Lifestyle and Budget

It might be tempting to consider cutting your landline service; almost 40% of Americans already have. But before you do, there may be a few considerations you might be overlooking.

Credit card disclosures list page after page of numbers and financial terms, but they never really come clean about the possible side effects of credit card borrowing.

AT&T is acquiring DirecTV to the tune of $49 billion, but what will this mean for consumers? Stable prices and greater access to streaming content seem to be on the horizon.

Procrastination can not only lead to added stress, it can lose you money. 

What happens when adding an authorized user backfires? 

When you co-sign, you agree to take on responsibility for the loan -- and the credit damage that results if it's allowed to go into default.

People often fail to keep up with these financial tasks simply because there are no hard deadlines for doing so. Here's how to keep them up to date.

Too many of us are playing it safe when it comes to our investments, and that means we are leaving a lot of money on the table.

Look out! "Hazard insurance" is a phrase that may not mean what you think it means.

Consider, if you will, some of the more ridiculous examples of people who needlessly put their credit in jeopardy, and how you can avoid their mistakes.

When parents ask their adult children for help making ends meet, experts recommend asking the following questions. 

According to a new survey from Insure.com, the most expensive 2014 car to insure in the United States is the $110,000 Nissan GT-R Track Edition, which requires a few bucks less than $3,200 in premiums to cover for 12 months.The super car is better known in some quarters as "Godzilla," for it is a monster that emigrates from Japan.

Many entrepreneurs got the cold shoulder from their banks during the credit crunch and turned to other, high-interest lenders or credit cards instead. Now could be a good time to forget about past snubs and try to get a bank loan to refinance costly debts.

Record-low temperatures across much of the nation this winter helped boost spending on heating fuel, according to a report from the Energy Information Administration.

Whether you know it or not, you may be following a deeply ingrained script in your approach to money. And if you've tripped up in your finances, whether it's because you heed the siren song of credit card debt or fail to fund a retirement plan, it's essential to uncover the beliefs and emotions that drive your financial decisions.

Cards are under regulatory pressure to provide free credit scores to customers. Here is a snapshot of programs at major card issuers.

Although your ex broke the contract terms, taking legal action against him won't be easy.

Some credit repair clinics clog the dispute system with bogus paperwork, challenging everything on clients' credit reports. The tactic works -- temporarily.

People can be so cavalier about debt. Don't be a doofus. Make smart debt moves now.

One obvious method of making your hobbies work for you is by getting others to pay you to do them. But that is easier said than done.