Get smart with your money
Today’s top story: The biggest financial mistake women make. Also in the news: 4 business credit card mistakes you can’t afford to make, 5 divorce mistakes that can cost you, and why you might owe taxes this year.
The Biggest Financial Mistake Women Make
Investing is important.
4 Business Credit Card Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make
Don’t get in over your head.
5 Divorce Mistakes That Can Cost You
No talking on Twitter.
Why You Might Owe Taxes This Year
About that tax break…
Today’s top story: Getting by on the average retirement income. Also in the news: Tips on back-to-school shopping, how to profit from someone else’s financial mistake, and how to decode your credit card bill.
Could You Get By On the Average Retirement Income?
Where does that income come from?
Cross Items Off Your Back-to-School List With These Tips
Summer is almost over.
How to Profit From Someone Else’s Financial Mistake
Saving on someone else’s purchases.
Decoding Your Credit Card Bill
Understanding the terms.
Most of us have wasted money on ill-considered purchases or stuff we really couldn’t afford. As we get more financially savvy, that happens less often. But we can still profit from other people’s bad choices.
People who prize the latest and greatest, for example, quickly need to upgrade to the next shiny thing. That leaves plenty of lightly used cars and electronics for sale at a discount.
People who can’t look beyond cosmetic damage also provide buying opportunities for those who can, since surface flaws can ding price without hurting functionality. Then there are the “d’oh” mistakes: the stuff that didn’t fit or turned out to be the wrong shade of robin’s egg blue. That stuff gets returned so it can be discounted and snapped up by frugal buyers.
In my latest for the Associated Press, three ways to profit from others’ mistakes.
Today’s top story: Small financial mistakes that could cost you big. Also in the news: Are certificates of deposit worth it right now, saving on vacations through Costco, and how changing your wireless plan could affect your credit report.
Small Financial Mistakes That Could Cost You Big
What looks like a small mistake could become expensive in the long run.
Are Certificates of Deposit Worth It Right Now?
Rates are climbing.
Costco Travel Vacations Pack Luxury and Value
Savings beyond the warehouse.
Sprint’s $15 unlimited data plan required a ‘hard pull’ credit report, and it’s not the only one
Changing your plan could impact your credit report.
Today’s top story: How to help your partner’s credit without harming your own. Also in the news: Why Millennials can count on Social Security after all, 3 smart ways to supercharge your travel rewards, and the worst financial mistake a grandparent can make.
Help Your Partner’s Credit — Without Harming Your Own
Start by talking about it.
Millennials Can Count on Social Security After All
Good news!
3 Smart Ways to Supercharge Your Travel Rewards
Spend strategically.
This is the worst financial mistake a grandparent can make
No matter how well-intentioned.
Today’s top story: Investing your tax refund so it feels like splurging. Also in the news: IRS scams to avoid, financial mistakes to watch out for, and being frugal without wasting your time.
How to Invest Your Tax Refund So It Feels Like Splurging
Long term rewards.
Don’t Fall for These IRS Scams
With tax season comes scam season.
3 Big Financial Mistakes You Don’t Want To Make
Avoiding these pitfalls.
How to Be Frugal Without Wasting Your Time
Making the most of your time AND money.