Get smart with your money
Today’s top story: 5 mobile banking alerts to help you fight fraud. Also in the news: What to do if you can’t replay your SBA loan, 7 habits of highly effective credit card users, and the worst cities for record high ATM fees.
5 Mobile Banking Alerts to Help You Fight Fraud
Using your phone to protect your money.
What to Do If You Can’t Pay Back Your SBA Loan
7 Habits of Highly Effective Credit Card Users
$5 to access your own money? ATM fees jump to record high and these cities are the worst
Today’s top story: How to foil 5 common bank fees from draining your funds. Also in the news: How to talk – not fight – about money with your spouse, the real cost of owning a pet, and how Equifax ignored warning about security vulnerabilities.
How to Foil 5 Common Bank Fees From Draining Your Funds
Don’t let them take your money.
How to Talk — Not Fight — About Money With Your Spouse
Peaceful talks over a tough subject.
How Much Does Owning a Pet Really Cost?
Affording Fido.
Equifax Was Warned About Vulnerability But Failed To Patch It
A nightmare that could have been prevented.
Today’s top story: Protecting your credit even as Equifax vows free lifelong credit lock. Also in the news: Sorting out an athlete’s tax bill, navigating car buying in a post-hurricane market, and the mobile game that helps you save money.
Protect Your Credit Even as Equifax Vows Free Lifelong Lock
Necessary steps.
Think Playing Quarterback Is Tough? Try Sorting Out an Athlete’s Tax Bill
Yikes.
Navigating Car Buying in a Post-Hurricane Market
Be careful you don’t get soaked.
One Part Personal Finance, One Part Mobile Gaming: Meet Long Game
Have fun while saving money.
Americans’ debt loads, like our waistlines, tend to expand as we approach middle age and then gradually diminish as we get older.
Some people, though, are yo-yo debtors, fighting an ongoing up-and-down battle with debt. They pay it off, or come close, only to find themselves battling bills once again. But there are ways to break that cycle.
In my latest for the Associated Press, how to break the cycle of yo-yo debt.
Today’s top story: The best cities for recent college graduates. Also in the news: Why paying bills is a grind for almost half of Americans, how to trim expensive wedding frills without cutting guests’ fun, and everything you wanted to know about your credit report but were afraid to ask.
Best Cities for Recent College Grads
Starting someplace new.
Paying Bills Is a Grind for 43% of Americans, CFPB Finds
Living paycheck-to-paycheck.
Trim Expensive Wedding Frills Without Cutting Guests’ Fun
Concentrating on the important things.
Everything you wanted to know about your credit report — but were afraid to ask
No dumb questions.
Today’s top story: How to boostrap your credit for free or cheap. Also in the news: 3 ways to get your business up and selling on Amazon, three things to do for the best online banking, and how to save at the start of your career.
How to Bootstrap Your Credit for Free — or Cheap
Slow and steady.
3 Ways to Get Your Business Up and Selling on Amazon
Start making money.
For the Best Online Banking, Do These 3 Things
Easy steps.
How to save at the start of your career
The earlier the better.