It’s not as if I want to keep working until my arthritic fingers break off on the keyboard, it’s just that planning for my retirement has turned out to be an incredibly dry undertaking. Thinking …

Signed into law over a year ago, the credit card bill of rights was touted as protection against practices and fees imposed by credit card issuers on to consumers and which have long been considered …

Let’s forget credit card companies and the various ways they conspire to squeeze more money out of you for a moment. That’s a dead horse that’s already been beaten too many times with no …

Many people know how important it is to save money, but there is also the perception that saving money means having to deprive oneself of the nicer things in life. This couldn’t be further from …

Frugality is a virtue worth cultivating, but there are those of us whose desire to put money away means doing things that result in them missing the bigger picture when it comes to budgeting and …

One sure way to put yourself in the poorhouse is to spend much more than you earn. Obviously, spending less ensures that you have more wealth, but that’s just one side of the savings coin. …

We can’t all be Robert Kiyosaki (“your strategy is all wrong; buy my book”) but nothing can stop you from using the money you have to its fullest potential. I’d do what my favorite advisor, …

Owning a home is one thing; many people often daydream about building their own real estate empire one day. However, just like blue cheese, real estate investing might not be the right choice for …

It’s happened to all of us. You buy something in a store, and when you get it home, find out that it just doesn’t work. Maybe you’ve made a purchase online and it arrives damaged …

Credit card thieves. We know they’re out there. We know we’re supposed to fear them, be ever vigilant against them, and, if given the opportunity, finger them so the authorities can haul them into prison. …

In the near future, you may no longer be able to blame your debit or credit cards for that gaping hole in your monthly budget. As the New York Times reports, MasterCard and Citigroup have …

The Wall Street Journal recently published an article that discussed the work of Jan-Emmanuel De Neve and James Fowler (London School of Economics and University of California, San Diego, researchers). De Neve and Fowler conducted …

If it always seems like your credit cards have the upper hand, it’s time to take a closer look at making your credit work for you. By taking a few moments out of your day, you …

Waving your phone in front of a cash register in order to pay for an item may seem unimaginable, but phone payments are coming soon to a retail store near you. According to Bloomberg, AT&T, …