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Ask the Readers: What Helps You Be More Productive?

No one is 100% productive, all the time. Sometimes, we need to create the environment that allows us to work more and work better.

What helps you be more productive? Do you work better at certain times during the day?

How Recent Grads Should Prepare for Student Loan Payments

Morehouse College commencement speaker Robert F. Smith made headlines in May of this year when he announced he would completely wipe out the student loan debt for every single member of the class of 2019.

Ask the Readers: Who Do You Go to For Money Advice?

If you want professional help with managing your money, a good financial advisor would be your best bet.

How to Get Your Spouse on Board With Budgeting

Money is the most common cause of stress in relationships, according to a study conducted by The Harris Poll, and fights about finances are often cited as the reason for divorce.

Here's How Much Money You're Losing With Your Regular Savings Account

There are few events in life more boring than shopping for a new savings account. And since we all lead busy lives, it's easy to let this type of chore fall to the wayside.

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This week's topic: Saving on Summer Travel!

Ask the Readers: What Financial Topic Do You Want to Learn More About?

Personal finance covers a wide range of topics, such as budgeting, frugal living, investing, earning income, and so many more.

Why Behavior Nudges Don't Always Lead to Healthy Habits

In the 10 years since the illuminating book Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Nobel Prize-winning economist Richard Thaler and legal scholar Cass Sunstein was published, the idea of nudging people to make better decisions has become mainstream in everything from...

Do You Need Wedding Insurance?

My mother and father got married in Baltimore, Maryland on June 22, 1972.

Ask the Readers: What Are Your Favorite Summer Activities?

Many families like to plan trips and activities over the summer while the kids are out of school. Even if you don't have kids, the warm weather makes it really easy to want to be outside and, you know, do stuff!

What are your favorite summer activities?