Get smart with your money
Today’s top story: How to prepare for a recession. Also in the news: What to do if you can’t pay your mortgage, how to stay organized when you have multiple credit cards, and how to find a bank that pays you to open an account.
How to Prepare for a Recession
Take steps now.
What to Do If You Can’t Pay Your Mortgage
Talk to your lender immediately.
How to Stay Organized When You Have Multiple Credit CardsKeeping a master list.
Find a Bank That Pays You to Open an AccountBonuses are out there.
Today’s top story: How to make a student loan complaint that gets results. Also in the news: How to keep your spirits up in the long game of saving, how ex-offenders can rebuild with a bank account, and these airlines will let you change your flight for free because of Coronavirus.
How to Make a Student Loan Complaint That Gets Results
Effective complaints.
How to Keep Your Spirits Up in the Long Game of Saving
Sticking it out.
How Ex-Offenders Can Rebuild With a Bank Account
How to start over.
These Airlines Will Let You Change Your Flight for Free Because of Coronavirus
Don’t forget to wash your hands.
Today’s top story: Concerned about Coronoavirus? How to prepare your house, mind and bank account. Also in the news: 3 ways Millennials are getting money right, what to buy (and skip) in March, and 6 moves to make if you’ve saved more than $1,000 in your checking account.
Concerned About Coronavirus? How to Prepare Your House, Mind and Bank Account
Practical steps.
3 Ways Millennials Are Getting Money Right
Forget the avocado toast trope.
What to Buy (and Skip) in March
Deep discounts on tax software.
If You’ve Saved More Than $1,000 in Your Checking Account, Make These 6 Moves
Don’t let it sit there.
High-yield cash management accounts are popping up at brokerages nationwide, promising customers much better returns and higher insurance limits than they can get from traditional banks.
The accounts are a twist on the sweep accounts brokerages have long offered their customers, where idle cash is swept into a money market account or affiliated bank account so it can earn interest while waiting to be reinvested.
In my latest for the Associated Press, more on high-yield cash management accounts and how to decide if one is right for you.
Today’s top story: How ex-offenders can rebuild with a bank account. Also in the news: Determining how much you should spend on rent, how to have a baby even if you’re worried you can’t afford it, and how to handle awkward financial conversations.
How Ex-Offenders Can Rebuild With a Bank Account
Starting over.
How Much Should I Spend on Rent?
How to determine what you really can afford.
How to have a baby, even if you’re worried you can’t afford it
Advice from new parents and financial experts.
How to handle that awkward financial conversation
When to swallow your pride.
Today’s top story: When leasing a car is the more frugal option. Also in the news: How to actually achieve your debt payoff resolution, 5 basic features you should expect from your bank, and holiday debt could take years to pay off.
When Leasing a Car Is the More Frugal Option
Car buying has changed enough over the years that leasing may no longer be the costliest choice.
How to Actually Achieve Your Debt Payoff Resolution
Start the new year on the right foot.
5 Basic Features You Should Expect From Your Bank
Services you should expect.
Holiday debt could take years to pay off
Here come the bills.