Archives : Mar-2019

Elyssa Kirkham iStock As Americans, we’re often focused on status markers, such as the amount of money we make. But research indicates that the time we spend with people we care about, good health and income equality are some of biggest factors that lead to happiness. Feeling fulfilled is about […]

Peter Fleming Chase and Bank of America are two of what some call the “Big Four” banks in the U.S., along with Wells Fargo and Citigroup. Both Chase and Bank of America offer their customers a full range of traditional bank products, including checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit […]

Julie Ryan Evans Just about everybody likes to get something for nothing, and that’s exactly what debit card rewards programs offer. Swipe your debit card to pay for everyday purchases, and rack up points that earn you extra interest on your account, cash back, travel rewards and other perks.  However, […]

James Ellis There are at least 41.6 billion individual Federal Reserve Notes — more commonly known as dollar bills — in circulation, and about 0.0093% of them are counterfeit. If you happen to receive fake money from an ATM, consider yourself both very special and probably out of luck. Special […]

James Ellis Most personal finance advice preaches the gospel of saving, admonishing you to resist the temptations of restaurant meals, shopping sprees and other extravagant expenses. Sock away as much money as you can bear in some sort of savings product, they write. Prepare for the worst! Let us reassure […]

At least once in our lives, we’ve been troubled by the question “what’s the meaning of life?” There’s nothing wrong in questioning the unquestionable. We wake up every morning, drag our tired bodies out of bed, get ready for school/college/work, do our thing; come back home, socialize, eat and sleep. […]

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Kate Ashford You deposit money in the bank because it’s safe and always available when you need it. But who ensures that the money kept in banks and credit unions is safe? That’s the job of the FDIC and the NCUA. The FDIC is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the […]

There are countless articles on the internet that advice you to Save Money as if it were some divine law which needs to be followed. However, seldom will you find a piece which takes things beyond the mere redundancy of wisdom and preaching of conservatism. This piece is different, at […]

James Ellis iStock If you’ve ever spent more money than you had in your checking account and got slammed with overdraft fees, you know how quickly they can drain your wallet. You might not even realize you’ve overdrawn your account and keep racking up additional charges before it hits you. […]