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Score Back to School Deals With These Credit Cards
Attention, back to school shoppers: If you didn’t get to everything on your shopping list before the big sales ended, it might not be too late for a makeup exam. Find out if your credit card can help...
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Halloween: Scary Good Ways to Save Money This Year
The National Retail Federation estimates that Americans will spend a record $9.1 billion on Halloween this year, an average of $86 per household. Depending on your level of frugality, those numbers may...
View ArticleHow to Maximize Rewards During Southwest Flash Sale
Southwest flyers and spontaneous travelers have a reason to celebrate — at least until Thursday. As part of a limited-time fare sale, Southwest Airlines is offering astonishingly low rates on many...
View ArticleThe Miracle Money Cure: Six Common Financial Problems a Budget Can Fix
Only a third of Americans bother to create a written or computerized budget each month, according to a 2013 Gallup poll on budgeting, the most recent available. Considering the state of personal...
View ArticleHow to Save on Holiday Travel
Don’t let the cost of transportation keep you from your loved ones during the holidays. If you’re like most families, you love to travel for the holidays, but hate the high cost of air travel. This is...
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The 2019 Cord-Cutting Guide
The Simple Dollar helps you move away from pay-TV and save. Cutting the cord — canceling pay-TV service from a cable, satellite, or telecommunications provider — might be the hottest trend in...
View Article6 Cyber Monday Shopping Tricks
How you can save more and worry less during the e-commerce blitz. In case you haven’t checked a calendar recently, Black Friday (Nov. 24) and Cyber Monday (Nov. 27) are coming — soon! Last year,...
View ArticleNot Saving Enough? The Reasons Why Might Surprise You
Year after year, studies shows that Americans are on the struggle bus when it comes to saving for, well, anything. With 2018 on the way, nothing much has changed. In 2017, more than half of all...
View ArticleHow Bucket Budgeting Can Turbocharge Your Motivation to Save
In what has become a depressingly consistent tradition, a recent Bankrate survey revealed that 61% of Americans would not be able to cover a $1,000 unplanned expense. Unemployment is currently quite...
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Stories From Our Readers: How Drew cut his grocery bill in half
“This is going to sound so naive, but I was skeptical about the benefits of tracking my spending. I had a general idea of where my money was going, so wasn’t that good enough? No, it wasn’t. After a...
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Stories From Our Readers: How Nick used side hustles to dig himself out of debt
“After graduating college in 2014, I took out a $7,500 loan to get a new car. I already had about $23,000 in student loan debt. So, post-graduation, I was looking at a total debt load of roughly...
View ArticleHow Much Do Subscriptions Cost You? Probably More (and Maybe a LOT More) Than...
A new study shows that U.S. residents spend billions of dollars per month on subscription services. Yes, billions. Every month. Individual things like beauty boxes, Netflix, meal services, Amazon...
View ArticleNine Secret Weapons That Could Save Millennials’ Finances
The millennial generation is associated with a boatload of financial woe, including but not limited to student loans, jobs that don’t pay enough, and the threat of being replaced by robots. Cheer up,...
View ArticleBest Personal Finance Software
Managing your money isn’t easy, so it’s no wonder that only 41% of Americans have a budget, according to the National Foundation for Credit Counseling. A budget is the most fundamental financial...
View ArticleHow Long Could YOU Survive a Job Shutdown? This Simple, Reassuring Tactic Can...
The partial government shutdown has had a serious impact on 800,000 federal employees, including those with “essential” jobs who are required to work without pay. A quick look at news and social media...
View ArticleBuild Your Emergency Fund by $100 a Month, Get 2.10% Interest: CIT Savings...
If you want to avoid spending your entire life worrying about money, having an emergency fund is a must. With some savings tucked away for a rainy day or a surprise bill, you’ll have the means to stay...
View ArticleNine Hacks to Double- or Triple-Dip Your Savings
A true frugalist just hates to pay retail. Fortunately, that’s rarely necessary. With just a handful of savings tactics, you can cut costs drastically on necessities and nice-to-haves alike. These are...
View ArticleNo Emergency Fund? Start With Your Tax Refund
Life is full of surprises — some good and some bad. Most of us just try to ride the wave the best we can, making the most of what we have. When it comes to our financial lives though, there are steps...
View ArticleA New Mobile App Rewards Your Whole Family for Saving Money
Imagine you’ve been saving up to buy a new Xbox, and a few weeks before reaching your goal, a retailer like Walmart jumps in to cover the remaining balance. It sounds like a fantasy, but thanks to...
View ArticleYour Holiday Shopping Just Got Cheaper with Amazon and Discover
This year, Thanksgiving falls six days later than usual, which means the time between eating turkey and opening Christmas gifts is less than 30 days. To ease the stress of a shortened holiday shopping...
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