Personal Finance

Dubova / Shutterstock.com Here at Money Talks News, we spend a lot of time telling you how to save money. We’ve explained how to save $ 1,000 quickly and how to save on every online purchase. But what happens once you’ve cut the lattes and canceled the gym membership, but …

We’ve talked before about scams that target your banking information and how the best way to combat these scams is to avoid sharing your information in the first place, but can you be scammed or hacked after providing your bank account information for a legitimate reason, like for employee direct …

Summer is often a time for moving. Apartment leases often end during the summer months, causing people to move to new apartments or into a house. People who bought houses in the spring often take a summer vacation to move to their new home. The weather usually cooperates, too. Unfortunately, …

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question.1. Back to work advice2. Going across town for gas3. Higher deductible a good idea?4. Evaluating Amazon Prime5. Is my …

Photo by Julia Ardaran / Shutterstock.com Are you concerned that some of your financial choices are harming the planet? If you want to take a more socially conscious approach to managing your finances, the Aspiration Spend & Save account might be the answer for you. Aspiration bills itself as “a …

Nestor Rizhniak / Shutterstock.com Sometimes, shopping trips can feel like deja vu. Are we really out of dish soap already? Where did all the paper towels disappear to, anyway? Here’s a shopping secret: More and more products now come in reusable versions. Buy once, and you’re set for months or …

Photo by Hadrian / Shutterstock.com Buying things from Amazon couldn’t be easier, but what about returning them? The good news is that Amazon has fairly liberal return policies. In most cases, you have 30 days to return items purchased directly from Amazon, and the retailer describes its return shipping process …

We’ve talked before about scams that target your banking information and how the best way to combat these scams is to avoid sharing your information in the first place, but can you be scammed or hacked after providing your bank account information for a legitimate reason, like for employee direct …

Whether you’re juggling balances on multiple credit cards that are all earning high interest or you’re carrying a balance on one high-interest credit card, a balance transfer is likely the perfect tool for you. Completing a balance transfer is a lot easier than you think, as you can usually submit …