7 Tips for Filing Your Taxes Safely
Avoid consumer scams and protect your financial information this tax season with these seven tips for filing your taxes safely online.
View ArticleYour Wallet Was Stolen, Now What?
Once you confirm your wallet has been stolen, take these steps to protect your credit card accounts and limit your exposure to identity theft.
View Article5 Annoying Fees You Should Stop Paying Now
Tired of paying fees on everything from cell phone data plans to ATMs to checking accounts? Stop wasting money — and start saving it — with these tips.
View ArticleHow to Help Your Teen Get His First Credit Card
Having a credit card is handy and building credit is smart. Just be sure to get your child off on the right foot when it comes to his first line of credit.
View Article4 Places to Stash Cash in Your Home — and 4 Places Not To
A security expert suggests the best and worst places to hide emergency cash at home based on where burglars are most likely to look for it.
View ArticleTo Shred or Not to Shred?
Throwing junk mail, bills or financial paperwork in the trash could put you at risk for identity theft. Here’s what to shred and how
View ArticleComing Soon: More Secure Credit Cards
Magnetic stripe cards are going away this year, to be replaced by embedded chips that card issuers and retailers hope will lower the risk of fraud.
View ArticleThe Best—and Worst—Ways to Get Your Paycheck
If your employer offers a payroll card instead of a paycheck or direct deposit, here’s what you need to know, and do (hint: you don’t have to accept one).
View ArticleProtecting Your Job When You're 50-Plus
If you’re over 50, here’s how to help ensure you'll keep your job or be better poised to get a new one, or perhaps contract work, if you get laid off.
View ArticleSave Your Marriage by Solving Your Money Differences
Money is the number two reason marriages fail. Here’s a plan for helping couples solve their money differences, including what to do about unemployment.
View ArticleHome Buyers: Save Money By Negotiating These Closing Costs
If you’re buying a home, do you know which mortgage and closing fees are negotiable and which aren’t? Here’s a list, along with when to talk to your bank.
View ArticleSurvive Unemployment without Going Broke
Get through a tough financial time with tips on how to manage your budget, cut expenses, and get health insurance. Plus when to dip into retirement savings.
View Article6 Tips for Safer Online Banking
Online banking is safe enough, but taking basic steps like logging out and clearing your browser cache will help keep your bank accounts secure.
View ArticleThinking of Taking Out a Student Loan? Buyer Beware
Applying for a student loan? Before you fill out the FAFSA, do your loan research, and figure out if you really need one. (Hint: don’t forget scholarships.)
View Article6 Steps for Managing Your Money While Overseas
If you’re traveling outside the U.S., protect your money while abroad with expert tips on changing currency, carrying cash and using traveler’s checks.
View ArticleLong-Term Care Insurance: Should You Buy, and When?
Does long-term care insurance pay off in the end, or is it a waste of money? Are you better off self-insuring, relying on Medicaid, or just winging it?
View ArticleHow to Protect Your Parents' Assets If They Need a Nursing Home
Nursing homes cost around $80,000 a year, and many senior citizens go bankrupt to pay for this kind of health care. Here are tips to protect their assets.
View Article5 Ways to Avoid Auto Body Shop Ripoffs
Auto body shops are unfamiliar territory for most consumers. Here’s how to avoid inflated charges or paying top dollar for low-quality work.
View ArticleStruggling Financially? 5 Ways to Avoid Foreclosure
Foreclosures are a homeowner’s worst nightmare. Yet thousands of people face them due to financial struggles with the mortgage. Here’s how to avoid them.
View ArticleWhen to Think Twice About Getting a Personal Loan
Personal loans offer fast cash but come at a price: high interest rates. How do you know if getting a personal loan is the right financial decision?
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