Personal Finance
Airfare has been on the rise since last year, hitting a spike earlier this spring, and budget-wise travelers are on the hunt for great bargains. Travelers hoping to find a great deal on airfare should look to American Airlines first, according to a recent analysis by Going, a website that…
Cookie Studio / Shutterstock.comThere are certain purchases that buyers tend to regret. No, that doesn’t mean everyone: There are plenty of happy boat and hot tub owners out there, and surely more than a few people count their timeshare property as a true delight. But when faced with one of…
Hindsight costs nothing, but in retirement, it can feel like it costs everything. A handful of decisions made years earlier determine whether your later years offer comfort or constant financial stress. When researchers ask retirees what they would do differently, a clear pattern of regret emerges. These are not stories…
There’s a special kind of dread that hits when your car makes a noise it’s never made before. You know the one. That grinding, clunking whine that translates straight into dollar signs. I’ve bought a lot of cars over the years, and here’s what I’ve learned: Reliability isn’t a luxury…
Housing affordability is at a crisis low. You’ve read that headline a hundred times. Incomes have to rise or home prices have to crash to return to the housing affordability levels pre-COVID. It’s true if you measure a home in dollars earned. It is not true at all if you…
I used to own a bar/restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida. And like virtually everyone who has ever worked in the restaurant business, I’m a heavy tipper. At least, I thought I was. I can remember a time not long ago that tipping 20% was considered a monster tip, offered for exceptional…
Chick-fil-A is entering its chicken-and-waffles era. The popular fast-food restaurant is offering a new limited-edition menu at its stores that features waffles for the first time in the restaurant’s 80-year history, aside from a limited test last year. “In this year of newstalgia-inspired celebrations, we wanted to bring something unique…
Inheriting a house does not mean that you automatically owe capital gains tax. In most cases, the home’s value at the owner’s death becomes the starting point for calculating your gain, which can reduce or eliminate tax on appreciation that occurred during the owner’s lifetime. Taxes may still apply if…
Gotta catch ’em all! Krispy Kreme is collaborating with Pokémon to celebrate the brand’s 30th anniversary and giving fans the chance to snag a free doughnut. Krispy Kreme said in a news release that fans who wear Pokémon attire to participating stores on Saturday, Aug. 22, can score a free…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he will ease tariffs on up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef imported into the United States for the next 90 days in a bid to reduce the prices Americans are paying for the grocery staple ahead of the November midterm election. Trump,…
