The American Customer Satisfaction Index tells us how citizens feel about their banks. But the most important question is, how do you feel about yours?
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With the New Year celebration just around the corner from the Christmas shopping season, many people skip hosting a New Year's Eve party due to financial concerns. Find out how you
By understanding the different types of financial aid available to college students, parents and students can determine the best types of aid for their situation.
Any institution that wants to fund mortgages has a problem. They want to lend the money out for thirty years, but the money they have to lend comes from deposits that can be withdr
The problem with the Nirvana fallacy is simple: there's NEVER a perfect solution, only shades of decisions that are better than others, and mistakes you make and can hopefully lear
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Are You Happy With Your Bank?
The American Customer Satisfaction Index tells us how citizens feel about their banks. But the most important question is, how do you feel about yours?
How to Keep Home Improvement Projects From Busting Your Budget
You might have a set home improvement budget, but scope creep can easily bust it wide open. Here's how to prevent that.
Is Six Figures Really That Much?
Nowadays, six figures is still above average, but its buying power in terms of lifestyle may have eroded even more than the value of a dollar, as those of us within striking distan
Unconventional Career Advice From "Parks and Recreation"
Watching "Parks and Recreation" is great way to have a good laugh — and pick up a few lessons that can help your career soar.
Ask the Readers: Could You Survive Without a Cell Phone?
Tell us if you could live without a cell phone and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!
5 Money Moves to Make the Moment You Decide to Get Divorced
Finding a lawyer is the instinctive first move when a marriage falls apart. Making these critical money decisions should be second.
Smart New Uses for These 14 Kitchen Gadgets
Oh, you thought that coffee maker was just for your morning cup of joe? It can also make hot dogs, steamed veggies, and lots more!
My 5 Best Thrift Store Finds of All Time
If American Pickers is your inspiration, you might marvel at the high value finds this writer (and avid picker) has scored at the thrift shop.
Discover Bank Review: You Know the Card, but What About the Bank?
With competitive rates and all the familiar online banking products and features, Discover Bank is worth considering for your banking needs.
Ask the Readers: What Are Your Financial Goals For 2019?
Tell us about your financial goals for 2019 and we'll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!
Self-Made Billionaires: Investment Lessons From Their Success
If you want to get rich on the stock market, follow the example of this group of self-made, billionaire investors.
How To Host A New Year's Eve Party On A Budget
With the New Year celebration just around the corner from the Christmas shopping season, many people skip hosting a New Year's Eve party due to financial concerns. Find out how you
College Financial Aid Options
By understanding the different types of financial aid available to college students, parents and students can determine the best types of aid for their situation.
Three bad ways to fund mortgage lending (and maybe a good way)
Any institution that wants to fund mortgages has a problem. They want to lend the money out for thirty years, but the money they have to lend comes from deposits that can be withdr
Why Learning the Guitar Is the Best Investment You Can Ever Make
Even if you never release an album, learning to play the guitar repays the investment many times over. Learn why.
Beat the Nirvana fallacy: why doing something is better than nothing
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50 Things You Can Do Today Instead of Going Shopping
Resist the retail therapy urge and instead spend the day broadening your horizons, reconnecting with a friend, or participating in one of these 48 other pastimes.
How Family Plans Can Save you TONS
Subscription plans are all the rage these days. Save even more on your subscription services by utilizing family plans.
10 Personal Issues No One at Work Needs to Hear
With work consuming so much of our lives, it seems natural to share our personal lives and concerns with our colleagues. Don't.
My 2016 Budget Challenge: How to Decide When to Sell Your House
Max is facing one of the biggest decisions in her budget challenge yet — should she sell her house? The decision is amusingly complex.