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Johnson / Money Talks NewsYou get a text that looks like it’s from your bank. Fraud alert. Suspicious charge. Call this number right now. You call. A calm, professional voice tells you your account’s been hacked and the only way to protect your money is to move it fast. So…
Johnson / Money Talks NewsAdvertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Gas jumped 15 cents last week. Not last month. Last week. The national average hit $4.09 a gallon…
insta_photos / Shutterstock.comAdvertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Financial planner Dana Anspach calls the five years before retirement and the first five years after it the retirement “red…
New car prices are averaging close $50,000, and recent data shows near 10% of car buyers who take out loans for their vehicles are paying more than $1,000 monthly for their vehicles. Consumers paid an average of $49,758 for new cars in June, according to Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book.…
If your AC is making strange noises or your furnace isn’t keeping your home as warm as it once did, it can be tempting to ignore the issue and hope it goes away. But small HVAC problems rarely fix themselves. In many cases, putting off repairs can lead to bigger…
Your lunch hour is likely the most undervalued asset in your day. While it is tempting to spend that time zoning out over a sandwich or catching up on headlines, you are effectively leaving money on the table. You don’t need a second job to improve your monthly cash flow;…
You are probably bleeding money right now, and you might not even know it. Years ago, you wrote a check for the rent and maybe the cable bill. Today, automatic subscriptions have quietly colonized almost every corner of our financial lives. From streaming services and gym memberships to cloud storage,…
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. What’s in a name? A lot, actually. Especially when it comes to store brand vs. name brand grocery items. We often default to certain brands when shopping simply because of the name on the package — and the reputation that comes along…
The landscape of American retirement is shifting. Today, more than 22 million people over age 65 are navigating their later years without a spouse or adult children. While solo aging offers a high degree of independence, it also removes the traditional, informal safety net of family caregiving. If you are…
Shoppers in Washington state who received certain promotional emails from Costco over the past five years may be eligible for a cash payment under a proposed $14 million class action settlement. The settlement resolves a lawsuit alleging Costco sent commercial emails with false or misleading subject lines that advertised limited-time…
