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As Home Prices Continue to Rise Less Americans Can Buy Them

It’s a seller’s market and buyers are struggling.

Top 10 Answers: Which Is Better For Getting Out Of Debt, Knowledge Or Experience?

Mark Twain once said, “Good judgement is the result of experience, and experience the result of bad judgement.” Then again, Mark Twain never had credit cards, student loans, and mortgages. If he did, he might have added, “and bad judgment can drive you into bankruptcy.” We live in a more complicated time than Twain did. […]

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How to Save Money on Your Insurance Coverage

There are a few ways to cut back on spending hidden in your policy.

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Is Generation Z Best at Saving Money?

Younger people are doing really well at saving for long-term goals.

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How To Have A Budget-Friendly Halloween

Scour pre-Halloween sales, and plan ahead by buying this year’s decorations for next October.

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Americans Can’t Stop Swiping Their Credit Cards

We’re twice as likely to add thousands to our debt than anything to our savings.

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How Long Should I Keep Receipts For Tax Purposes?

A reader’s simple question has no simple answer.

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Want to Teach Your Kids About Money? Show Them Your Mistakes

Parents tell kids to do as they say, not as they do when it comes to money.

Do people make the right money choices based on the information they have?

Financial News That Looks Bad But Is Actually Good

The headlines scream DANGER, but I see an upside.

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Older Americans Are Ending Up Bankrupt

They can’t afford to work and live to make ends meet.

Natural disasters cost the U.S. a record-high last year. Yet many Americans aren't prepared for the next one. Photographed damage from Hurricane Irma in Ramrod Key in the Florida Keys.

Even Those Who’ve Been Hit by a Disaster Aren’t Preparing for Another One

Despite the financial and personal catastrophe, Americans don’t have an emergency plan.

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Your Data Is at Risk Because Businesses Don’t Care

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Burned by Not Taking my Own Advice

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Millennials Would Rather Buy Clothes Than Save for Retirement

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Americans Are $13 Trillion In Debt: 10 Mind-Blowing Statistics Showing How Crazy That Is

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