Scrub These Expenses From Your Budget in 2019

You don’t have to cancel your Amazon Prime or turn your vacation into a staycation in order to save money. Here are some less painful things you can cut from your budget in 2019. Duplicate clothing Make this the year you resolve to stop buying your favorite piece of clothing in every color of the rainbow. [...]

Is It Safer to Bank by Phone or Computer? We Ask 3 Experts

Two-thirds of Americans use mobile or online banking as their main way to access their accounts. If you belong to that group, chances are you lean heavily on a smartphone or computer to pull up your bank information. But both gadgets also happen to be popular targets for online fraudsters itching to infiltrate your accounts. [...]

Exercise Options Besides an Annual Gym Membership

Resolving to get healthier in 2019 is admirable. Elbowing through the mosh-pit gym crowds in January is impressive, if not pretty. Not using the gym at all by June, even after paying for a yearlong contract, is, well, disappointing. And it’s a waste of money, even if your intentions were good. After all, joining a [...]

A College Education Isn’t Priceless

College-bound high school seniors of America: You are about to embark on one of the most formative periods of your life, full of new friendships, personal growth and overcaffeinated conversations on the nature of humanity. Keep “ruinous student debt” off the list. At this point, while you’re working on applications and deciding which schools most [...]

4 Tech Tasks to Keep Your Parents Safer Online

All of us are vulnerable to fraud. But the ways some older people use technology can put them at higher risk. That’s where you come in. When you’re home for the holidays, or the next time you visit your folks, offer to help with a few tasks that can keep your parents safer online. Check [...]