Today’s top story: How your 2019 vacation can pay for your 2020 vacation. Also in the news: How to wean your adult child off your credit cards, how to save money on international flights, and why your financial aid could plummet after the first year of college. How Your 2019 Vacation Can Pay for Your […]
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Wednesday’s need-to-know money news
Today’s top story: 4 types of investment accounts you should know. Also in the news: Why you should keep the bare minimum in your checking account, steps to take when you’re struggling with car payments, and why what you don’t know about your parents’ finances could ruin yours. 4 Types of Investment Accounts You Should […]
Tuesday’s need-to-know money news
Today’s top story: What to do when back-to-school bites you in the budget. Also in the news: Advice and warnings for starting your own cannabis business, why Millennials need to build credit smarts and find out of your state is having a back-to-school tax-free weekend. What to Do When Back to School Bites You in […]
3 steps to keep ‘solo agers’ happier and safer
Retirement coach Sara Zeff Geber visited several Northern California assisted living facilities to interview “solo agers” — people, either single or coupled, who don’t have children to help them as they grow older. At many facilities, she couldn’t find any. That puzzled her until she realized that adult children are often the ones pushing the […]
Monday’s need-to-know money news
Today’s top story: Logical credit moves that can lead to trouble. Also in the news: Investing is within Millennials’ reach, ditch the dealership with online used car sellers, and what you should know about the qualified small business stock tax exclusion. 5 ‘Logical’ Credit Moves That Can Lead to Trouble Common sense doesn’t always work […]
Q&A: This son’s failure to launch is hurting his parent’s finances
Dear Liz: I have a 24-year-old son who has been trying to get through college for nearly seven years. I have helped him with direct gifts and by co-signing loans, but I am pretty tapped out. He tells me he has one year left but has no way to pay for it. He is disorganized […]