It’s going to be a zoo at the stores the next couple of days, the last full weekend before Christmas (next Sunday) and Hanukkah (which starts the night before). Plus, today is the last day for ground delivery from UPS and FedEx deliveries if you want your packages to arrive by Christmas. If you feel like the […]
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Wednesday’s need-to-know money news
Today’s top story: NerdWallet’s 2016 American Household Credit Card Debt Study. Also in the news: The best places in American for first-time homebuyers, why Christmas loans are the coal in your financial stocking, and the best free online courses to help with your finances. 2016 American Household Credit Card Debt Study Creeping back up. Best […]
Tuesday’s need-to-know money news
Today’s top story: Tips to save more for retirement in 2017. Also in the news: Why the key to saving may be in your head, why skipping a payment at the holidays is a bad idea, and a guide to holiday tipping. Retirement Anxiety? 3 Tips to Save More in 2017 Starting the new year […]
Book Giveaway: The Feel Rich Project: Reinventing Your Understanding of True Wealth to Find True Happiness
I’m giving away a copy of Michael F. Kay’s The Feel Rich Project: Reinventing Your Understanding of True Wealth to Find True Happiness. “Feeling rich is the difference between just existing and being gloriously, deeply, passionately alive, living the very best life you were born to lead. What does feeling rich have to do with […]
Monday’s need-to-know money news
Today’s top story: How to find and finance bank-owned properties. Also in the news: Tips for handling holiday financial stress, how to have the money talk with your parents, and what to do when financial aid and scholarships don’t fully cover course fees. How to find and finance bank-owned properties It’s easier than you might […]
Times when money isn’t real
Money is money, whether it’s cash in our hands, plastic cards at checkout counters or encrypted bits of data coursing between computers on the internet. But our brains don’t view all money as equal, thanks to what behavioral economists call “cognitive biases”: —We spend cash more carefully than plastic. —We regard tax refunds as a […]