Does your business have good credit? Companies get a credit score, just as individuals do, and your company's score affects whether it can borrow and the interest you'll pay. Figuring out your score can be complicated, especially since your company doesn't have just one. Different reporting agencies -- including Experian,...
FOR MANY BORROWERS, repaying student loans is tough work. But achieving those debt payoff goals while fully funding a retirement savings account is even harder. For those struggling to perform this juggling act, a tax decision made public in August from the Internal Revenue Service offered a glimmer of hope. The...
Maybe you need extra money to pay down some debt. Or maybe you're hoping to take a sweet vacation that your regular paychecks alone can't cover. There are plenty of good reasons for getting a side hustle, and these days, an estimated 44 million Americans have one. But side hustles...
We all know we're supposed to set aside money for things like emergencies, retirement, and college. But while these are all relatively high-profile categories, there are smaller yet significant items we need to save for along the way, one of which will be here before you know it: the...
It can be personally and financially rewarding to earn extra cash doing something you enjoy. If you are one of the many Americans supplementing your paycheck by running a small business, here are some tips to help you profitably manage your side gig: Make your business official Consider running your side...
Tax reform will dramatically change your taxes when you file your returns early next year. With new rules covering tax rates, deductions, and other tax breaks, there's a lot of planning that smart taxpayers are doing to take advantage of new opportunities to reduce how much they pay the...
Retirement can be a financially daunting prospect, especially when the notion of long-term care is thrown into the mix. In fact, managing and paying for long-term care needs is something that has even wealthy older Americans concerned. In a recent Nationwide survey of well-off older adults (defined as age 50...
AMERICANS SPEND AN average of $4,000 on their honeymoons, according to WeddingWire's 2018 Newlywed Report. That often follows an engagement ring purchase, ceremony and reception that cost $32,000, on average, according to the report. Starting off your married life with a $36,000 expense is going to have financial ramifications for...
FOR CHRIS PREKSTA, co-launching the now-popular YouTube show "Pittsburgh Dad" was a "happy accident." In 2011, Preksta filmed his co-creator Curt Wootton performing an amusing impression of his father's Pittsburgh-inflected accent, and the pair edited it to look like a family sitcom. They uploaded it to YouTube, primarily to...
IN THE UNITED STATES, fertility rates are declining. One of the key reasons young people are opting not to reproduce: Kids are too expensive. That conclusion comes from a survey conducted by Morning Consult for the New York Times, which found that, among respondents who had or expected to have...
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