Financing Auto Repairs
Cars are fine-tuned yet fickle machines, and even with regular maintenance checks, an expensive repair due to mechanical failure or damage from an accident can stall your budget. Putting high-ticket work on your credit card might ...
When to Start Saving for the Holidays
Want less stress and less debt during the most wonderful time of the year? Consider saving up starting now. Although summer is in full swing and the holidays seem like they’re a world away, it’s never too early to plan. If ...
The Importance of Flood Insurance
You already have the basic insurance coverages on your home, including dwelling and contents. Now, it’s up to you to decide what other coverages you should add to your policy. Should you opt for earthquake protection? Sewer ...
Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Coupons
Coupons, whether they’re old-school paper, store promotions, online or app-based, are designed to help make you a savvier consumer. From saving cents and dollars to getting two for the price of one, coupons can safeguard your ...
How to Budget Charitable Giving
Donating to charity is not easy when finances already feel tight. Between medical expenses, college loans, car payments and rent, it can be hard to find room to give no matter how much you want to contribute to a good cause. But ...
What to Know Before Setting up Mobile Pay
Mobile payments seem like the model of efficiency — just wave your smartphone, smartwatch or tablet in front of a payment terminal, and your account is automatically billed for your purchase. However, like all technological ...
What to Do If You Can’t Afford Car Payments
You don’t drive a new car out of the showroom thinking that you’ll ever become delinquent on your payments. Unfortunately, life sometimes has different plans for you. Whether it’s due to a change in career trajectory, health ...
Paying for Your Kid to Go to College
College is getting more expensive every year, but in many career fields your child might choose, a four-year degree is essential. In years past, society expected you as a parent to contribute to higher education costs or cover ...
Tips to Keep Your Financial Records Well-Organized
Keeping your financial records well-organized is important for more than fulfilling regulations or legal requirements. It also helps you better understand your business, now and in the future. Without a proper record-keeping system, ...
Fun Ways to Make Money in Retirement
There’s an old saying that if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. With retirement on the horizon, you’ve already put in your lifetime of work and find yourself ready to kick back and do what you love ...
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