You don’t have to do your own taxes, but you don’t have to pay an arm and a leg to file your income tax return either. If you have a relatively simple tax situation – for example, if you work for a ...

There’s already a lot of misinformation out there about the Credit Card Competition Act. For once, most is apolitical, at least for now, since the act is a bipartisan bill. So let’s all just take a ...

I have an absurd number of credit cards. Most I never use, but because average credit account age is an important factor in credit score calculations, I’m very reluctant to cancel any. Looking through ...

If at any point in the last six months talk of the Federal Reserve changing interest rates has blown up your media, you’re not alone. You’re also probably not alone if you’ve always wondered what on ...

If you’ve ever experienced the frustration of your credit card chip not working, you’re not alone. The convenience and security provided by chip-enabled cards have become essential in our modern era ...

These days, recycling goes way beyond hauling bottles and cans to the curb for roadside pickup. You can recycle almost anything in your home. Even better, dozens of retailers and other organizations ...

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George’s beloved Aunt Azalea just died, leaving him a cash windfall large enough to pay off his house. But his wise friend William warns George about prepayment penalties, leaving George to wonder ...

Meet Alberto. Alberto has multiple credit cards with high balances. But despite making regular payments, his debt seems to be increasing. How is that possible? If you’ve ever used a credit card or ...

Some people credit Al Capone, the most notorious gangster of the 20th century, with inventing the term “money laundering.” According to legend, Capone hid the profits from his criminal empire by ...

Suppose you’ve decided to sell your old couch on Craigslist. You find a buyer who agrees to the price and wants to pay with a money order. Is this a safe form of payment? And is it going to be a big ...

The most important feature of a high-yield savings account is its interest rate. But it’s nice when your account helps you manage your money too — or at least doesn’t get in the way of that. The ...