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Tuesday’s need-to-know money news

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Today’s top story: 7 signs you’ve gone from frugal to cheap. Also in the news: 7 ways to avoid becoming a scary student loan statistic, following the lead of Millennials to save more for retirement, and retirement community fees that can be deducted as medical expenses.

7 Signs You’ve Gone From Frugal to Cheap
A slippery slope.

7 Ways to Avoid Becoming a Scary Student Loan Stat
Don’t become a statistic.

To Save More for Retirement, Follow These Millennials’ Lead

You can deduct these retirement community fees as medical expenses
Unexpected savings.

Monday’s need-to-know money news

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shutterstock_101159917Today’s top story: How to avoid debt after a divorce. Also in the news: What you need to have in your financial emergency kit, why frugal people aren’t cheap, and how attempting to save money can backfire.

4 Ways to Avoid Debt After Divorce
Building your new financial life.

Your Financial Emergency Kit
What you need to have when things go wrong.

5 Ways Frugal People Aren’t Cheap
Being smart doesn’t mean being cheap.

7 ways your attempts to save money can backfire
Why saving requires a strategy.

This Cheat Sheet Shows You How to Prioritize Your Savings and Debt
Introducing the “retirement wrapper.”

Monday’s need-to-know money news

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1994-08-033 002Living within your means with a smile on your face, getting the most from your credit score, and separating fact from fiction with life insurance.

5 Tips for Frugal Living That Won’t Leave You Feeling Miserable
Living within your means doesn’t mean misery.

What’s the Lowest Credit Score You Can Get?
Don’t let your fear of The Number prevent you from monitoring your credit.

6 Worst Myths About Life Insurance
Separating fact from fiction.

7 Courses Finance Students Should Take
Studying beyond the numbers.

Does College still pay off?
Are the degrees still worth the dollars?