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by Kent McDillContributorIf an EpiPen has been a part of your family’s medical history for the past decade, you are entitled to some money.This is welcome news since the cost of a pair of allergy-reaction fighting EpiPens has jumped from about $100 in 2009 to nearly $700 today. Generic versions are a couple of hundred dollars less. And while most insurance plans cover the EpiPen, not everyone has insurance.That’s a

by Quinten PlummerStaff WriterCan’t stop talking about your RV? You can share that passion for life on the road with people interested enough to actually pay you to rent an RV.Plus, there are affordable insurance solutions that’ll give you true peace of mind and put any worrying thoughts to rest.And if you use an RV-rental marketplace called Outdoorsy, you’ll get renter verification, short-term insurance plans built into the booking flow

by Nicole DowSenior WriterBuying a car is a major financial decision.If you purchase a car using an auto loan, you’re paying for that decision every month for the next two to eight years.That doesn’t mean you have to be stuck with the loan you initially took out, though. You have options.If you’re not satisfied with your existing loan conditions or you need to adjust your monthly car payments due to

by JoEllen SchilkeContributor Weddings are complicated ventures whether you are booking the vendors yourself or working with a wedding planner. Expensive, too. And what if we told you that an extra $1,000 is needed for tips. That’s right, tips. It’s smart to budget a little something extra for the makeup artist that made the bride sparkle and the florist who got the groom’s mother to smile for the first time

by Tiffany ConnorsEditor/WriterIf you aren’t using your credit card, the whole out-of-sight-out-of-mind thing could keep you from spending money but still wind up landing you in financial trouble — think lower credit score due to inactivity and potential fraud.To protect yourself, watch out for these potential consequences of an unused credit card. When we were unable to eat out or shop as often, we had fewer excuses to pile more

by Mike BrassfieldSenior WriterLiving in a one-income household is like being a gymnast walking on a balance beam. You have absolutely no margin for error, and the slightest misstep can spell disaster. The tens of millions of jobs lost to the COVID-19 pandemic have left millions of families surviving as one-income households for the first time. That’s a really hard thing to do these days, especially if you’re not used