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Friday’s need-to-know money news

February 5, 2016 By Liz Weston

18ixgvpiu0s24jpgToday’s top story: Key factors to look for when evaluating your 401(k) plan. Also in the news: Banks turn to lottery-type prizes to get you to save, how to maximize your HSA in 2016, and how your student loan debt could threaten your retirement.

3 Key Factors When Evaluating Your 401(k) Plan
Finding a plan that works in your best interests.

Banks dangle lottery-like prizes to turn people into savers
Could a shot at a prize get you to save?

10 Ways to Maximize Your HSA in 2016
Making the most of your medical expense dollars.

How Does Your Student Loan Debt Threaten Your Retirement?
Will you still be paying back your loans into your 60’s?

How Mortgage, Auto, and Student Loan Credit Inquiries Affect Your FICO Score
Old vs new formulas.

Filed Under: Liz's Blog Tagged With: 401(k), banking, Credit Score, FICO score, health savings account, HSA, Retirement, Savings, student loan debt, Student Loans

Friday’s need-to-know money news

January 29, 2016 By Liz Weston

Zemanta Related Posts ThumbnailToday’s top story: Credit cards tips that’ll last a lifetime. Also in the news: Why your credit score matters the most in your twenties, how to wrangle your W-2s from your employer, and millionaire money tips for the rest of us.

8 Credit Card Tips That Will Last a Lifetime
Solid advice.

Why Your Credit Score Matters Most In Your Twenties
The long lasting impact.

How to bug your employer for your W-2 and other timely tax, budget tips
April 15th will be here before you know it.

8 Millionaire Money Tips for the Rest of Us
You don’t have to be a millionaire to manage your money like one.

Filed Under: Liz's Blog Tagged With: Credit Cards, Credit Score, Taxes, tips, W-2s

Tuesday’s need-to-know money news

January 19, 2016 By Liz Weston

Zemanta Related Posts ThumbnailToday’s top story: Free ways to improve your credit score. Also in the news: Financial habits to break, how a money club could improve your financial life, and tips to avoid a tax audit.

5 Free Ways to Improve Your Credit Score
Small things you can do to boost your numbers.

Break These Financial Habits in 2016
Getting back on track.

Start a Money Club to Improve Your Financial Life
Power in numbers.

7 Tips for Avoiding a Tax Audit
Honesty is the key.

7 in 10 Americans See Added Stigma in Credit Card Debt, Survey Shows
Are you ashamed of your debt?

Filed Under: Liz's Blog Tagged With: Credit, Credit Score, financial habits, stigma, tips

Wednesday’s need-to-know money news

January 13, 2016 By Liz Weston

Zemanta Related Posts ThumbnailToday’s top story: What your credit score doesn’t say about your finances. Also in the news: Putting yourself on a money diet, financial lessons to master before 40, and what to do if you actually win tonight’s Powerball jackpot.

4 Things Your Credit Score Doesn’t Say About You
What isn’t revealed.

How to Put Yourself on a Money Diet
Getting in financial shape.

8 personal finance lessons you must master by age 40
Putting yourself in a better position for retirement.

What to Do with the Money If You Actually Win Tonight’s Powerball Jackpot
After you stop screaming.

Filed Under: Liz's Blog Tagged With: budgets, Credit, Credit Score, financial lessons, powerball, Savings

Wednesday’s need-to-know money news

November 18, 2015 By Liz Weston

o-CREDIT-REPORT-facebookToday’s top story: The secrets of boosting your credit score. Also in the news: A 3-step retirement plan for 20-somethings, where the U.S. ranks on basic money smarts, and money steps to take before your 70th birthday.

A 3-step retirement savings plan for 20-somethings
How to get started on the path to retirement.

The Secrets Of Boosting Your Credit Score
A nudge in the right direction.

How the U.S. Stacks Up on Basic Money Smarts
Room for improvement.

10 Money Steps to Take Before Your 70th Birthday
Managing your accumulated assets.

Can I Be Fired for Bad Credit?
The answer may surprise you.

Filed Under: Liz's Blog Tagged With: 20-somethings, bad credit, credit report, Credit Score, money smarts, money steps, Retirement

Wednesday’s need-to-know money news

October 28, 2015 By Liz Weston

images (1)Today’s top story: Money milestones to hit while you’re in your 40s. Also in the news: Post-divorce tax deductions, tricks to boost your credit score, and signs you aren’t ready to combine finances with your partner.

Five money milestones to hit while you’re in your 40s
Prepping the road to retirement.

The Tax Deductions You May Qualify for After a Divorce
Maximizing your deductions.

Boost Your Credit Score With This Great Little Trick
Tips to nudge your credit score in the right direction.

5 Signs You Aren’t Ready to Combine Finances with Your Partner
Don’t ignore the warning signs.

Should You Put Your Kids In Debt To Teach Them A Lesson?
Debt as a teaching tool.

Filed Under: Liz's Blog Tagged With: 40s, couples and money, Credit Score, debt, Divorce, kids and money, money and divorce, money milestones, tax deductions, tips

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