An often cited statistic suggests that the majority of Americans would be unable to come up with a few hundred dollars in the event of an emergency. While that may be true, there are of course those who maintain fairly healthy savings accounts. In fact a recent study by Magnify Money found...
Starting today — Friday, September 21st — U.S. consumers can elect to "freeze" their credit reports without paying a fee. This comes just over a year after Equifax announced that personal data from 148 million customers had been compromised following a security breach at the credit bureau. In the aftermath...
If you follow FinTech, there's a good chance you've heard of the micro-investing app Acorns. Using painless savings methods such as their "Round Ups" feature, Acorns aims to make investing easy and help its users to improve their finances Now the company is looking to further that goal with the launch...
We’ve all probably heard it said that the key to building wealth is investing. Unfortunately, especially among those of a younger generation, getting started with investing can seem intimidating, preventing many from even trying. Enter Acorns — a mobile app that looks to make investing not only easy but also...
Starting tomorrow, my wife and I will be embarked on a trip that will last for upwards of two weeks. While I'm in Orlando, attending the FinCon expo and hanging out at Walt Disney World, she'll be off in Paris, France to cover events at Disneyland Paris. Eventually we'll get...
They say that all that glitters is not gold — and that cliche seems to apply to The Golden State as well. According to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau and reported on by the San Diego Union-Tribune, California has the highest level of poverty among the 50 states. Moreover...
After a turbulent tax time in 2016, Kyle decided to invest in Quickbooks Self-Employed software for himself. Now a year later he offers his review of the service and shares how it helped his save money on his tax bill this time around.
Do you have renters insurance? Have you ever even heard of it? If not, you’re certainly not alone as surveys have found that less than 40% of those who rent carry a renters insurance policy. When you consider the fact that 95% of home owners have homeowners insurance, it’s clear...
In recent years, universal basic income has been discussed by several notable figures, including Silicon Valley totems Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg as well as political notables like Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders. Yet, while you might assume that, based on those names, UBI was strictly a progressive platform issue,...
If there's one website that I've seen come across again and again since I've taken an interest in personal finance matters, it's Ebates. As Mint is to budgeting apps, Ebates is to cash back sites, as it seems to be the largest of its kind by far, boasting deals from...