If you’re looking to turn heads on the road, wow audiences at car shows, or embark on the greatest restoration project of your life, there is simply no substitute for a great vintage automobile. People tend to use the terms “classic,” “antique” and “vintage” interchangeably when talking about old cars, but those are actually three separate categories. By Andrew Lisa Check Out: 8 Best Remote Jobs That Pay at Least $50 an Hour$2,000 Quarter?...
If you’re shopping for a home right now, you’re no doubt aware of two dynamics happening at the same time: Record-high home prices, and rapidly increasing interest rates. If you began your house hunt a few months ago with one budget in mind, you probably need to toss that old budget out and make a new one based on rising purchase and borrowing costs. By Vance Cariaga See: In Less Than a Decade, You Won’t Be Able To Afford a Home in These CitiesFind: 9 Bills You Should Never Put on Autopay...
Hailey Rhode Baldwin Bieber has had a busy few years between her career, love life and businesses. By Katherine Hoey See: How Much Do Instagram Influencers Make? 2021 Top Earners Find: How Much Is Justin Bieber Worth? Bieber is one of the current crop of models who rose to stardom during the earlier days of the era of the social media influencer. The daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin, the influencer ran in the same Los Angeles socialite circle as the Hadids and Kardashian-Jenners, so she’s no stranger to the paparazzi and press....
No one likes planning for the worst-case scenario. However, if you ever find yourself in a bad situation, having some money saved can do wonders for your financial situation. Not to mention help out your peace of mind, as well. By Christian Long One of those potential emergencies can be a financial downturn, which can hit particularly hard if it comes up during your retirement years. In retirement, living on a budget is much more common — and often necessary....
After taking more than a year off from vacationing, it seemed pretty appealing to travel again. But then, life got in the way, the news got scarier, and you figured it wasn’t going to happen this year. Now, you’re at a critical point where you’re ready to go absolutely anywhere for a couple days this summer — provided the money makes sense. By Sam DiSalvo Here are some tips to save money on your spur of the moment getaway....
One legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic is that work arrangements have become much more flexible. Before the pandemic, going to the office every day was standard at the vast majority of companies. But that changed when lockdowns forced many employees to work from home, and it’s a pretty safe bet that most employers will make flexible work arrangements a permanent part of the future landscape. By Vance Cariaga See: 20 Genius Things Mark Cuban Says To Do With Your MoneyFind: How To Get Rich With a Normal Job...
Like every other avenue of life, the COVID-19 pandemic affected the stock market immensely. Although the pandemic battered many stocks, the banking industry saw a spike in value. One of the top performers in the industry is the JPMorgan Chase Stock, ticker symbol JPM By Scott Jeffries About JPMorgan Chase Chase Stock Price Federal Reserve Measures Stock Analysis Should You Buy Recently, the Federal Reserve hinted that it would end the economic aid measures put in place during the pandemic more quickly than previously anticipated....
LimeWire is coming back to life as a digital collectibles marketplace, and it’s starting with a partnership with Universal Music Group, according to a press release issued by UMG. By Dawn Allcot POLL: Do You Think People Should Invest in Crypto?Discover: 15 Most Expensive NFTs Sold So Far You may remember LimeWire as a free software peer-to-peer file-sharing network. The service closed in 2010 after a legal battle with the Recording Industry Association of America over copyright infringement....
Gen Zers and millennials are getting some financial support from their parents in various ways, from moving back home or getting help paying the bills, according to a new survey. By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy See: Millennials and Gen Z Want To Retire by 60 — One Expert Points Out Major Obstacles to Their PlansFind: Baby Boomers Share Their Biggest Money Regrets for Gen Z To Learn From The survey, by MagnifyMoney, finds that 22% of adults receive financial support from their parents....
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continued their crash Monday, a day after billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban said crypto is going through a “great unwind.” By Vance Cariaga See: Cryptocurrency Glossary: Defining the Terms of the Hot TopicFind: 10 Cheap Cryptocurrencies To Check Out The prices of several cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, saw further declines amid news that a pair of top crypto mining operations in China suspended operations, The Independent reported. Those suspensions followed an earlier announcement that China is cracking down on the use and trading of virtual currencies within the country....
