Medical bills for your furry friend can skyrocket, especially as your pet gets older. Like your own medical expenses, it can be difficult to keep up with paying down balances as those bills stack up. Most routine veterinary check-ups cost between $50 and $250, but emergency surgery can cost you upwards of $5,000. When you’re … Read more
If you’ve ever taken out an installment loan, used a credit card, or paid bank account fees, you’ve helped keep a bank in business. Lending and account fees are both central to how banks make money. Banks make money in other ways too, some of which could surprise you. Fortunately, the broad strokes actually aren’t … Read more
The federal government regularly adjusts everything from Social Security benefits to retirement account limits to account for inflation. The same goes for some key aspects of federal income taxes, including the standard deduction and tax brackets, which are the income ranges that determine your tax rate. And 2023 is no exception: Every standard deduction and … Read more
gpointstudio / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on HireAHelper. When deciding where to live, one important factor other than affordability is being around other similarly aged people who can help share housing costs. However, the young-adult demographic can greatly vary by location. In general, states with lower a cost of living tend to … Read more
fizkes / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on FlexJobs.com. Are you a few weeks or even months into a job search and find yourself struggling to get out of bed? Do you wish that you could rediscover the enthusiasm you had when you launched your job search? Initially, you imagined all the possibilities … Read more
sweet_tomato / Shutterstock.com As we age and need more medical services, finding a place to live with great health care becomes a bigger priority. Recently, WalletHub ranked the U.S. states with the best health care for retirees. The list was based on 47 factors. You can find out more in our story “These 10 States … Read more
Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock.com Where does the government get its money? From taxpayers like you, of course. However, some types of taxes provide a lot more revenue to federal, state and local governments than others. Recently, the Tax Foundation took a deep dive into the data to uncover which taxes provide the most money to governments. … Read more
By DR Travel Photo and Video / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. Online yoga classes became all the rage during the pandemic, but there are real benefits to attending an in-person class. With a trained instructor present, you can receive specific feedback to ensure you’re using proper form — … Read more
Ground Picture / Shutterstock.com Beaches are a vacation cliche for a reason. But they have personalities as different as the travelers who seek them out. Some are sunny stretches of surfside sand just begging visitors to lounge lazily for hours. Others are shell-scattered gems, ideal for collectors. And some are rugged beauties dotted with impressive … Read more
Anna Nahabed / Shutterstock.com With seven people in my house, controlling clutter is a constant struggle. No matter how many boxes I haul to the local thrift store, it feels like we always have an overabundance of items spilling out of cabinets, closets and shelves. The key to having a decluttered house, I’ve discovered, is … Read more