Many Americans might consider buying a new car as an investment. After all, it is an expensive piece of machinery that they will presumably have for...
Student loans are often a hot topic in finance as loan balances have soared, leaving students saddled with extra debt once they enter the job market....
Everyone knows water and electricity don’t mix but pool owners have a particular reason to be concerned. In North Carolina, a 17-year-old lifeguard drowned in 2016...
The hum of lawn mowers ring through the country in summertime. Homeowners rarely consider this task dangerous, but the fact is mowers can and do cause...
According to USA Today, there is a startling phenomenon among the financial planning community: their clients simply don’t heed the advice they are paying to receive....
A big building filled with strange adults and kids can be intimidating even if your child has been in preschool or day care. Visiting the school...
If you are pre-approved for a home loan, or ready to apply for a mortgage, lock down your credit use immediately. One thing you don’t want...
Once all of the children are grown up and off to college or starting a career, parents are left with an empty nest. According to USA...
Every few days, we see the words of economic prognosticators who say the state of the economy is improving. They are giving us a dose of...
Most middle-class Americans work hard to earn raises and promotions that promise to provide a better standard of living. According to The Simple Dollar, extra income...
In one phase of life, you might find friends at your workplace. In another, you’ll find compatriots while raising children. In still another, you might find...
Sometimes it seems as if opportunities will never come your way because you are hampered by lack of education, a physical problem, and situations only you...
Issuing companies have long known that rewards and sign-up bonuses were an excellent way to lure new customers, but these offers have changed over time. According...
Living in North America offers access to an unprecedented standard of living, stable employment, safety, and entertainment. But it comes at a high cost. What if...
All vehicle drivers should check this advice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Older drivers particularly should check it out. * Visibility: Be sure your...
If you are ready for the adventure of selling your home and starting a new chapter in your life, congratulations! It’s going to be great. And...
Folding laundry soaks up time. Should you stop doing it? Blogger Dawn Madsen says yes. Instead of folding everything from underwear to shirts, Madsen, a mother...
If the price is acceptable, don’t wait. Waiting for a price drop is a bad bet. No one really knows whether mortgage prices will rise or...
It does a body good. Play works in good times, says psychiatrist Stuart Brown, and it works even better in bad times, such as during an...
When finally mom or dad goes to a nursing home, adult children begin a whole new life journey, with new responsibilities, fears and sadness all welling...
Summer gnats driving you gbatty? Here’s how to get rid of them:| First, figure out how they are getting in. Check windows, window seals, doors, etc....
Here is some great news for people who have tax liens or civil judgments on their credit report: Your credit score is probably going up. The...
Watch my hands. Buddy Valastro Sr. was folding and stretching dough in the family’s Hoboken, N.J. bakery shop. Watch me, he said to his son. He...
You know it’s coming: those teen years when kids go crazy. If you think that your sensible, sweet 11-year-old won’t turn into a beast at age...
It is possible to reach adulthood and be irresponsible – many do – but it is a painful life that gets increasingly worse. Steven Stosny, a...
Retirement can have a multitude of meanings depending on the situation, but one constant is that there should be some strategy involved to ensure that the...
As the number of active shooters in public spaces rises worldwide, government, industry and educational institutions have focused on training people to act immediately during a...
Likability has a lot to do with friendly engagement. Imagine you have organized an outing for a group of people. Everyone is smiling but one person,...
Life insurance can be a tricky subject depending on what stage of life a person finds themselves in. Variables such as term limits, whole life policies,...
A couple of years ago, Wired magazine released a story about hackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek taking near complete control over a Jeep Cherokee. In...