Photo by littlenySTOCK / Shutterstock.com Credit cards can seem like lifesavers when you want or need to make a large purchase. Using a card is so easy — like buying something on someone else’s dime. That is, until you overextend yourself. Then, you realize that you ultimately will pay an …
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Photo by fizkes / Shutterstock.com After months of impasse, Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress announced late Sunday that they had come to an agreement on a new coronavirus stimulus package. It’s worth nearly $ 900 billion and offers aid for individuals, small businesses and schools. That includes a second …
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Yulia Grigoryeva / Shutterstock.com Americans have plenty of reasons to celebrate. Whether watching the biggest football game of the year with friends, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day or hunkering down with our nearest and dearest family members for a cozy winter celebration of Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah or Diwali, we have holidays …
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As people progress through the journey of life, many find themselves settling in with a life partner, and many of those partnerships include children. We all want good things for our immediate family like health, happiness, security and safety. One worry that keeps many people up at night is wondering …
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President Trump’s physician Dr. Sean Conley, with other medical staff members, briefing reporters outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Saturday. While Mr. Trump did not have to worry about the costs of his care, many Americans who have been ill with Covid-19 face large medical bills.Credit…Anna Moneymaker for …
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In the third season of Netflix’s Selling Sunset — which follows a real estate brokerage called the Oppenheim Group that specializes in luxurious Los Angeles homes — Davina scores a listing for a $ 75 million mansion in Beverly Hills. It’s 18,000+ square feet on a one-acre lot, has a …
Read More »Photo by shurkin_son / Shutterstock.com Welcome to our “Social Security Q&A” series. You ask a question about Social Security, and a guest expert answers it. You can learn how to ask a question of your own below. And if you would like a personalized report detailing your optimal Social Security …
Read More »Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock.com Many major expenses only shrink once you retire, but health care is hardly one of them. U.S. households led by someone who is 65 or older spend an average of $ 6,833 a year on health care, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest …
Read More »Photo by wavebreakmedia / Shutterstock.com How much does it cost to get by in retirement? Pretty close to what it costs to live before retirement. U.S. households led by someone who is 65 or older spend a whopping $ 50,220 a year. That’s according to the latest federal data on …
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