Lifestyle and Budget

Major League Baseball's average ticket price rose 3.3 percent this season to $28.94, the steepest increase in six years.

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Americans in Q4 2014 had an average of $2,710 worth of credit card debt. The worst kind of credit card debt is when paying only the minimum amount each month. 

If your winter blew, your spring doesn't have to. Here are five fun and affordable spring break ideas for the family.

Debt spiraling out of control? Discover ways to reign in your debt.

Find one good broker you’re comfortable with and who has the heart of a teacher.

Finances have a huge impact on our happiness. Even if other things are going well, money problems can drag you down.

Dave recommends people delay all types of investing  until they are debt-free and have an emergency fund of three to six months of expenses.

Two reverse mortgage borrowers explain their reasons for getting the loans.

There hasn’t been an instance when people used gold as a medium of exchange in a crashed or failed economy since the Roman Empire.  

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AAA estimates that 98.6 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles this year -- an 4% increase from last year and the highest volume of travel since it started keeping records in 2001.

Breaches are the new normal. Sony Pictures, the U.S. Postal Service, Home Depot, JPMorgan Chase, Goodwill, Staples, eBay, P.F. Chang’s, Michaels, Neiman Marcus and Kmart, along with countless others, experienced major data compromises this year.

We have no savings, no retirement plans or funds. Sometimes it seems the only way out of debt is through the grave.

There are ways to whittle down huge debts without filing for bankruptcy. Here are a few.

For the first time since 2010, some Americans are paying less than $2 a gallon for gas. A gas station in Oklahoma City is spreading some Christmas cheer with prices of $1.99.

While gas prices are well below $3 a gallon in most states, some drivers could pay even less than $2 this week after OPEC's decision to stand still amid slumping oil.

When everything is written and agreed on by you and your husband, that’s when the budget becomes the boss.

This winter may not match last year’s frigid battle with Jack Frost, but Americans living in the Northeast shouldn’t expect much of a discount on their heating bills.

The rising cost of college tuition has been grabbing headlines recently, but child-care costs can be just as hard on parents’ budgets.

A lost phone doesn't just mean paying for a replacement; it can carry serious financial risk.