It’s probably going to be even more expensive to heat your home this winter, but some states are ramping up assistance programs to help people pay their bills. The National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA) has predicted that the average household can expect to pay about 17% more than last winter for their heating bills. … Read more
Kmpzzz / Shutterstock.com On Dec. 23, Congress passed a $1.7 trillion package that keeps the federal government from shutting down while also handing out legislative goodies for the holidays. These include, among other things, revisions to retirement law through the Secure 2.0 Act and to Medicare coverage through the Mental Health Access Improvement Act. The … Read more
It’s possible to make $100s just by opening up a new bank account. But sorting through the best offers can be tricky. There’s no shortage of enticing opportunities for banking clients right now. We’re happy to do the work for you. The Money Crashers team combs through hundreds of bank account deals every month to … Read more
Individual bank account bonuses and rewards programs come and go. But it’s basically a given that dozens of online banks (and brick-and-mortar banks and credit unions) offer enticements to new and longtime account holders at any given time. The same is true for opportunities to earn high yields (high-interest payouts) and generous rewards on other … Read more
Ground Picture / Shutterstock.com As you age, you probably hope to be healthy and mobile enough to live in your home for the remainder of your life without assistance from live-in caregivers. However, that vision for your golden years often doesn’t work out for many older adults. Many people won’t be able to age in … Read more
Cookie Studio / Shutterstock.com We’ve all had brainstorms that didn’t work out. But some awful ideas get made into products that cost big bucks to promote and then become embarrassing belly flops. Those products live on in our collective memory, a reminder that even CEOs and high-paid marketing whizzes are capable of blowing it. Here’s … Read more
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wavebreakmedia / Shutterstock.com It’s a good time to own a home anywhere but especially in the South. The National Association of Realtors recently unveiled its forecast for 2023 and beyond. The NAR identified 10 U.S. real estate markets that it expects to outperform other metro areas in 2023, and all of them are in the … Read more
If you are a Costco member, you probably love the fact that fuel at the warehouse retailer is often much cheaper than you will find at many other gas stations. However, there are situations in which Costco gas might lose a bit of its price edge, at least for a period. As it turns out, … Read more
There are over 100 million Americans who don’t want or can’t obtain a credit card today. Secured cards are the only other option for credit building available. That is until Extra has come out with a debit card that builds your credit score. Extra’s mission is to make credit building safer and more accessible to … Read more