It probably isn’t surprising to you that only 1 in 3 states requires their students to take a personal finance class to graduate. Unfortunately, this hasn’t really changed much in the past few years.
And even when personal finance is taught in our schools, it often lacks the why behind...
Borrowing money can enable opportunities otherwise out of reach financially, such as pursuing an education that can lead to employment, buying a car and facilitating a home purchase. However, if not managed effectively, it can undermine your financial well-being.
According to a 2017 study by Experian, Boomers have an average...
What puts those final touches on a kitchen or bath project? It’s the hardware and fixtures of course! Fixtures can really make or break your kitchen or bathroom’s look and that’s why our friends at Hire It Done and Infusion Kitchen and Bath Showroom got together to give our viewers advice for your next...
Reaching retirement age is supposed to be a good thing, right? After all, turning 59 ½ gives you access to your 401(k), age 62 allows you to start collecting Social Security, and 65 entitles you to Medicare coverage.
These are all things we are taught to look forward to. Benefits...
Retirement finance used to be simple: When you retired, so was your mortgage and the remainder of your debt. That way, you’d have plenty of free cash from your pension and Social Security to do things like travel to exotic places and eat out.
But the growing cost of nearly...
Leakage: It's more than just a plumbing problem.
The term also describes money that, for various reasons, gets removed permanently from Americans' 401(k)-style accounts and Individual Retirement Accounts — well before retirement age.
"Leakage out of workplace plans and IRAs reduces retirement saving," noted a new study by researchers at Boston...
When Jim Koch quit a high-paying consulting job to launch The Boston Beer Company from his kitchen, his dad told him it was "about the dumbest f--ing idea he'd ever heard." Koch, who went on to turn a family recipe into a $2 billion craft beer empire, learned that...
“This week is stressing me out. Time for a vacation.”
If you’ve been saying that to yourself lately, it’s probably true. Vacations aren’t just about letting loose and having a good time — they’re actually necessary for your health.
In fact, the Global Commission on Aging and Transamerica Center for Retirement...
The spring season may be short, but taking the time to truly clean your home now will reap benefits all year. Add these ten tasks to your household to-do list and save big on emergency service calls all year.
As Family Handyman says, “think of these small steps as vitamins...
The IRS recently released Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA) data for the 2015 tax year, and there's one shocking statistic that stands out:
Only 8% of eligible taxpayers chose to contribute to an IRA of any kind.
This includes traditional and Roth IRAs, as well as SEP-IRAs and SIMPLE IRAs. And keep...
