Nearly every online tax preparation software program advertises a free federal plan. But as legions of frustrated filers can attest, some programs’ supposedly free plans come with serious limitations ...

Do a little memory exercise. List all the things you’ve spent money on in the past week. Start with today, and work your way backward, jotting down the trip to the grocery store, the bus fare for work ...

In the summer of 2019, I got an email with some good news. As one of the millions of people whose personal information the 2017 Equifax data breach exposed, I was entitled to compensation from Equifax ...

CIT Bank routinely appears on our best bank account promotions list, and for good reason. CIT Bank is the online banking arm of CIT Group, a large financial company that has been around for more than ...

Until President Richard Nixon took the United States off the gold standard in the 1970s, American cash was redeemable for gold or silver. Currently, the U.S. is on a system using fiat currency via the ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped our lives in many important ways, and some of these changes are likely permanent. One significant change is that more older adults are moving back home with their ...

How much would you pay for peace of mind? To be secure in the knowledge that your loved ones won’t go wanting after you die? If you’re like most people, your answer is probably “a lot.” Which is good, ...

I am a single parent with a teenage son, and as a writer with an ever-changing level of income, I’m always watching what I spend. Many Americans are in my situation, and many have slashed their ...

In an era where most checking accounts earn little to no interest, Axos ONE stands out by offering a bundled solution that combines high-yield savings and interest-earning checking into a single, ...

We’ve all heard that regular date nights are important to keep a marriage healthy and strong. Yet these days, everyone is busy, tired, and overspent. Add kids to the mix, and it only gets harder to ...

When you no longer need to physically report to work, it detaches where you live from where you work. Suddenly you can live anywhere in the world, rather than being restricted to a single city. It’s ...