Personal Finance

10 Vehicles With Discounts Up to ,000

Three-day holiday weekends like Labor Day are a great time to find deals on new cars, according to car-shopping experts. According to an Edmunds.com review of the best times to buy a car, shoppers should target three-day holiday weekends because dealerships typically offer steeper discounts to take advantage of increased…

3 Appliances You’re Slowly Killing — and the  Fix That Saves Them

Pull the lid off your coffee maker’s water tank and take a whiff. If it smells a little funky, you’re not imagining things — and you’re not alone. NSF, the independent public-health testing group, ranks the coffee reservoir among the top 10 germiest spots in your home — right up…

The Red Car Myth and 7 Other Things You Don’t Know About Car Insurance

You probably know your driving record affects what you pay for car insurance. That makes perfect sense. However, there are other factors at play that are not so obvious. Join over 10 million drivers who have stopped overpaying by comparing rates with Insurify. It takes minutes to check, and it…

Is Labor Day the Last Best Time to Get a Great Deal on Buying a Car?

Three-day holiday weekends like Labor Day are a great time to find deals on new cars, according to car-shopping experts. According to an Edmunds review of the best times to buy a car, shoppers should target three-day holiday weekends, like the upcoming Labor Day weekend, to find deals on new…

Costco Has Ended This Online Service Without Notice

Costco has shut down its Costco Next online marketplace. The service, which would let Costco members order discounted products and services directly from several dozen companies, was shuttered recently. Among the companies available through Costco Next were Anker Electronics, Priority Bicycles and Viking Culinary. Visitors to the Costco Next page…

10 Lucky Finds That Paid Off Big

Most times wealth comes from decades of saving and investing, but on exceedingly rare occasions, incredible value hides in plain sight, masquerading as a piece of junk, a forgotten yard sale trinket or a strangely heavy rock. You do not always need a winning ticket to strike gold, though you…

The Strange Insurance Paradox of the 21st Century

You stare at a dented bumper in the grocery store parking lot and immediately run the mental math. A body shop repair will cost hundreds of dollars, and you have full auto coverage. Yet, you might decide to pay for the fix out of your own pocket. This silent calculation…

The IPO Quiet Period Explained: What Anthropic Can And Cannot Say

Ever since graduating from business school in 2006, one of my favorite ways to learn is through case studies. And there’s no better case study for understanding the IPO quiet period than Anthropic’s upcoming IPO. Anthropic is expected to publicly file its IPO prospectus after Labor Day, with a listing…