Get smart with your money
Today’s top story: 9 expenses to pack in your moving budget. Also in the news: How to stretch summer job money, retaking control over car payments, and when it pays to buy a one-way plane ticket.
9 Expenses to Pack in Your Moving Budget
Leave some wiggle room.
How to Stretch Summer Job Money
Invest in your future.
Car Payments Out of Control? Retake the Wheel
Get back in the driver’s seat.
When It Pays to Buy a One-Way Plane Ticket
One=way premiums are disappearing.
Today’s top story: How couples with kids retired early. Also in the news: 5 credit card tips to take to college and beyond, how a self-taught baker became a rising entrepreneur, and what not to do when hiring a lawyer.
How They Retired Decades Early — With Kids
How two families pulled it off.
5 Credit Card Habits to Take to College and Beyond
Track your spending.
How a Self-Taught Baker Became a Rising Entrepreneur
Feel inspired.
What Not to Do When Hiring a Lawyer
Save on fees when avoiding these mistakes.
Today’s top story: Summer is the perfect time for a financial checkup. Also in the news: Why your parents’ money guru may not be right for you, how to get ready for the next recession now, and what you don’t know – but should know – about how your financial advisor is paid.
Summer Is the Perfect Time for a Financial Checkup
A great time to get back on track.
Your Parents’ Money Guru May Not Be Right for You
Your goals may be different.
How to Get Ready for the Next Recession Now
Preparing for the worst.
What you don’t know – but should – about how your financial advisor is paid
Beware of conflicts of interest.
Today’s top story: Home loans with 3% down. Also in the news: How one man paid off nearly $100K in debt, a travel rewards bucket list, and the possibilities of postal banking.
HomeReady and Home Possible: Loans With 3% Down for 2018
You’ll need a good credit score.
How I Ditched Debt: Smart Solutions for ‘Stupidest Decision’
How one man paid off nearly $100K in five years.
Travel Rewards Bucket List: Showering on a Plane
Hope the water pressure is good.
What Is Postal Banking?
New legislation could add banking services to your local post office.
Today’s top story: Zap the fees that eat away at your wealth. Also in the news: Back-to-school sales for adults, the average retirement savings by age, and how to get free financial advice.
Zap the Fees That Eat Away at Your Wealth
Americans pay close to $400,000 in fees over their lifetime.
You’re Never Too Old for a Good Back-to-School Sale
Stock up on clothes and accessories.
The Average Retirement Savings by Age and Why You Need More
You can never have enough savings for retirement.
How to Get Free Financial Advice
It’s readily available.
Some timeshare buyers know almost instantly that they’ve made a mistake. Other owners struggle for years with loan payments and ever-escalating annual fees before they’re ready to throw in the towel. Even the happiest timeshare owners may decide they want out of their contracts, perhaps when they are no longer able to travel.
In my latest for the Associated Press, how to get rid of a timeshare.