Last fall, one of the major credit monitoring agencies was hacked and the data and privacy of millions and millions of consumers was breached. While that remains a startling violation of information security, there are some responses to it that are helping consumers. One of them is that, thanks to a provision added to a […]
Today’s, and tomorrow’s, elderly will live longer than any previous generation. With longer life, however, comes increased numbers of older people who will require medical care and intervention. And that will increase the financial burden to support such care. Medical costs and economic concerns are one reason that as the numbers of Americans aged sixty […]
As the economies of many nations around the world are in a state of continuous change, the thought of retirement might be the least of your worries. But the fact is, with incomes dropping and the price of everything continuing to rise, you could be in real jeopardy when it comes time to hang up […]
The closer we get to it, the more interested we tend to be in how to pull it off. But retirement, and planning for it, isn’t something that can happen at the last minute unless a big lottery win is involved. For most of us, getting ready for an uneventful retirement that doesn’t leave us […]
The thought of going to the boss and requesting a raise can be extremely stressful for many people. Most of us often want the raise, but also very much want anything but having to deal with asking for it. We find ourselves justifying the desired raise, to everyone but the people who can grant it. […]
Healthcare has turned into a red hot issue in American politics. Everyone is affected by healthcare, especially whether or not they have any. Or can afford it when they inevitably do need to access medical assistance. The public has grown weary of politicians offering media friendly sound bites, and has started to seriously lose confidence […]
New data compiled and released by the New York branch of the United States Federal Reserve Bank shows that Millennials are amassing significant debt loads. A primary cause of this crushing fiscal burden many Millennials are shouldering comes from the constantly increasing cost of higher education. Tuition and fees for public colleges rose over eighty […]
A article written by Forbes explains how you can plan for your future when you’re still in debt and paying on your student loans. It states that while paying for your debt and trying to plan for your future can seem like a almost impossible task, it’s really not as complicated as one might believe […]
When the calendar turns over into the New Year, we start thinking about tax time. There’s plenty of paperwork that goes along with paying the piper, but some of it doesn’t always come up before there’s a problem. This is a good time, while you’re getting into tax mode before putting it out of your […]
Many of us have problems with getting enough money coming in, but even more of us often have problems holding the lid down on how much money goes out. Spending beyond our means has become a national issue in America. No matter what your income, be it healthy or strapped, spending lavishly can put you […]
