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Car Insurance by the Mile
Your car insurance is about to get personal. And if you’re willing to let the insurers track how many miles...
The Lure of Personal Loans
Personal loans are the fastest-growing debt category in the country. The outstanding amount has nearly tripled, growing from $55.3 billion...
Medicare’s Expensive 3 Days
In a healthcare emergency it’s difficult to think about finances. But if you or a loved one who is a...
And now, The Bills!
Consumer spending soared this holiday season – reflecting high consumer confidence and record employment numbers. The MasterCard holiday spending figures...
Slept Through It?
The financial world is moving so quickly these days that you might have slept through the latest market shock. Remember...
Secure Act Changes IRA Rules
In its year-end rush to pass a bill that funds the government, Congress included a significant revision of the rules...
Bored Today? Do this!
This year, the mid-week holidays create a nice opportunity to take some time off and focus on your finances. Instead...
New W-4 — What For?
The federal government wants to make sure you pay your taxes in full and on time. So it has designed...
Give Yourself a Present This Holiday Season
If you’ve made your list and checked it twice, and done at least some of your shopping either online or...
Giving Tuesday — All Year Long
No matter how much you shop on Black Friday or Small Business Saturday or Cyber Monday, be sure to save...
2019 Children’s Holiday Gifts
It’s time for my annual suggestions for holiday gifts for your children and grandchildren. You might prefer to give them...
College Counselors Can Help — Legally!
The headlines about college admissions and the parents who cheated have caused concern among college admissions counselors — including those...
Medicare Open Enrollment
For the more than 53 million Americans age 65 and older who are covered by Medicare, there are some important...
Open Enrollment
Now is the time to select your health insurance for 2020. It’s open enrollment season, and no matter what your...
New Edition of The Savage Truth on Money!
I'm excited to announce that a completely new edition of The Savage Truth on Money has just been published by...
Fighting Elder Fraud
One of the saddest statistics of aging is the growing amount of elder financial abuse. It’s estimated that seniors lose...
Boosting Retirement Income
If retirement is on the nearby horizon, it’s time to reorganize your thinking about managing your money. Until now, you...
FAFSA Time, Again
It’s FAFSA time again. On October 1st, students and their families who are hoping for Federal student aid for the...
Reverse Mortgage Rules
If you’re a senior looking for more income, you may have to look no farther than your own home. A...
The Fed and Interest Rates
The entire world is holding its collective breath, waiting to see what the Federal Reserve will do about possibly cutting...
