money

Americans still aren’t saving enough and are carrying too much credit card debt. Yet the Great Recession, still less than a decade in our past, made permanent changes in our …

A wedding is rarely a joyous occasion. More often it’s stressful, expensive and an ongoing parade of complaints from pushy family members. The only real joyous weddings are the ones …

Getting wealthy and losing weight are very similar in many ways. Both require understanding the basic math of the various processes, both require sacrifice and both require you to develop …

Tax planning is an important part of managing your finances, whether you are a business owner or not. Paperwork accumulates throughout the year and some times, these receipts, financial documents, …

If you’ve ever heard the investing phrase “sell in May and go away” you may get a reminder of why that phrase is significant this year. Stocks and the U.S. …

I never believed in vampires, the mythical creatures that feast on human blood and don’t ever die. Yet financial myths, those vile creatures that feed upon the cash that is …

It comes as a sudden realization a week before payday and, sometimes, a text or email from the bank or the hideous embarrassment of having your debit card declined in …

It’s hard enough to keep a relationship healthy in our busy modern world where constant demands on our time can sap the fun out of almost anything. It is in …

One topic that goes around frequently in psychological circles is the relationship between money and happiness. For as long as that relationship has been studied, which is virtually as long …

A recent survey by Bankrate.com is good news for Americans and the economy. Overall your fellow countrymen are feeling better about the economy and their own finances but there are …