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adriaticfoto / Shutterstock.comIf you’re on a budget, we know you scour the internet for the best deals on flights and lodging when planning a trip. Or maybe you use one of our favorite travel savings tips and you have a travel credit card that lets you put rewards points or…
You could eat and drink your way through America’s 250th anniversary. Many food and drink makers have special deals and products to celebrate the country’s semiquincentennial, which commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Some companies have decided to offer discounts, special menus and buy-one-get-one deals to…
The summer sun can turn your car into what feels like an oven on wheels. If you want to make returning to your parked car a little more bearable on those scorching hot days, use a sunshade. However, not all sunshades are created equal. If you’re using a flimsy one…
Quick math problem. You pay Amazon $139 a year for a Prime membership. Recently, a JPMorgan analyst touting Amazon stock pegged the real value of that membership at $1,440 — more than 10 times what you’re shelling out. So is Prime the best deal in America, or is something else…
A recent Pew Research Center survey finds that 71% of U.S. homeowners say their home insurance costs have increased over the past few years. More than 4 in 10 say the increase has been steep. Americans have noticed the same rising bill, but they do not agree on what is…
Overcoming the feeling that small amounts are pointless is the hardest part of building a cash cushion. Stashing $50 feels trivial and pointless. The flaw in that logic is that while $50 may be a drop in the ocean, regularly putting away that amount is not. Overcoming inertia Overcoming the initial…
hedgehog94 / Shutterstock.comSome purchases are tough to plan for: car repairs, patches for a leaky roof, a working air conditioner amid a heat wave. But more often than not, you can plan ahead for life’s necessities — and some non-necessities, too. Before you let an impulse buy drain your bank…
Hananeko_Studio / Shutterstock.comLong-term care is one of the biggest wild cards in retirement planning. The costs can be staggering, yet traditional long-term care insurance has become increasingly expensive, complicated, and difficult to qualify for. Many people want protection, but hesitate to lock themselves into policies that may never be used…
I’ve been a CPA since 1981, and I spent more than a decade as an investment advisor at major Wall Street firms. In all that time, I’ve watched smart, careful people make one Social Security decision that quietly costs them more than every other financial mistake of their retirement combined.…
Bed Bath & Beyond is opening two stores in Texas to expand its footprint, but under a different format. The company announced on June 18 that it would roll out 22 new Bed Bath & Beyond + The Container Store combination locations across the country, including locations in Austin and…
