Five Ways to Prepare for the Holiday Season

The holidays are just around the corner and searching for a great deal for that special someone can get expensive. Thoughtful and memorable gifts do not have to break the bank. Allegecy says that the holidays do not have to cost an arm and a leg to make the day...

What the November Fed Rate Increase Means for Your Bank Accounts

Expect higher rates on savings and CDs. The best yields are at or higher than 3%. Your savings account rate might change for the better this November. The reason? The Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by three-quarters of a percentage point, or 0.75%, on...

Airline Prices Are Going Up, in More Ways Than One

Prices seem to be rising everywhere you look. From a dozen eggs to a gallon of gas, common products are more expensive now than they used to be. Even so, over the last decade until this year, airline prices were a notable exception to rising costs. According to data...

3 Lessons I Wish I’d Learned Sooner About Booking Travel

Almost every trip teaches me something about myself, the world and what not to do next time. Here are three hard-won travel lessons that may help you learn from my mistakes. Cobbling together flights isn’t worth the savings Whenever possible, I book nonstop flights....

Answers for Your HELOC Questions in 10 Words or Less

Pop quiz: How much home equity do you have? If you haven’t done the math in a while, that number may be bigger than you think. “There’s a record amount of equity out there right now,” says Molly Boesel, a principal economist at CoreLogic, a property information and...