Diets and budgets have one important thing in common: The best one is the one you’ll stick with.
And that’s pretty much it! There’s really no wrong way to make and maintain a budget as long as you’re tracking your spending versus your income and accounting for where every dollar...
Some kids want to be a fire fighter, astronaut or a ballerina when they grow up. Lily He wanted to be a millionaire.
Lily and her parents immigrated to the U.S. when she was nine and lived in poverty on the outskirts of San Francisco. She had just two pairs...
We're used to hearing bad news on the retirement savings front, given the number of Americans who are currently unprepared. But Millennials may be bucking an otherwise dangerous trend. A good 71% of younger workers are saving for retirement, either in a 401(k) or another dedicated plan, according to...
Sue Ellen King had circled her retirement date on the calendar: March 8, 2015.
She had worked as a critical care nurse and nursing educator at University of Florida Health (UF Health) in Jacksonville, Fla., for 38 years; co-workers joked that she was there when the hospital’s foundation was laid,...
Countless seniors today depend on Social Security to pay the bills in retirement. If you’re still working but are getting close to that stage of life, it’s important to develop a filing strategy that helps you make the most of those benefits.
Now, as you may or may not be...
Bad news for your caffeine habit: coffee can cause cancer.
Brewed coffee has high levels of acrylamide, a chemical shown in some studies to cause cancer — and now coffee chains in California must warn their customers, a Los Angeles judge ruled on Friday.
“Cancer warning labels on coffee would be...
If you care about your money, you should memorize the word “fiduciary.” It’s critical if you hire someone to help with your finances. And with the Fiduciary Rule on the chopping block, it’s up to you to make sure your financial advisor acts in your best interest.
A Certified Financial...
Including why you should you tell a builder, architect or designer how much you have to spend
hen it comes to budgeting for a home renovation there’s a lot of “expert advice” available to guide you on how best to save or spend the money you have. But a lot...
After a night of $1 beers at a New Orleans-themed restaurant, Jim Jacobs went home and got on his laptop.
“I booked airfare that night for a guys’ trip to New Orleans,” said the Philadelphia resident. What Jacobs didn’t think about was the fact that he’d just gotten laid off...
It’s finally spring – the time when a young man’s or woman’s fancy turns to thoughts of…summer jobs! With dreams of healthy paychecks fueling summer fun or special purchases, it is easy for teens to spend their money, even before they start working. So now is the perfect time...
