Photo by Photographee.eu / Shutterstock.com Long-term care is jaw-droppingly expensive. The national median cost for staying in a private room at a nursing home is $ 102,200 per year, according to Genworth Financial. Receiving care in your home is cheaper, but even a home health aide will set you back …
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Iakov Filimonov / Shutterstock.com One day in 1859, a young chemist named Robert Chesebrough visited Titusville, Pennsylvania. He noticed that oilfield workers were using something they called “rod wax” to dress minor skin wounds. Rod wax was an oil-drilling byproduct. Chesebrough was intrigued enough to start refining the goop. When …
Read More »This Is the Best Time in 50 Years to Refinance a Mortgage
The most popular mortgage in America — the 30-year fixed mortgage rate — has hit an all-time low of 2.98% according to Freddie Mac, making this month the best time (statistically speaking) to refinance or apply for a new mortgage since Freddie Mac started tracking mortgage rates in 1971. Other …
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What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. How to promote a side gig2. How to handle a professional review during coronavirus3. The value of finding “any” job4. How to network in a blue-collar job5. …
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Buying your first home can be an overwhelming experience. There are so many new things to consider, so many questions to ask and so many things you simply don’t know. There are many home-buying guides out there that are very useful, but there are lots of little tactics you might …
Read More »Americans Remain Fearful of This Type of Health Care Amid Pandemic
Photo by i_am_zews / Shutterstock.com Americans are more comfortable about seeing doctors today than they were a few months ago. But some nervousness remains. A new poll by Morning Consult finds that 65% of respondents would be likely to visit a doctor for treatment not related to the coronavirus. That …
Read More »5 Ways Retirees Can Lower Their Inflation Risk
Photo by Karpova / Shutterstock.com A long and satisfying retirement tops many people’s life goals. Modern medicine is helping to extend lifespans, but it’s up to you to determine whether you’ll have enough money to comfortably live out those extra years. That means not only saving enough money for retirement, …
Read More »10 Gently Used Cars You Can Buy for More Than 50% off
Photo by tommaso79 / Shutterstock.com Car shoppers looking for a great deal on a used, late-model vehicle will find plenty of choices today as more vehicles have been coming off lease, according to a recent iSeeCars study. That means that if you shop wisely, you can score a huge bargain …
Read More »6 Reasons I Will Never Trust Suze Orman
Photo by Albert H. Teich / Shutterstock.com Suze Orman has the status of a financial guru. But I have never been able to understand why this self-proclaimed expert has such a following. Imagine a celebrity chef who has given herself food poisoning, or a car expert who couldn’t change a …
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