘s preexisting condition rules could cost you.

VA Loans vs. Conventional Mortgages
The important differences.

How Much Can I Spend Each Month?
Creating a monthly budget.

How Investors Can Sabotage Their Own Portfolio Returns
Overconfidence can become a problem.

What the AHCA’s preexisting condition rules could cost you
Be prepared.

Filed Under: Liz's Blog Tagged With: AHCA, budgets, health insurance, investment portfolio, mortgage, VA loan

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