In our popular Celebrity Financial Mistakes feature, we pointed out Burt Reynolds’s inglorious fiscal past, declaring bankruptcy once before: After a red-hot career in the 1970s, Burt Reynolds bought himself a helicopter, multiple vacation homes, and a sprawling Florida ranch, but his divorce from actress Loni Anderson left him broke (though he got to keep the [...]
In the home-buying process, the first question you must answer is “how much house can I afford?” And in an effort to determine that amount responsibly, you may have googled for a calculator like this one on CNNMoney.com, which will tell you that you can spend between 28% and 36% of your gross income on [...]
Welcome to this week’s edition of our Tuesday Top 5, Econ4U’s weekly tips post to help you manage your money in five easy steps. Whether you’re drawing up a draft of your first budget or you’d like to tweak an existing plan, there are simple ways that you can free up more cash for savings or [...]
Welcome to this week’s edition of our Tuesday Top 5, Econ4U’s weekly tips post to help you manage your money in five easy steps. You’re probably not thinking about tax season right now, but fall is a great time to revisit your tax planning strategies. Here are a few tips to make the most of your [...]
A new set of Federal Reserve rules went into effect yesterday that now require banks to get your permission before you’re enrolled in overdraft protection. Before, your bank could enroll you without notice in an overdraft plan that would process the transaction but hit you with a fee for every ATM, check, and debit card [...]
Last summer, we touched on whether refusing to pay your debt at some point becomes a moral issue. In this week’s New York Times, the topic proves timely still. The article follows the Pemberton family in St. Petersburg, Fla., who have stopped paying their mortgage so they can put their money to more fun use, such as trips [...]
Welcome to this week’s edition of our Tuesday Top 5, Econ4U’s weekly tips post to help you manage your money in five easy steps. Student loans are intended to pay for your education, but I’ve known a few people who took liberties with exactly how they used that money. Here are some of the worst ways [...]
Welcome to this week’s edition of our Tuesday Top 5, Econ4U’s weekly tips post to help you manage your money in five easy steps. By now you know why a ship-shape credit score is in your best financial interests: It helps you qualify for the lowest interest rates on mortgages and other loans, saves you from [...]
On the final day of Financial Literacy Month, now would be a good time to explain the proverb “penny wise but pound foolish.” So many other personal-finance blogs focus on ways to save money on things like gas, energy bills, and the ubiquitous $4 latte. But if you’re saddled with a huge car payment, struggling [...]
Greetings and welcome to this week’s edition of our Tuesday Top 5, our weekly tips post to help you manage your money in five easy steps. The deadline for that juicy $8,000 new homebuyer’s credit is rapidly approaching, but how do you know if you’re ready to own a home? Ask yourself the following five questions [...]
