Being divorced for several years, I have tried my hand at online dating, experimenting with a number of different sites, and I know from experience that for someone new to the process, it can be ...
Managing your budget as a college student is tough. You may be dealing with money on your own for the first time. Plus, you’re trying to balance all the expenses of attending school: paying for ...
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 ...
Industrial & Construction Bank of China. China Construction Bank. Agricultural Bank of China. Bank of … China. These four banks all have something in common, and it’s not what you think. They’re the ...
A while back, my wife and I spent a some time in a beautiful but isolated rural area several hours from the nearest big city. Our little town was surrounded by swathes of dense forest, rocky hills, ...
For most Americans, housing is the single biggest expense in their personal budget. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average household spends more than 30% of its after-tax income on ...
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 ...
The first thing I do after shopping is hand over a little plastic card to the cashier. I don’t mean my generous cash-back credit card — I mean a store loyalty card. I have one for every big chain ...
Everyone feels the temptation to try to time the market – the stock market, the housing market, any market. It’s human nature to try to be cleverer than everyone else. And it’s only the beginning of ...
The fashion industry is one of the world’s most polluting. A 2016 report commissioned by Savers, a thrift retailer, found that Americans toss an astounding average of 81 pounds of clothing every year.
If you’ve ever experienced the frustration of your credit card chip not working, you’re not alone. The convenience and security provided by chip-enabled cards have become essential in our modern era ...
Going from rags to riches is essentially the American Dream. Whether it happens by way of a better-paying job or winning the lottery, some studies suggest that money can change your behavior – and not ...