Lifestyle and Budget

"Ask Brianna" is a column from NerdWallet for 20-somethings or anyone else starting out.

Credit scores are about to get a tweak that might help those with weaker credit.

Americans on average spend more on health care than they do on groceries, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest Consumer Expenditure Survey.

As the Mega Millions jackpot surges to $1.6B, lottery fever grips the nation

Boxer spends thousands of dollars on Mega Millions lottery tickets.

International agency Fitch has raised Cyprus' credit rating by one notch to BBB-, elevating the Mediterranean island nation back into investment grade more than five years after a financial crisis nearly drove it into bankruptcy.

U.S. home sales fell for the sixth straight month in September, a sign that housing has become a weak spot for the economy.

Most people would be better off not having mortgages in retirement.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates dipped slightly, taking a pause after weeks of steady increases stoked by rising interest rates.

For Bridgett Snelten, changing her health insurance meant enduring wild blood sugar swings, bouts of vomiting and weight gain.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates dipped slightly this week, taking a pause after weeks of steady increases stoked by rising interest rates.

Jumping into homeownership is all about timing.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said the policy will stoke competition among pharmaceutical companies and empower consumers.