Sean Locke Photography / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. You’ve spent months — years even — saving up for a down payment for a house. You’ve budgeted meticulously, banking savings whenever you could to make homeownership possible. After reaching that goal, you may feel like the pressure to budget … Read more

Whether you’re just starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, or you’re already retired, there are money moves you need to make to ensure your golden years are golden. What you want is a happy, stress-free life. How you’ll get it is with ideas like these. 1. Make sure you’re on … Read more

Sean Pavone / Shutterstock.com What do you call a person with at least $100 million in assets? A centimillionaire. However, deciding where to stay when you’re traveling can be difficult, no matter your income level. From California to Florida, here’s a list of the most popular hotels visited by the nearly 10,000 centimillionaires living in … Read more

Mix and Match Studio / Shutterstock.com Like many Americans, I have plenty of street cred when it comes to dieting. When I was younger, in pursuit of weight loss I ate grapefruit, gave up fat, gave up all my favorite foods, followed a macrobiotic diet and tried fasting. Such crazy diet advice seems as American … Read more

fizkes / Shutterstock.com For many consumers, “online shopping” might be synonymous with “Amazon.” The enormous multinational retailer has come a long way from its 1995 beginnings as an online bookstore. It reported $149.2 billion in sales in the three months ending in December 2022. But Amazon isn’t alone in the online-shopping marketplace, and there’s one … Read more

SpeedKingz / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. Are you prone to impulse buying? Have you given in and made random, unnecessary purchases that eat into your potential savings without forethought? That could be why you can’t seem to recall what happened to that $20 bill in your wallet or … Read more

For the ninth time in just over a year, the Federal Reserve voted on March 22 to raise its target range for the federal funds rate. The increase of 25 basis points (0.25 of a percentage point) is as small as these hikes get. But the Fed indicated that more hikes will follow, with only … Read more

A reusable water bottle is a great tool for reducing waste and helping the environment. But if you have such a bottle, chances are good that it is loaded with germs. In fact — brace yourself — a squeeze-top water bottle might have 6,000 times more bacteria than you would find on a typical toilet … Read more

Cast Of Thousands / Shutterstock.com I’ve been sucked in by more than one gee-whiz gadget or appliance in my day. I tried to live the bread-maker lifestyle for years. There was a time when my panini-maker enjoyed regular workouts. And my “baby” is 12 now, but if I could look back at our baby registry … Read more

Money saving apps can help you budget, lower your bills, save more money, and build your wealth. Managing personal finances is a painstaking task, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t pay attention to budgeting. Managing your money is the best thing you can do for yourself in today’s unpredictable economy. And, there are several money … Read more