Lifestyle and Budget

What good is a budget if you ignore it? Follow these??steps to build a budget for your lifestyle.

If you are starting your new year with more debt than you anticipated, it might be a good time to consider avoiding credit card use for a while. Here are six different strategies that you can use to put your credit cards on pause while you regain control of your finances.

CDs are for the risk-averse. But what if you're missing out on a greater return?

Here's where to begin if you want to start investing -- and why you should start now.

A recent survey found that young people are most likely not to invest, that most people prefer to let others do their investing for them and that, the older people get, the more their investing strategies change from passive to active.

CD ladders still have value. Find out how you can benefit even as rates have stalled.

It’s understandable to want to spoil kids with toys but a better idea is to leave that up to Santa Claus and give them something that will help in the future.

A job search can take months -- in some cases, up to a year or more -- so it is very important to be prepared financially before you start to look. 

Education- the right kind of education- is the key to boosting personal income as Americans adjust to a new jobs landscape in the post-2008 crisis labor market.

Sunday afternoon football. The smell of pumpkin pie wafting through the house. Stringing up holiday lights. Now that the leaves have started to change and crisp nights have set in, there are all sorts of seasonal highlights to look forward to—but are you also envisioning the extra cash you’ll be shelling out to keep those lights twinkling and the heat cranked up?

A prominent economist says the recent recession was long and painful but that Americans have learned their lesson about savings and debt.

Income inequality. One percenters. The wealth gap. What you do have to have? The right money mind-set, as well as the financially savvy habits that go with it.

Buy life insurance in rungs, in step with your needs, to keep costs on the ground.

Although the Baby Boom generation has done a lot of things differently than their parents- especially in terms of child-rearing- many still resemble grandma and grandpa in their attitude about talking to the kids about money.  It remains a taboo topic in many families.

Florida now offers a cheaper college savings plan. Is this 529 plan right for you?

How parents help their college kids manage their finances

Saving your pennies (and other coins)? Don't throw away money by paying for coin counting.

If you don't travel much for business or pleasure, there's no point in getting a small-business credit card that specializes in travel rewards.

Looking for safety combined with high return on savings? We've done the homework for you.

Mutual fund performance is not always easy to gauge, and a report from S&P helps explain why.