Now that your 2022 tax return is hopefully behind you and we’re more than a quarter of the way through the 2023 tax year, it’s time to start planning for the next set of federal income tax deadlines. Following is a heads-up on deadlines and other key dates for the 2023 tax year — the … Read more
Every Friday I recap “news you can use” from the week: a handful of quotes from major (and often expensive) news sources, so you can stay up to date on the news that affects your money without spending a dime and in less than a minute. Here’s an overview of what happened this week. A … Read more
If your memory is beginning to fade, cheer up: A positive attitude about aging might reverse that decline. Older people who experience a common type of memory loss known as mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are 30% more likely to reverse the situation if they have “taken in positive beliefs about aging from their culture,” according … Read more
Krakenimages.com / Shutterstock.com If you’ve looked over your budget and think you can’t cut it down anymore, maybe you need to look a little harder. There are probably some expenses you still could reduce — or drop altogether — to save thousands of dollars a year. We found some examples of these costs. Here’s how … Read more
AshTproductions / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on TheDollarStretcher.com. “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Dr. Stephen Covey was first published in 1989 and has sold over 40 million copies since then, in dozens of languages. Covey later co-authored similar books targeted to highly effective teens, families, and marriage. His writing … Read more
Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. You might have heard about the Inflation Reduction Act, which was passed into law in August 2022. Funnily enough, the law does very little to combat inflation. But one thing it does do is provide a large swath of green … Read more
fizkes / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Living on the Cheap. Young families have it rough. Parents might still be paying off student loans, while they try to save for a first (or forever) home and pay for preschool or child care. Many are climbing the corporate ladder, working their way up … Read more
Daxiao Productions / Shutterstock.com For many families, big cities are too expensive to live in. Suburbs often provide a better balance of cost and quality of life — but they aren’t all created equal. Niche, a housing and school data platform, has released a list of the best suburbs to buy a house, using federal … Read more
MDV Edwards / Shutterstock.com The bathroom might be the one area of the house where we most fear germs. Even those who are not neat freaks get a little squeamish about the bacteria that lurk there. And yet, many of us engage in bad practices that only make the growth of germs and other unsanitary … Read more
Morakod1977 / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Living on the Cheap. Food waste by the average American family is estimated at 25% to 30% of your grocery shopping dollars. Fresh vegetables top the list. If you have a better use for one-fourth of your grocery budget, please read on for simple ways … Read more