There are enough stories about greedy rich people and CEOs out there that if you strung them all end to end they'd wrap around the world three times and still h...
Women still don't earn as much money as men. Women make about 81% of what men earn, or about $11,000 less every year.
The chart below from the U.S. Bureau of...
College will definitely make you richer. College graduates earn almost twice as much as high school grads. According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stati...
Three great ideas for what do to with a tax refund include putting it in a CD, starting a savings fund and paying off credit card debt. Below, we show why each ...
Being poor can kill you. Below are just a few of the ways poverty kills. Poorer food options, decreased access to good healthcare and education, mental health r...
Credit card interest makes a huge difference in how much consumers pay, and just going from a card with a high rate to one with a low rate can save millions of ...
There are several different types of credit cards: regular credit cards, rewards cards, secured cards, business cards, student cards and prepaid credit cards. T...
Our article below shares eight easy-to-learn but extremely important facts about credit cards, including the credit card trap and how to avoid it and why you sh...
Anyone can have a good credit score. Though on time payments are a big factor in creating a good credit score, other factors like credit utilization ratio, dero...
In the year my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, I was living in a city an hour away from my parents, working six days a week, commuting through tr...
Late payments and accounts turned over to collection agencies aren't the only ways to sink a credit score. Innocent actions like consolidating debt and even goi...
A New Hampshire man lost his entire life savings playing a carnival game. What he walked away with wasn't exactly the prize of the century.
Henry Gribbohm of...
To get the best money advice, ask someone with a lot of it. In the video below from Forbes, seven successful people relate the best advice they ever got on mone...
In short, a good credit score is 700 or higher. But the definition of “good credit" is a moving target. That's because each lender, bank and credit card issuer ...
Warren Buffett is the world's second-richest man. He's also disciplined, a hard worker, he loves his job, avoids debt and risk, is patient, ethical and frugal. ...
With all the excitement over the top-selling iPhone 6, here are three big reasons avoiding Apple's newest phone will be kinder to your wallet.
The iPhone 6 i...
Yes, you can get richer by cutting out Starbucks, by cutting cable and watching Netflix instead, by clipping coupons and changing your baby's diaper once ever f...
College is an exciting prospect. A time for spreading wings and setting out on one’s own. Paying for it isn’t as fun. Many students turn to loans, and quickly d...
The typical middle class family in America makes $64,000. The typical American family budget is $63,000. While that doesn't leave much wiggle room, the numbers ...
When and why should you file for an extension on your tax return? Our article below gives four reasons, plus extension pitfalls, instructions for how to file fo...
To file for a tax extension, taxpayers have to fill out and submit IRS form 4868, the Application for Automatic Extension form. The good news is, it's quick and...
Prepaid phone plans can save consumers 30% to 50% on monthly phone bills. The plans offer decent coverage and phone selection without hidden fees.
Prepaid pl...
Solar power is quickly moving from a once nonviable energy source to a real competitor for energy giants like the oil and coal industries. As evidence: Christy ...
With the appearance of free credit score tools at bank websites and new online services, it's finally possible for consumers to get free credit scores. Free cre...
Drugs and the wrong friends led Dave Tally into a lifestyle that rendered him homeless. He was sleeping in the basements of churches in Tempe, Arizona. After a ...
John Oliver brings his explosive wit to bear on the pharmaceutical industry's practice of marketing to doctors in this hilarious video.
According to Oliver, ...
In the video below by James May Q&A, May explores the myth that diamonds are incredibly rare and possess some intrinsic value. In fact, says May, both ideas...
529 plans are a great way to prevent skyrocketing college tuition costs from devouring parents' college savings. The plans are designed to keep college savings ...
Roth IRAs differ from traditional IRAs in that the money put into them isn't tax deductible but withdrawals are. Roth IRAs also have no required distributions, ...
New cars are notorious for losing value the moment you drive them off the lot. But video games, smartphones, computers and electronics, jewelry, books and baby ...
In the video below by CBS News, a convicted con man tells how he stole up to $10,000 from caring grandparents in this heartless crime. Pretending to be a grands...
The Apple Watch is cool. There's no doubt about it. Since Dick Tracy talked to his pals on his signature two-way wrist radio in the 1930's, wearable communicati...
How much house does $100,000 buy in your city? That depends where you live. In San Francisco, the median home price is $742,900. Since the median home size in t...
Just a few years ago, four of the world's top five youngest billionaires had all inherited their fortunes. Not anymore. Now only one person on our list of young...
Patients can now find out if their doctors are taking money from big pharma, thanks to the Sunshine Act, which is a part of the Affordable Care Act. Anyone can ...
Google's new CFO Ruth Porat left her top Wall Street job for a $70 million dollar compensation package. The deal includes a $650,000 a year salary and $70 milli...
After the death of a spouse, the only credit card debt the surviving spouse is generally responsible for is debt from joint accounts. The deceased's estate pays...
Peer to Peer lending is a way for regular people who need money to borrow from regular people who have money, usually through an intermediary company like Prosp...
Oberthur technologies has created a prototype credit card that changes its Card Verification Value Code (CVV Code) with every transaction to stop credit card fr...
Is Credit Karma safe? By now, most Americans have seen the ads for the highly popular website that promises access to free credit scores. But is Credit Karma a ...
Tom Gerencer is a 45 year old father and entrepreneur. He founded Media Northeast video production services in 2004 and served businesses throughout New England for seven years, selling the company in 2011. Tom moved to West Virginia to enjoy California activities for Appalachia prices. His interests include personal finance and adventure sports.
