Good News, Bad Habits
Don’t be seduced into shooting yourself in the money foot by falling victim to the good news, bad habits deception.
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6 Money Saving Holiday Hacks
Creative, simple ideas for helping pay for the holidays with cash, not debt.
read moreDividend Portfolio Update
I’ve built a portfolio of relatively low-risk, high-dividend stocks that now generates enough cash to cover roughly one-third of our living expenses. That feels good.
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Are Rising Rates Good?
Rising interest rates generally reward savers and punish borrowers. But there are other, less obvious benefits. Guest post from Patty Moore of Working Mother Life!
read moreEquifax Hack
With nearly half of all Americans affected, everyone should follow up to protect themselves in the wake of the horrendous hack at credit bureau Equifax®.
read moreTransUnion.ca Sneakiness
Here’s how TransUnion’ca’s process for obtaining a credit report—which should be free—morphs into a purchase of a $239/year “credit monitoring” product. Shameful!
read moreThe Pain of Paying
You’ve abandoned cash, right? Cool, but research shows you’re probably spending more as a result.
read moreInvestment Types—for Newbies
You know you should be investing, but don’t know where or how to start. Well, start here. 🙂
read moreFossil Fuel Is Dead
Let’s discuss: Investors with a time horizon of more than 5 years should avoid fossil fuel-related companies, mutual funds, and ETFs.
read moreFinancial Insomnia
A recent telephone survey of American adults revealed that 38% lose sleep over health care and health insurance worries. To the surprise of no one who relies on their brain to make decisions, that portion is up by a whopping 37% from one year ago.
read moreCredit and Home Insurance
Think your credit rating doesn’t matter unless you borrow money? Think again. Example: South Dakotans with poor credit pay 288% more for home insurance.
read moreWhen Thin is Bad
The brains behind Millennial Personal Finance writes about the importance of polishing your credit score.
read moreExtend Your Tax Deadline!
File IRS Form 4868 to get an automatic 6-month tax filing extension. But you can’t postpone paying what you owe!
read moreWHICH Credit Score Matters?
Not all credit scores are created equal. And pretending otherwise just cost a big credit reporting bureau $3 million.
read moreWhere’s My Refund?!!?
If your tax refund is late, it could be because of new legislation that requires the IRS to delay issuing refunds for millions of filers.
read moreIRS May Have Your Money!
The IRS says it owes about $1 BILLION in total to an estimated 1 million taxpayers. Are you one?
read moreWhy I Love Capital Gains (and ...
What’s the best thing about capital gains? The income tax you don’t pay on them!
read moreWhat Would You Do? #8
Help a Money Counselor reader decide how best to use an unexpected $15,000 gift!
read moreCan’t Seem to Save?
The #1 reason you can’t seem to save suggested in this article. Do you agree?
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Underwater Car Loan?
Will the boom in subprime auto lending turn into another economic meltdown?
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Happy Anniversary to Us!
On our 20th wedding anniversary, twenty reasons I’m happy and grateful to share a marriage with Ms. Money Counselor.
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