Credit card perks can come in handy when you’re facing large expenses, whether you've planned for them or they pop up unexpectedly. From furnishing your new home to booking last-minute travel to tend to an ill loved one, credit cards can be a helpful tool as you deal...

November is a great month for bargains. Black Friday happens this month after all, and the supposed single-day sale holiday seems to get stronger and go longer every year. Plus, online retailers like to keep you guessing and may drop a worthy deal on any given day....

The unofficial start of the holiday shopping season has arrived. Thanks to Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days and other retailers’ “early holiday” sales, shoppers don’t have to wait until Black Friday in November to start deal hunting. But a long shopping season can lead to...

Getting married, welcoming kids and starting a business are some reasons you might be thinking about life insurance. Life is full of life-changing moments. Moving to a different city, starting a new job, becoming a first-time parent (or grandparent). But it’s also...

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How much money should you have in your emergency fund? What percentage of your income should you be saving for retirement? Financial questions like these can be high-stakes. And reaching the right decision on them can seem complex and difficult, in part because...

If you can avoid traveling the Sunday after Thanksgiving, you’ll avoid the worst of the Thanksgiving travel crowds. Thanksgiving week draws major airport crowds, so it can be a brutal time to travel. And in 2024, the number of passengers screened in U.S. airports has...

Earlier this month, users of TikTok and X learned about a viral “hack” that encouraged bank customers to deposit checks they wrote for amounts greater than their bank balances and then withdraw the money before the check bounced. The only problem? That “hack” was...

On September 18, 2024, the Federal Reserve announced a 50-basis-point cut to the federal funds rate, while projecting a comparable reduction through the rest of the year. (A basis point is one one-hundredth of one percent.) That was roughly what markets had priced in....

From available doctors to income tax rates, here’s what to think about before deciding to live elsewhere. More than 338,000 Americans moved for retirement in 2023, according to a January study from HireAHelper, a moving-services marketplace. And a quarter of them...