Are you considering paying your taxes with a credit card? Find out the benefits and drawbacks of doing so, and which cards are best to use for payment.

Hiring a lawyer for the first time sounds like an expensive prospect. When you’re facing a legal problem, thinking about how much you’ll have to pay is a stress that only compounds your worries. And, ...

Suppose you’ve got a leaky toilet in your bathroom. After trying without success to repair it yourself, you call a plumber who gets the job done in an hour. Normally, this would leave you with a hefty ...

Many people look forward to retirement as a time to travel, garden, play golf, or visit their grandchildren. Others have no definite plans beyond a vague idea about “relaxing.” When they leave work, ...

Kelly Ernst has written extensively about personal finance, careers, freelancing, and lifestyle topics, with her work appearing on The Penny Hoarder, The Write Life, Budgets Are Sexy, and Business ...

In 2016, “adulting” – behaving like a responsible adult – made the short list for Oxford Dictionaries‘ Word of the Year. This term shows up a lot on social media, mostly among millennials talking ...

Since its inception, Ibotta has become one of the most popular shopping apps in the United States, paying more than $1.6 billion to members. In terms of saving money on groceries and household ...

Americans’ collective credit card debt balance hit $930 billion in Q3 2022. That’s a $43 billion jump from the previous quarter. The average cardholder now has more than $6,000 in credit card debt, ...

So, you’ve decided to take the plunge and join a warehouse club. You think that for your family, the low prices on household staples will more than pay for the membership fee. The only question now is ...

“What should I do?” Over the years, I’ve been asked innumerable times by people for advice about investments, insurance, and other financial matters in the hope that there is a simple, ...

I have an absurd number of credit cards. Most I never use, but because average credit account age is an important factor in credit score calculations, I’m very reluctant to cancel any. Looking through ...

Are you a chronic overspender? If you start each month with great intentions and spend according to a set plan, but eventually find yourself making mindless purchases justified by that ever dangerous ...