Get smart with your money
You’ve cut spending to the bone, sold excess stuff and hustled every side gig imaginable. But your emergency fund, if it ever existed, is on fumes.
What you do next may determine how fast — or even whether — you recover from the setback of losing your job.
In my latest for the Associated Press, how to survive a lack of emergency funds without making things worse.
Today’s top story: Why it matters the House voted to squash banking reforms. Also in the news: Your new claims inspector might be a drone, how to build an LGBT-friendly investment portfolio, and how to deal with resentment when your friends make more money than you.
Why It Matters House Voted to Squash Banking Reforms
Consumers will lose.
Meet Your New Claims Inspector: A Drone
Could it speed up the claims process?
How to Build an LGBT-Friendly Investment Portfolio
Diversify.
How to Deal with Resentment When Your Friends Make More Money Than You
A tough spot.
Today’s top story: Finances for same-sex couples – what to consider before saying ‘I Do.’ Also in the news: Use caution when giving gift cards for grad gifts, how loved ones can destroy your finances, and what airlines owe you for an overbooked flight.
Finances for Same-Sex Couples: 7 Things to Consider Before ‘I Do’
Taking a big step.
This Graduation Money Gift Can Disappear Before It’s Spent
Pay close attention to those gift cards.
How Loved Ones Can Destroy Your Finances
Money and emotional ties can be a bad mix.
What does airline owe you for overbooked flight?
It might be more than you think.
Everyone loves a hack — an uncommon solution to a common problem. There’s a reason so much of the internet revolves around things like “This One Little Trick” and “The Secret Doctors Don’t Want You to Know.”
Sometimes money hacks evolve from details buried in the fine print. Wealthy people employ professionals who seek out financial loopholes and aggressively exploit them.
But not every hack requires an accountant. Some can spur you to save more money for retirement or help you to pay bills on time every time. In my latest for the Associated Press, do-it-yourself hacks to make life easier.
Today’s top story: How to take the heat off your summer budget. Also in the news: How to find out if you’ll owe taxes on an inheritance, 3 things your student loan servicer might not tell you, and what happens to your credit score when you transfer a balance.
How to Take the Heat Off Your Summer Budget
Keep your costs in check.
Find Out If You’ll Owe Taxes on an Inheritance
Don’t spend all that money quite yet.
3 Things Your Student Loan Servicer Might Not Tell You
They’re not always forthcoming.
What Happens to Your Credit Score When You Transfer a Balance?
Looking at the numbers.
Today’s top story: How to get a tax deduction for moving. Also in the news: Learning about penny stocks, how to deduct graduate school on your taxes, and how to find and purge unwanted recurring charges.
Moving for Work? How to Get a Tax Deduction
An unexpected housewarming gift.
What Is a Penny Stock? An Investment Most Should Avoid
Is it worth the risk?
Deduct Graduate School on Your Taxes? It’s Possible
Looking at the qualifications.
Find and Purge Unwanted Recurring Charges with This Virtual Assistant
Cancel those long-forgotten subscriptions.