Meme stock madness is making a comeback, with all the usual suspects — notably AMC, Bed Bath & Beyond and GameStop — surging in the past few days. By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy See: From Crypto to Stocks, Here’s Where Americans Are Investing Their MoneyFind: What’s Behind the Latest GameStop Stock Surge and Will It Last? GameStop (GME) shot up 25% on March 28, while AMC Entertainment (AMC) surged 45% and Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) was up 16....
Even the moving industry isn’t immune to fraud. According to the Better Business Bureau, a total of 230 moving scams were reported, a record 91% higher than the previous year, as reported by HireAHelper, a tool that allows customers to compare movers across the country. By Josephine Nesbit See: As Pandemic Locked Down America, Fraudsters Used Personal Data to Scam Banks, Unemployment OfficesFind: The Classic Cons Behind These Digital-Age Scams...
Will Elon Musk have to ban Elon Musk from Twitter when he finally takes over the social media platform? Probably not, but the Tesla CEO is in hot water over a tweet he made four years ago. By Vance Cariaga See: Elon Musk’s Grand Plan for Twitter Revenue and Users RevealedLive Blog: Elon Musk, Inflation, Crypto Crash, SNAP/Food Stamps, Social Security and More A U.S. judge ruled that Musk — who announced plans to buy Twitter last month — acted “recklessly” when he tweeted in 2018 that funding had been secured that could take Tesla private, Reuters reported....
Varsity Tutors, Nerdy and Hasbro are partnering for Monopoly’s Money Matters Financial Literacy Camp, a live week-long financial literacy summer camp themed around the classic economics-themed board game, Monopoly. By Josephine Nesbit Financial Literacy: How To Teach Your Children About Saving for Retirement Even If You StruggleFind: Nearly 9 Out of 10 Adults Say States Should Require Financial Education Monopoly’s Money Matters Financial Literacy Camp is an interactive financial literacy camp that gives learners the chance to develop tools for lifetime financial success....
The U.S. Department of the Treasury said that the majority of its Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program funds were delivered to the lowest-income households, according to a Feb. 24 press release. By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy See: Taxes 2022: IRS Announces Low Income Tax Clinics and Qualification Guidelines Find: 11 Social Security Mistakes That Can Cost You a Fortune The Treasury said that more than 80% of ERA assistance was delivered to very low-income households — which it qualifies as those earning 50% of area median income and below — in 2021....
Peloton, manufacturer of luxury fitness equipment, including bikes and treadmills, will start charging customers an additional $250 over retail price for in-home delivery and setup of its Bike, and $350 for its Tread, the New York Post reported on Tuesday, Jan. 18. The added charge will begin on Jan. 31, according to the report. By Dawn Allcot Learn: Purchasing Exercise Equipment? Here’s What To Buy and What To Avoid Find: 6 Affordable Alternatives to Pricey Exercise Equipment...
The U.S. restaurant industry might have the most to gain from a normal, post-COVID economy after two years of lockdowns, closures, staff shortages and inflation. But just as consumers are poised to go full bore into dining out again amid a nationwide easing of pandemic restrictions, restaurant owners must deal with a supply chain crisis that has left them short on a lot more than food. By Vance Cariaga Learn: Experts Predict What the Economy Will Look Like in 2022Explore: Plan Ahead for These Supply Chain Issues That Will Affect Your Wallet in 2022...
Automated crypto trading is a way to let a computer program manage your cryptocurrency investments. Following parameters that you set, the automated system will perform buys and sells as many times as required, at any time, while you go about your daily life. Algorithms you can set for the system include buy and sell price points, various technical indicators or simple rebalancing parameters. While this all sounds like an easy way to get invested and make money in crypto, there are both pros and cons to setting up this type of trading....
If you plan on reaching out to the Social Security Administration for assistance, either by phone or in person, prepare to have some patience. You could be waiting for a while. By Josephine Nesbit See: Can I Draw Social Security at 62 and Still Work Full Time?Social Security: New Bill Could Give Seniors an Extra $2,400 a Year As the deadline approaches for Congress to approve spending for the coming year, AARP is calling on lawmakers to increase funding for the agency due to deteriorating customer service — particularly delaying timely service for older adults and those with disabilities....
Social Security was created in the 1930s, and the general principles behind it have remained relatively unchanged ever since. However, the actual details of the program have changed a great deal. By John Csiszar Learn: 6 Shakeups to Social Security Expected in the New Year Discover: 5 Things You Must Do When Your Savings Reach $50,000 In order to keep the system modernized — and in line with rising costs and incomes — the Social Security Administration announces regular updates to the program every year....
