Personal Finance
The U.S. Mint officially pulled the plug on the penny in late 2025. Since then, your loose change is getting harder to spend. Businesses are rounding purchases to the nearest nickel and flat-out refusing to hand back pennies. If you’re hauling around a heavy jar of copper and zinc, you’re…
Deciding when to start your Social Security benefits is one of the most consequential choices you will ever make. It dictates your monthly income for the rest of your life, influences your spouse’s survivor benefits, and shifts your overall tax picture. There is no single correct age to file. The…
You replace the toaster after it sparks. You buy another $15 umbrella because the last one inverted in a gentle breeze. You grab a pack of budget t-shirts that lose their shape after three trips through the washing machine. Buying cheap feels like a victory at the checkout counter, but…
We all value our downtime. After a long day, sinking into the couch and turning on your favorite show is often the only thing on the agenda. But what if you could monetize that exact routine? Earning extra money does not always require a grueling second job or sacrificing your…
I like to think I run a relatively intentional kitchen. Living with two working adult children means our schedules are constantly colliding, but we communicate. We share a grocery list. We plan our meals. Every three or four months, I do a full kitchen audit. I pull everything out of…
The Fundrise venture capital product, VCX, listed on the NYSE on Thursday, March 19, 2026, to remarkable success. It had a NAV of about $19 a share, opened at around $42, briefly rocketed to $125, then closed the day at $76. That is roughly a 300% premium to NAV and…
The first day of spring, Friday, March 20, is here, and you could start the season with a deal on breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert. It may not feel like spring across the entire United States, with cool temperatures remaining in the East and brutal summer-like record highs in parts…
Gas prices are creeping up again, and you’re probably annoyed every time you pull up to the pump. But before you blame the economy or oil companies, take a hard look at how you drive. You’re likely burning through fuel — and cash — for no good reason. It’s time…
Image by Chorna Olena/Getty Images; Illustration by Austin Courregé/Bankrate The Federal Reserve’s interest rate decisions influence what you pay for new home equity loans and variable-rate home equity lines of credit (HELOCs). Here, we break down how the Fed’s monetary policy affects how much it’ll cost you to borrow against…
Jif says it’s giving the fans what they want. The “people’s peanut butter” brand is now offering a “simpler” take on the spread customers know, with “Unsweetened Creamy,” a product made with three ingredients: peanuts, salt and palm oil. In addition to a “streamlined ingredient list” featuring U.S.-farmed peanuts, Unsweetened…
