Let’s face it: we love bundle deals, whether a combo meal at a restaurant or movie theater or a Black Friday media console with accessories thrown in. Marketers know it, too, which is why bundle deals are very common in every aspect of consumerism (there are bundles for services like Internet, cable and cell service, […]
Management
Are You Going to Reach Your Retirement Goals?
Many of us dream of retiring at some point, but are you setting aside enough to make that a reality? According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), you might not be on track. The latest survey indicates that almost 25% of workers don’t even have $1,000 saved up toward retirement. Almost half of everyone surveyed […]
Five Expenses We Didn’t Have to Deal With in the ’80s
If you were a child of the ’80s, you probably wore bright neon colors and tight-rolled your jeans. You watched VHS tapes and recorded songs off the radio with cassette tapes. Your first real introduction to technology was probably Oregon Trail or Nintendo. Heck, some of us wore jelly shoes and worshiped Pee Wee Herman. […]
5 Tax Breaks You Don’t Want to Miss
It maybe a little late to qualify for new deductions and credits this year, but you can still make sure to include all the tax breaks that could help you if you haven’t filed your tax return yet. If you itemize, you probably already got the mortgage interest deduction and charitable contribution deduction. Above the […]
Eight Money Mistakes the Middle Class Keeps Making
Pew Research showed that about half of Americans lived in middle-income households in 2014. This demographic includes families with incomes two-thirds to double the U.S. median household income – or those earning between $42,000 and $125,000 (with cost-of-living adjustments for expensive metropolitan areas). America’s middle class includes teachers, firefighters, and plumbers, but also engineers, construction managers, […]
5 Money Subjects You Need to Talk About Before Tying the Knot
It is not a fun to burst the love bubble by sitting down and having a serious talk about finances. But open communication about money is a good idea in any relationship. Those thinking of tying the knot should have a serious discussion about money at some point, preferably before you move in together or […]