Personal Finance

Please Note: The 80,000 welcome bonus is no longer available. This past fall, Chase offered a uniquely large welcome bonus, 80,000 points (worth up to $ 1,000), for signing up for their Chase Sapphire Preferred Card. Well, the marketing worked on me — I love exclusivity and a good deal. …

Prostock-studio / Shutterstock.com After a miserable year in the dark night of a pandemic, a new day is about to dawn. Millions of Americans have received the vaccine against COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. And the rest of us will have our opportunity soon. If you can’t wait …

As you review your recurring expenses, you probably look for ways to cut costs. If you’re paying for this coverage, but you’ve never filed a renters insurance claim, it might start to feel like an unnecessary expense. If this is the case, you might be wondering if you should cancel …

Are you in the process of buying a home? If so, or if you plan to venture into home buying in the near future, you should brush up on how the mortgage rate lock process works. This process gives you control of how much your mortgage loan interest rate will …

Prostock-studio / Shutterstock.com For Amazon regulars, it’s pretty hard to imagine what the coronavirus pandemic would have been like without the convenience of that ginormous online marketplace. To get an idea of Amazon’s place in American life, consider this: More than 80% of American households have an Amazon Prime membership, …

fizkes / Shutterstock.com Federal budget legislation enacted in late December did a lot more than fund the government for another year. The package included the law that authorized the second round of stimulus payments and a law that cracks down on “surprise” medical bills, for example. It also includes the …

Photo by RoidRanger / Shutterstock.com Home entertainment has never been more important than during the coronavirus pandemic. It’s not safe yet to venture out to enjoy films, plays, concerts or sporting events as part of a big crowd. So sitting at home on the couch, with snacks at the ready, …

If you’re planning a move across state lines, you’ve likely wondered about updating your car registration and insurance. So what do you do with your car insurance when moving out of state? Do you have to change car insurance when you move states? The short answer is yes — but …

maroke / Shutterstock.com A new year brings another tax season. For some of us, the pain of paying our taxes is worse than for others, simply because of where we live. In some states — eight, to be exact, now that Tennessee has joined the lineup — residents do not …