Say hello to 2019! Were here to help you easily make smart money moves this year so you can save more and spend more time doing the things you love. The holidays can be tough on your wallet. Between buying gifts, paying for expensive flights and dining out more than usual, you might be carrying…
close up man hand press on calculator counting calculating about monthly expense from debt bill at the table in home office and managing payroll,money risk financial conceptGetty Theres one thing uniting many employees today: student debt. With the average graduate taking on $37,172 in student loan debt more than some graduates make in one year…
DOORSTEP loan firms will have to make the cost of rolling over borrowing clearer to customers, under new rules unveiled by City watchdog today in a victory for The Sun. Firms have also been warned about contacting potential customers who have not applied for loans. Getty – Contributor The FCA has announced new rules for…
A new campaign by the charity, The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, which I am proud to have founded in 2016, and still chair, is campaigning to change the law. Its not only money Finance is a wellbeing issue. Debt and mental health are a marriage made in hell.You are four times more likely…
Caffeine and napping have something in common. Both make you feel alert and can enhance your performance, whether thats driving, working, or studying. But some people are convinced that drinking a coffee before a nap gives you an extra zap of energy when you wake up. How could that be? Is there any evidence to…
SAUL LOEB / Getty Images The Department of Education (DOE), complying with a federal judges ruling,announced a massive victory for students victimized by now-closed for-profit colleges: their loans will be canceled. Around 15,000 students will have an estimated $150 million in debt erased. The students granted forgiveness are those who were attended for-profit schools that…
The new year is about to start and National Debt Relief aims to help people put together their financial resolutions for the year. The article titled “Financial Resolutions 5 You Need to Make for 2019” released December 14, 2018, gives consumers an idea on some of the best things they can aim to improve on…
Digging your way out of debt begins with figuring out how much you owe and to whom, so you can prioritize repayments and avoid shooting yourself in the foot. Photo: iStock If a penny saved is a penny earned, a penny paid back should be worth at least as much. But the way Americans are…
Get the Better newsletter. SUBSCRIBE Dec. 15, 2018 / 1:45 PM GMT By Jean Chatzky We vote no on the idea of money as the root of all evil. But it does turn out to cause quite a bit of trouble in relationships and when it does you can likely point a finger toward one…
With credit playing such a huge factor in our financial futures, its no wonder we look for ways to maximize our credit scores. And a common strategy for building our credit scores is to pay off debt, whichcan help improve a credit score, especially if the cardholder is carrying a large balance. It seems logical,…