Monthly Archives: February 2022

by Nicole DowSenior Writer Envious of those couponing pros who can fill their shopping carts to the brim and walk out of the store paying hardly anything at all? Well, they didn’t become experts at saving money overnight. If you want to start couponing and make your money stretch further, it’s good to have trustworthy resources at your fingertips. When it comes to the best coupon sites, we love the

Real Answers for Life’s Money Challengesby Robin Hartill, CFP®Senior EditorI lent my parents about $21,000 about eight months ago, and another $11,000 about four months ago. The $21,000 was supposed to be “long term” to help my parents consolidate debt (about two years in my mind), and the $11,000 was supposed to be for one month. They’ve repaid $4,000, but nothing since the second loan was made. My parents had just

by Lisa McGreevy, Rachel Christian, CEPF®Travel planning is complicated.Between finding flight or train routes, arranging accommodations, locating someone to watch your pets and water your plants and all the other 10,000 details that go into business and pleasure trips, it’s a wonder anyone goes anywhere at all.And considering the constant threat of flight cancellations, your trip might end before it ever begins.But one question that pops up a lot during

by Dana Sitar, CEPF®Contributor It’s many people’s least favorite time of year: tax season. Between frantically searching for your tax forms, organizing your receipts, figuring out how much it’ll cost you to file and trying to remember the most recent updates to the tax code, tax season can be stressful … to say the least. Thankfully, some smart software companies have made the process way easier — and, in some

by The Penny Hoarder Staff In 2022, there are more banks — or financial institutions that act like banks but technically aren’t — than ever. Brick-and-mortar banks where you can go inside and say howdy to a teller are still plentiful, but the visitors inside are fewer and fewer every year.The digital sphere is now filled with online-only money management options that include actual banks, neobanks, fintech firms and investment

by Nicole DowSenior WriterAlthough the pandemic lockdowns of 2020 have loosened up, many of us have found our new normal still includes spending a lot of time at home.With the novelty of Zoom happy hours and virtual events fading, we’ve reverted back to some classic ways to unwind at the end of the day — vegging out in front of the TV and curling up with a good book. And we

by Robert BruceSenior WriterTen years ago, promoting your small business on social media was a fairly new practice. A lot of business owners gave it a try, with most efforts revolving around Twitter or Facebook and their ever-changing algorithms.These days, while Facebook and Twitter are still major social platforms for small businesses, there are so many other options to spread the word about your business – from Instagram and Snapchat

by Kent McDillContributor There are more than 1 million lawyers in the United States practicing dozens of specialties. Those specialties range from criminal law to family law, medical malpractice to personal injury law. Add intellectual property and estate planning lawyers into the mix and you have even more people focused on legal matters. Because there are so many different types of lawyers answering the question “What kind of lawyer do

by Mike BrassfieldSenior WriterPound the pavement. Just go and deliver your resume in person. Get out there and shake some hands, why don’t ya! We’ve all heard these financial pearls of wisdom from our parents (and not always because we asked). Despite their best intentions, a lot of these tips from our elders are, well… outdated. To say the least.Here are six pieces of advice from our parents that simply don’t