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Make your credit cards less vulnerable to fraud

March 1, 2023 at 11:34 a.m.

Dealing with the aftermath of credit card fraud taught me to prize security over convenience, and to change some bad habits that made me an easier target.

Maxxwell, a recent graduate of George Washington University, looks down while taking graduation photos in Washington, DC, on August 23, 2022. – US President Joe Biden is expected to announce that he is cancelling 10,000 dollars of student loan debt for borrowers making less than 125,000 dollars a year tomorrow. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

3 steps borrowers can take to cope with the stress of student debt

February 28, 2023 at 11:34 a.m.

As student debt piles up, the health risk to borrowers could undermine the health benefits of postsecondary education.

Jason et Shannon Phleger look at the damage in their property after the floods in Boulder Creek, California on January 16, 2023. – Jason and Shannon Phleger had just rebuilt their wildfire-ravaged home when it was wrecked again by one of the powerful storms that swept through California on early January 2023. Even for a state almost perpetually suffering from drought, the parade of biblical disasters is too much to bear. Near-record rains have pulverised much of California over the last few weeks, as nine storm systems crashed in from the Pacific Ocean in rapid succession. Floods, landslides and rockfalls killed at least 20 people, cut off communities and left hundreds of thousands of homes without power. (Photo by Jenn CAIN / AFP) (Photo by JENN CAIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Climate change hitting wallets hard as insurance costs, food prices surge

February 27, 2023 at 8:29 p.m.

For over a decade, scientific reports have shown how climate change will likely make extreme weather events more frequent. And this trend might affect your wallet.

How to earn points at every step when traveling for work

February 24, 2023 at 12:28 p.m.

If you鈥檝e got a work trip coming up and your company is paying for your travel expenses, don鈥檛 sleep on all the potential ways to earn points.

A graduating student wears a money lei, a necklace made of US dollar bills, at the Pasadena City College graduation ceremony, June 14, 2019, in Pasadena, California. – With 45 million borrowers owing $1.5 trillion, the student debt crisis in the United States has exploded in recent years and has become a key electoral issue in the run-up to the 2020 presidential elections.
“Somebody who graduates from a public university this year is expected to have over $35,000 in student loan debt on average,” said Cody Hounanian, program director of Student Debt Crisis, a California NGO that assists students and is fighting for reforms. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Report: Class of 2022 left $3.6B in free college aid by skipping the FAFSA

February 24, 2023 at 6:39 p.m.

Among the class of 2022, 44% of high school graduates skipped the FAFSA 鈥� and eligible students left behind $3.58 billion worth of Pell Grant money.

Fresh tax credits, rebates can help launch your energy-saving home update

February 22, 2023 at 12:12 p.m.

The Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, includes tax credits and rebates for homeowners who make energy-saving updates to their homes.

Borrowers with student debt can still qualify for a small-business loan

February 21, 2023 at 12:19 p.m.

Student loan debt can impact your credit score and debt-to-income ratio 鈥� two components lenders use to evaluate a borrower鈥檚 risk of defaulting.

A man browses in the meat department at Lambert’s Rainbow Market, on June 15, 2021 in Westwood, Mass. February food prices were 7.9% higher compared with a year ago and are expected to increase 4.5% to 5.5% in 2022. As a result, it can feel harder than ever to keep grocery spending under control. But budgeting and cooking experts say there are strategies you can apply to save money and make a difference in your household budget. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Stay flexible, get creative: Family budgeting tips that actually work

February 20, 2023 at 1:08 p.m.

Successful family budgeting is all about staying flexible so you can handle those irregular costs as well as unexpected challenges, including sky-high grocery store prices or rising interest rates.

Co-founder of AirBnb Nathan Blecharczyk takes pictures of a worker giving the final touches to a porch wall at the guesthouse of Armando Usain in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, June 24, 2015. AirBnb has become an important player in international travel by connecting private home owners around the world with travelers who want to rent spaces ranging from a room in an occupied home to an entire house. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

Steps to take when your Airbnb is a disappointment

February 17, 2023 at 10:35 a.m.

Should you talk to the host? Contact customer service? Request a refund?聽Well, it depends.聽

Vast majority of taxpayers qualify to file for free, but very few take advantage

February 16, 2023 at 12:33 p.m.

A look at IRS data from fiscal year 2021 鈥� the most recent available 鈥� finds that while 70% of taxpayers qualified for Free File, just 3.1% used it.

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