More than 1 in 10 millennials have fallen victim to ticket counterfeiting, according to a study by anti-counterfeiting outfit Aventus. You probably know someone who’s been scammed by a fake event pass ...

Do a little memory exercise. List all the things you’ve spent money on in the past week. Start with today, and work your way backward, jotting down the trip to the grocery store, the bus fare for work ...

In the housing industry, it’s called “negative equity.” In the automotive industry it’s called being “upside down.” In both cases, it means the same thing: You owe more money on an asset than the ...

If you’ve ever searched for advice on how to meet your financial goals, there’s one tip you’ve probably heard over and over: You need to make a budget. No matter what you’re trying to do – get out of ...

Nearly every online tax preparation software program advertises a free federal plan. But as legions of frustrated filers can attest, some programs’ supposedly free plans come with serious limitations ...

Industrial & Construction Bank of China. China Construction Bank. Agricultural Bank of China. Bank of … China. These four banks all have something in common, and it’s not what you think. They’re the ...

Kelly Ernst has written extensively about personal finance, careers, freelancing, and lifestyle topics, with her work appearing on The Penny Hoarder, The Write Life, Budgets Are Sexy, and Business ...

Many people look forward to retirement as a time to travel, garden, play golf, or visit their grandchildren. Others have no definite plans beyond a vague idea about “relaxing.” When they leave work, ...

For most Americans, housing is the single biggest expense in their personal budget. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average household spends more than 30% of its after-tax income on ...

In 2016, “adulting” – behaving like a responsible adult – made the short list for Oxford Dictionaries‘ Word of the Year. This term shows up a lot on social media, mostly among millennials talking ...

A while back, my wife and I spent a some time in a beautiful but isolated rural area several hours from the nearest big city. Our little town was surrounded by swathes of dense forest, rocky hills, ...

The fashion industry is one of the world’s most polluting. A 2016 report commissioned by Savers, a thrift retailer, found that Americans toss an astounding average of 81 pounds of clothing every year.