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Getting away this summer doesn’t have to be expensive for boomers —there are several tricks and Web sites available to make traveling more convenient, fun and budget friendly.

Getting away this summer doesn’t have to be expensive for boomers —there are several tricks and Web sites available to make traveling more convenient, fun and budget friendly.

Getting away this summer doesn’t have to be expensive for boomers —there are several tricks and Web sites available to make traveling more convenient, fun and budget friendly.

To help protect consumers, the IRS publishes the most prevalent tax scams each season. Here's a breakdown of five of 2012's "Dirty Dozen tax scams."

From tracking your refund status, to requesting an extension, a wealth of tax help and information can be found online. Here’s where to look.

If you made resolutions for career advancement or finding a new job, we’ve got five things you can do this year to improve your chances at success.

With some seniors walking across the stage at the end of December, we talked to career and human resource experts to get tips for soon-to-be grads entering the job market.

Health-care costs can be the most unpredictable part of retirement, which makes the future of Medicare an important economic issue for anyone older than 50.

If you find yourself among the 9% who are unemployed it is important to know what is considered taxable income and what tax benefits you may be eligible for.

While the rest of us gorge ourselves on hot wings and $2 beers, football fans with fat wallets may choose to indulge in the finer things this Super Bowl weekend.

What can soon-to-be students and current students expect from higher education next year?

It’s time to make resolutions for 2012, but for most of us, these lofty pledges are forgotten by Thanksgiving. Here are three tricks to help make your resolutions stick this year.

We’re highlighting small businesses from around the country as nominated by you, our readers. If your favorite small business is using Twitter to communicate with customers, let us know about it @fbsmallbiz with the hashtag #mysbc, and it may be featured as an upcoming Small Business of the Day.

When it comes to filing for Social Security, if you make the wrong choices, they affect the amount of income you will receive for the rest of your life.

One company is helping to fund the removal of illegal assault rifles in Africa by selling high-end, custom jewelry made from AK-47s.

You may not know it yet, but the dotcom world is about to become a dot-anything world – and it’s likely to impact the way you use the web.

A part-time job can be an opportunity for both the employer and employee to feel each other out for a potential full-time opportunity down the road. Here are three tips for employees to prove to their employer that they need to be added full time to the payroll.

Giving children the right tools to handle their own finances down the line will help them far more than solving their financial woes for them. Here are six tips that parents can use to help their student start saving while in school. 

Recognizing the tight financial situation many American students and their families are facing, a growing number of private and public colleges are offering discounted tuition in an effort to attract more students.