personal finance

The more you track your spending, the better you’ll be at cutting your monthly expenses. Here’s a plan for people who earn $30,000.

Between stimulus payments, advance child tax credits and the expanded earned income tax credit, the bottom 60% of earners get an average $3,450 from Washington.

Millions of Americans could face eviction when the national moratorium expires on July 31. Here are steps they should take to try to protect themselves.

More than 1 in 10 Americans invested in cryptocurrency over the past year, according to a survey, a sign of the popularity of digital currencies.

The possibility of more campus closures has sparked renewed interest in college refund policies and tuition insurance.

When it comes to getting into investing, keeping it simple is key, according to investing legend Charles Ellis.

Covid lockdowns last year saw many would-be travelers lose money because they had no travel insurance or the wrong kind. Here’s what they’re buying now and why.

People who lost federal unemployment benefits didn’t rush to accept jobs in the weeks after state cuts, according to a new analysis.

Here’s how one nonprofit is helping the formerly incarcerated become entrepreneurs.

Some things that are more common during the summer also may have an impact on your taxes, the IRS noted recently.

Some states now offer pass-through business owners a workaround for the $10,000 cap on the state and local tax deduction. Here’s what taxpayers need to know.

About 61% of older millennials say they’re planning to work a second job or pick up part-time work during retirement.

President Joe Biden called on the Federal Trade Commission to write a rule curtailing the “unfair use of non-compete clauses” by employers.

With record amounts of home equity on hand, homeowners may be able to lower their monthly payments, take cash out — or all of the above.

A year after daycares, preschools and child-care centers started reopening, U.S. parents and providers are still struggling to find a new normal. 

While not everyone with job-based insurance is required to enroll in Medicare at age 65, many are. Here are the rules to know.

The latest batch of stimulus payments brings the total disbursed to more than 171 million since the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law in March.

Biden administration officials urged states and cities on Wednesday to move quickly to get rental assistance to households that have fallen behind.

Although dealerships aren’t negotiating much on price, there may be ways to capitalize on the current elevated values of used cars.

The national eviction ban will lift in less than 10 days. There are still tens of billions of dollars available to help keep struggling renters in their homes.