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America’s Credit Card Reality Check: How Each Generation Handles Debt in 2025

Sierra Callahan

Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Savings — Here’s How to Fight Back This October

Sierra Callahan

Financial Planners Reveal the 6 Retirement Strategies You Can’t Afford to Miss

Sierra Callahan

Latest Articles

retirees

12 Smart Habits That Keep Rich Retirees Wealthy (and Happy)

Sierra Callahan

boomers

Boomers Face a $115,000 Shortfall! Here’s How to Close the Gap

Sierra Callahan

10 Hacks to Find Cheaper Flights in 2026

Sierra Callahan

Are Retirees Carrying the Tax Burden for America’s Richest?

Sierra Callahan

The Shocking Healthcare Divide Across States

Sierra Callahan

Think 63 Is the Magic Number? Here’s the Age That Really Secures Your Retirement

Sierra Callahan

Deals & Discounts

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Birthday-Week Offers: Getting Freebies Without Excess Spending

James Miller

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I Booked a Hotel at Half Price with a Deal-Hunting App

James Miller

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I Used Online Auction Sites for Holiday Present Deals

James Miller

A man smiles while holding a pair of khaki chinos he purchased at a discounted price from a clearance rack at an outlet store.

I Snagged Last-Season Clothes for Pennies at Outlet Stores

James Miller

Personal Finance

Golden Years, Golden Opportunities: Work Tips for Seniors

Sierra Callahan

10 Items You Should Stop Buying at Walmart

Sierra Callahan

Don’t Miss This: What Happens if You Skip Your RMD

Sierra Callahan

The 2026 Social Security Kit: Updates That Could Make or Break Your Retirement

Sierra Callahan

The Zero-Sum Budget: The Essential Tool Every Senior Should Know

Sierra Callahan

Smart Spending

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How I Tell the Difference Between Cheap and Quality Handmade Goods

Ethan White

My wife, Eleanor, and I stood in the middle of our living room, surrounded by boxes. After forty years in the same sprawling house where

A collection of unused kitchen appliances, including a bread maker, pasta maker, and other gadgets, sits on a kitchen counter or in a cluttered pantry.

The 5 Tricks I Used to Finally Stop Impulse Buying

Olivia Davis

A person sits at a computer, looking intently at a screen displaying a webpage with various online shopping options and discount codes.

Googling Promo Codes Became My Favorite Shopping Habit

Eric Jones

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Basic Car Maintenance Skills Saved Me a Trip to the Mechanic

Ethan White

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I Replaced Bulbs with LEDs—My Energy Bill Took a Hit

Ethan White

A man sits at a wooden desk reviewing papers and using a computer, highlighting sections of a document with a highlighter.

I Negotiated My Cell Phone Bill—And Got It Cut in Half

Eric Jones

A transformed robin's egg blue side table sits in a room with newly created large-scale abstract art above a floral sofa.

I DIYed Home Decor—Here’s What Pinterest Taught Me

Olivia Davis

A shopper stands in a well-lit store aisle, surrounded by products on shelves, with a partially filled shopping cart nearby.

10 Psychological Tricks Stores Use to Make You Spend More

Olivia Davis

A person sits at a kitchen table with a shopping list, coupons, cash, a laptop showing a price comparison website, and a calendar highlighting a date.

10 Smart Shopping Rules That Will Save You Thousands

Eric Jones

Pocket Watch

Pump Prices on the Rise: How Gas Trends Are Hitting Your Wallet in 2025

Sierra Callahan

A map of the United States with varying colors representing different levels of healthcare insurance premium increases.

Shifts in Healthcare Premiums by Region This Year

Eric Jones

A map of the United States color-coded to show the different minimum wage rates in each state in 2025.

State-by-State Minimum Wage Changes to Track in 2025

Ava Thompson

New Tax Legislation Affecting Homeowners in 2025

Olivia Davis

A line graph comparing the year-over-year change in shelter costs, used car prices, and overall inflation.

Inflation Update: What Americans Should Know This Month

Ethan White

Oil Price Fluctuations

I Tracked Oil Price Fluctuations—Here’s Why It Matters to My Wallet

Eric Jones

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I Monitored the Auto Loan Market—Here’s How I Adjusted

Eric Jones

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7 Stocks That Reacted Big to the Fed’s Last Rate Hike

Eric Jones

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Understanding Market Sectors: Who Wins and Loses During Inflation

Ethan White

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I Work in E-commerce—Here’s What People Are Buying Less Of

Emily Johnson