By Lisa Gerstner From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Air travel these days is unpleasant enough, but getting charged a surprise airline fee is sure to make passengers even grumpier. Here are a few fees you may encounter and ways to avoid or limit them. Airline Baggage Fees Typical amount: $30 to $35 for the first checked…
How Many Years Until You Retire
When it comes to retirement, there is no one size fits all approach. For instance, some people have decided to join the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) Movement in order to retire early—sometimes in their 30s or 40s. In contrast, others continue working until their 60s or 70s before they retire. According to the Social…
Get Up to $3,600 on the Child Tax Credit—Even If You Already Missed It
October 13, 2022
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After the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 had passed, it included money for needy families with children. The expanded child tax credit (CTC) enables families to receive up to $3,600 per child, but only through the end of the year. Then the credit reverts to $2,000 per child. The plan raised the amount of…
Teens and Parents Beware, Social Media Scams Are on the Rise
By Steve Rosen From Tribune Content Agency Teens these days—and many parents too—are obsessed with social media. So are scammers looking for identity theft targets. For victims, the day-to-day impact of letting your guard down can be life-changing, both financially and emotionally. And the problem appears to be worsening, according to the Identity Theft Resource…
Generational Poverty: How to Break the Cycle of Poverty
Are you familiar with escape rooms? The only way you can escape is to solve a complicated problem. But what happens if you fail to escape the room on time? Having lost, you are then “imprisoned” in the room. OK, not literally. However, you will not be able to leave the room until a staff…
Family Finances: Improve Your Finances in Just Minutes
By Rivan V. Stinson and Lisa Gerstner From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Got 15 minutes? Here are four ways to better your finances in that time. 1. Automate Your Savings With automatic transfers from your checking to your savings and investment accounts each payday, you’re paying yourself first—and increasing the odds that your savings and investment…
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? The 6 Money Hacks You Need to Be a Millionaire
October 10, 2022
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You know those videos where something you didn’t know existed blew your mind? My experience was exactly the same when I discovered some basic money hacks that led to me becoming a millionaire. Sadly, I had to learn these money hacks the hard way. The good news is that I’m going to share them with…
The 6 Money Hacks You Need to Be a Millionaire
October 10, 2022
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You know those videos where something you didn’t know existed blew your mind? My experience was exactly the same when I discovered some basic money hacks that led to me becoming a millionaire. Sadly, I had to learn these money hacks the hard way. The good news is that I’m going to share them with…
How Company Off-Sites Are Changing Business Travel
Business travel used to mean sending employees from their home office to somewhere else—to meet with clients or coworkers at other offices. But for many remote-first companies, it now means the opposite: Bringing employees together from their far-flung homes to work and meet in person. These so-called “off-sites”—a holdover term from when these companies had…
How to Handle Your Medical Bills
When she was 19, writer Emily Maloney found herself facing about $50,000 in medical debt after hospital treatment for a mental health crisis. The debt followed her throughout her twenties, hurting her credit and leading to stressful calls from collection agencies. Her experience is all too common: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reports that about…
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