For more than half of Americans, Social Security will be providing more than half of their retirement income. Since Social Security is a government program available to the vast majority of Americans, you’d think there […]
Category: Finance
Stock Market Today: What Lousy Job Numbers? Major Indices Shoot to New Highs –
The Bureau of Labor Statistics delivered a doozy of a nonfarm payrolls report Friday. The good news: The unemployment rate dipped to 6.7% in November from 6.9%. The bad news? The U.S. added just 245,000 […]
How to Prepare for Student Loan Payments to Restart in 2021 – Anna Helhoski
The new year could spell trouble for millions of student loan borrowers who haven’t had to make a payment since March. The payment pause, known as a forbearance, began March 13 as part of the […]
50 Top Stock Picks That Billionaires Loved in Q3 –
It’s always interesting to see what billionaire investors are doing with their money. Sure, you can’t match their gains simply by copying every single one of their stock picks, but it can still be helpful […]
What Is Interest? – Margarette Burnette
Interest is the money you receive for loaning out funds, and it’s also the money you pay when you borrow funds. In a nutshell, it’s the amount charged for the privilege of using someone’s money. […]
11 Secret Uses for Everyday Items That Save Money – Gael F. Cooper
It was the mayonnaise trick that sold me. I have a grade-school daughter, and let’s just say she’s not always super careful about using coasters on our wooden coffee table. Let’s also say that we […]
How to Save Money: 25 Tips if Your Paycheck Is Stretched Thin – robin@thepennyhoarder.com (Robin Hartill, CFP®)
Do you ever wonder why it’s so hard to save money — even when you’ve cut the cable and the meals out, and you’ve never even had a latte habit? One reason it’s so hard […]
Walmart+ Now Offers Free Shipping With No Minimum – Chris Kissell
Walmart+ just rolled out another perk for members: free shipping with no minimum purchase required, starting Dec. 4. Members now will receive free next-day and two-day shipping on items Walmart ships, regardless of their order […]
The 7 Income Streams Millionaires Use And How You Can, Too – kfaber@thepennyhoarder.com (Kari Faber)
Unless they inherited their wealth without doing diddly-squat, most millionaires have seven things in common: where their money comes from. And while each millionaire has a unique set of assets, we know they never put […]
How Much Cellphone Plan Data Is Too Much? – Angelo Ilumba
Unlimited talk and text are so common in cellphone plans these days, it’s actually harder to find a plan that has limits on minutes and messages. Most of the difference between low-cost cellphone plans and […]