Lifestyle and Budget

Why You Should Think Twice About Using Your Debit Card for Holiday Shopping

It’s easy to understand why someone would want to keep holiday spending from plunging them into debt — or making existing credit card debt even worse. That’s probably why about two in five shoppers (39%) plan to use debit cards this season. But there are some downsides to using debit and not credit or cash.

More Restaurants Go the No-Tipping Route

An increasing number of restaurants are adopting the practice of going tip-free and raising the wages of their workers to make up the difference. Learn how this will affect your dining out experience.

5 Ways Your Credit Cards Can Make the Holidays a Lot Less Stressful

It’s almost Halloween, which means it’s nearly Thanksgiving, which means it’s about to be holiday shopping season — and that probably means you’re about to need a little more room in your budget. Consumer credit card spending tends to peak in November and December.