Personal Finance
Buying A Mansion In Paradise Might Be Backwards
This summer I toured a couple of 6,000 to 7,000 square foot mansion in the Kahala neighborhood of Honolulu, all in preparation for a potential move in two or three years. We plan to move back for either 6th or 7th grade for our son and 3rd or 4th grade for our daughter, so we
Buc-ee’s to Open 6 Locations in 6 States: See When and Where
Buc-ee’s opened its first Arkansas location in Benton on Aug. 17, continuing the beaver-branded travel center’s expansion out of its Texas stomping grounds. The location is expected to bring more than 200 jobs to the city and will occupy 74,000 square feet with 120 fueling stations, according to a…
6 Freezer Habits That Help You Stretch Every Dollar You Spend on Groceries
Americans are spending a lot on groceries, with food prices up 33% since 2019. But if you plan well and utilize your freezer, you can put plenty of wiggle room into your food budget. You probably can’t negotiate your rent or your car payment. But you can almost certainly reduce how much you’ll…
6 Reasons AI Won’t Cut Your Tax-Prep Bill — and Could Push It Higher
Here’s a question worth asking before next tax season: If artificial intelligence is now doing most of the grunt work on your return, why isn’t your bill going down? The work really is getting easier. TurboTax’s maker says its software now automates data entry for about 90% of tax forms and fills…
Ranking All 16 SEC Schools by Tuition, Cost of Attendance
How much does it cost to go to an SEC school? We looked up the numbers for all 18 schools and ranked them on cost of attendance for one year, including tuition, room and board, food plans, activity fees and more. All the information was gathered from each school’s official website. Out-of-State and…
5 Car Maintenance Myths Experts Have Busted
You’ve probably heard the old saw that you need to change your oil every 3,000 miles to keep your car running smoothly. Except now most modern cars can go as much as 5,000 miles between oil changes. Long-time drivers’ heads are probably filled with such rigid rules they learned when they first put…
8 Ways I Used AI to Slash Our Expenses by $2,340
I thought our family budget was airtight. We tracked our spending, cooked at home, and rarely splurged. Yet, every month, our checking account felt like it had a slow leak. Out of sheer frustration, I uploaded a raw spreadsheet of our monthly statements to a free AI chatbot and asked it a simple…
Why Most Workers Identify As Workaholics, Despite Knowing the Health Risks of Extra Hours
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Monster. As conversations about burnout and work-life balance continue, long hours remain common across the workforce. Monster’s Workaholics Report finds that for many full-time employees, working beyond 40 hours per week is not the exception but the…
Safeway Is Closing More Stores for This Reason, Parent Company Says
Nearly two years after a failed merger with Kroger, Safeway is closing more stores, according to a statement from the chain’s parent company. Albertsons, which owns Safeway, said in a statement on Friday, Aug. 14, that the closures are part of the company’s attempts to evaluate its store network…
19 Things You Overpay for at the Grocery Store — and Where to Find Them Cheaper
AMR Studio / Shutterstock.com Do you love your neighborhood grocery store and buy everything you need there? If so, your local grocery store probably loves you too. It loves that you’re willing to spend so much on items you could get for a whole lot less money elsewhere. You can continue supporting…