Personal Finance

Most of the time, if a housing market sees home prices going up, rent prices go up, too. The reverse is true: When home prices go down, rent prices usually go down, too. Of course, the last year hasn’t been normal in many regards, and housing markets are no different. …

Prostock-studio / Shutterstock.com For years, the only thing I ever ordered from Amazon was the occasional book. But, as we all know, the online store branched out long ago and now sells everything from furniture to farm equipment. And if you have an Amazon Prime membership, you don’t need to …

It’s not a secret that the cost of college is incredibly high. U.S. News and World Report slices up the cost of college in several ways, pointing out that in-state tuition and fees alone average more than $ 11,000 per year for a four-year public university. Much of that is …

Photo by pathdoc / Shutterstock.com When it comes to planning for retirement, Americans have some basic facts wrong. In fact, shockingly wrong. Fidelity Investments’ 2021 State of Retirement Planning Study revealed three huge misunderstandings about investing and retirement that working-age Americans widely share. All of these errors could prove costly …

The most fundamental principle of personal finance is to spend less than you earn and do something worthwhile with the difference. This often nudges people toward spending less in every situation, but is that really the right move? There are many situations where spending a little more in the short …

Photo by Syda Productions / Shutterstock.com Frugal folks love the thought of free TV service. And you can still pull in over-the-air signals and enjoy them for only the price of a TV and some electricity. But before you can access free over-the-air networks, you need to pay for one …

Andrew Cline / Shutterstock.com At this point, higher taxes seem to be more a question of when than if. Tax increases for the wealthy and corporations were a central part of President Joe Biden’s campaign, and he confirmed in a recent interview with ABC News that such tax hikes remain …

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[unable to retrieve full-text content] I still remember the moment when I realized I was starting to cross the line from frugal to cheap. I was pumping gas into my vehicle after buying groceries for my family, which is normal, right? The problem is that I had driven about five …