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. Free streaming services?2. Frugal spa alternatives3. Is moving furniture worth it?4. Overpriced used stuff?5. Frugal room painting strategies?6. …
Read More »Photo by Pra Chid / Shutterstock.com The coronavirus seems to be changing every aspect of life, even taxes. The pandemic prompted the IRS to push back the filing deadline for 2019 tax returns to July 15, and tax changes will continue into next year. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic …
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There are times — and for many of us, 2020 has been filled with them — where we feel like giving up on our dreams. There are a lot of reasons for that feeling. It might be simple frustration or dissatisfaction with the world at large, causing us to feel …
Read More »Photo by pikselstock / Shutterstock.com Retirement is the time to enjoy the fruits of many years of laboring away at a job. However, if you aren’t careful, Uncle Sam can reach in and pluck away your hard-earned savings bit by bit, year after year. When the tax man cometh during …
Read More »Photo by Yuriy Seleznev / Shutterstock.com The coronavirus has changed nearly everything — from the way we work and play, to how we interact with loved ones. Many of these changes have not been welcome. But someday — either this year, next year or soon after — things will mostly …
Read More »Photo by Stock-Photo / Shutterstock.com Wearing a mask in public is annoying enough — but an irritating side effect makes the practice even worse for those who wear eyeglasses or sunglasses. As anyone who dons spectacles quickly realizes, wearing a mask can cause your lenses to fog. Every time you …
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For many people, the two biggest sources of stress and emotional frustration in their lives is their financial situation and their job, and those two frustrations are usually deeply interconnected. I like to call it the “golden handcuffs” — if you’re in a tough financial spot, you are handcuffed to …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Photo by Tinatin / Shutterstock.com Have you gone into a cleaning frenzy, hoping to kill the coronavirus in your home? If so, take note: Many people are misusing disinfectants and cleaners. A solid minority of Americans — 39% — use bleach and other disinfectants in a manner that can harm …
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