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If you’re thinking of giving up a bad habit, the cost can sometimes be reason enough to quit. Giving up smoking, cutting out fast food and limiting the number of nights you go out for drinks can add quite a few dollars to your bank account. If you need a little more motivation, let’s break down how much nixing your bad habits can save you. By Sam DiSalvo Tips: 5 Best Foods To Buy in Bulk at Costco This Spring Also See: 50 Ways You’re Throwing Money Away...

One of the greatest issues that can break families apart is money and money-related matters. Fortunately, there are ways to overcome feelings of ill will between siblings across a wide variety of tricky financial situations. Let’s explore how to address some of the most common sticky situations and prevent them from festering into a lifetime of resentment. By Heather Taylor Learn: How To Stop Family Fights Over InheritanceMore Tips: Who Inherits When No Will or Trust Exists?...

Whenever the stock market reaches new highs, the doomsayers start coming out of the woodwork. “A crash is coming,” they lament. “The market’s going to crash!” But what exactly is a stock market crash? And more importantly, how can you protect your investments in the event of one? Here’s what you need to know. By Karen Doyle What It Is Causes After a Stock Market Crash Protect Your Investments See: 5 Things You Must Do When Your Savings Reach $50,000...

Grocery store shelves might be a little lighter than you’re used to this year. CNN reported that some of the nation’s biggest food makers are telling grocers that they will have limited quantities of several products due to supply chain constraints and labor shortages, according to emails and interviews with grocers. By Josephine Nesbit See: Surging Meat Prices Could Cost You Hundreds This Year — Can You Afford It?Find: Powell ‘Frustrated’ That COVID-19 Vaccines and Supply Shortages Likely To Push Inflation Into 2022...

Some rather significant headlines hit the news wires in February, when sources said investment manager Blackrock was preparing to offer crypto trading to its institutional clients. By John Csiszar What Is BlackRock? Why Is This News Making Headlines? What Would This Mean for Crypto in General? So, What’s Next? The Bottom Line BlackRock CEO Larry Fink seemed to confirm these reports in a letter to shareholders on March 24. Fink, who had labeled Bitcoin “an index of money laundering” just five years ago, has done an about-face, now telling shareholders that “a global digital payment system, thoughtfully designed, can enhance the settlement of international transactions while reducing the risk of money laundering and corruption....

What Is Kikoff? Kikoff is an online credit builder offering a revolving line of credit of $750. It helps people improve their credit score by making purchases in Kikoff’s online store that the company then reports to credit bureaus. By Scott Jeffries About Kikoff How It Works Fees and Penalties How To Apply Competitors Other Ways To Build Credit Final Take Fees 3.8 Functionality 3.0 Ease of Application 4.0 Customer Support...

You have an amazing job with great benefits. So does your significant other, and together, you make well over six figures a year. So why are you living paycheck to paycheck with little to nothing in the bank at the end of the month? By Jami Farkas Matthew Grishman, a principal and wealth advisor at Gebhardt Group Inc., knows why. He once lived like that. Grishman tells the story of how he earned $22,000 in 1995 as a stockbroker in his first job....

This Episode By Amen Oyiboke This Episode Where Else You Can Listen About the Show Our Host In this episode, Singh shares real estate investing tips and how to make your investments work for you. “I invest my money in five places. I invest money in real estate, stocks, businesses, cryptocurrency and commodities like physical gold. I invest in real estate because it provides consistent and predictable cash flow. And it also provides legal tax breaks,” he said....

If you want to get on a millennial’s bad side, just trot out the usual stereotypes about them being financially illiterate and a little, um, slow to move out of their parents’ basement. You can practically hear them scream, “Ok, boomer!” By Vance Cariaga See: Millennials in Crisis? Survey Says COVID Pandemic, Recession Creating Bleak Economic Outlook for an Entire GenerationFind: 17 Steps Millennials Can Take Now for a Brighter Financial Future...

StellarFi, a public benefit corporation, announced the public release of its new fintech platform, which helps individuals build their credit by paying their bills on time through the platform. By Dawn Allcot See: 30 Things You Need to Know to Build CreditFind: How to Build Credit Without a Credit Card “That’s [nearly] half the country,” he said. “It’s not a trivial number. We see credit as the path to a better life, to capital, money, and a better quality of life....

PayPal could be looking at acquiring Pinterest, Bloomberg reported today. Following the news, the company’s stock was halted twice, before gaining 11% as of late morning. PayPal, meanwhile, dipped more than 3% on the news, according to CNBC. By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy See: Latest PayPal Update Makes the App a One-Stop Shop for Your Financial NeedsFind:Should Your Venmo Transactions Be Public or Private? Bloomberg reports that San Jose, California-based PayPal has recently approached Pinterest about a potential deal, the people said, asking not to be identified because the talks are private....

The Pennsylvania state legislature is currently exploring a new budget in time for the June 30 deadline. And new legislation could mean extra money in the bank accounts of Pennsylvania residents. By Dawn Allcot Discover: 6 Signs You Can’t Afford To Retire More: 20 Best Places To Live on Only a Social Security Check The state has $2.2 billion left in stimulus funds to spend, along with $4.9 billion in surplus tax revenue, according to SpotlightPA....

President Joe Biden’s $5.8 trillion budget proposal has a little something for everyone — except federal student loan borrowers hoping the budget would include provisions to forgive all or part of their debt. By Vance Cariaga Explore: Student Loan Pause Saved Borrowers $195 Billion, But Many Will Default When it EndsLive Blog Updates: SNAP (Food Stamps) and Social Security Benefits The proposal does not include any direct student loan relief such as payment forgiveness or interest relief, Forbes reported....

On March 24, 2001, a dove with impossibly bad timing proved the power behind the infamous fastball of the man known as “the Big Unit.” Randy Johson — towering at 6-foot-10, the tallest player in MLB history — exploded the unfortunate bird in mid-air when it crossed the path of one of his pitches during live play in a televised game. By Andrew Lisa Randy Johnson Net Worth: $95 Million A 10-time All-Star, the Hall of Fame pitcher won five Cy Young Awards, four ERA Titles, the Triple Crown and was named Series MVP when he won the World Series the same year he turned a dove into a cloud of feathers....

The American Rescue Plan raised the 2021 Child Tax Credit from $2,000 per child to $3,000 per child for children over the age of 6, and from $2,000 to $3,600 for children under the age of 6. It also raised the age limit from 16 to 17. But not every household qualifies for the full credit. By Vance Cariaga See: Parents Take to Twitter (Again) About Shortages in October’s Child Tax Credit PaymentFind: How To Change Your Direct Deposit Information on the Child Tax Credit Update Portal...

When a family member dies, your first thoughts will probably not be about taxes. By Gabrielle Olya Learn: What Happens to Social Security When You Die?From Healthcare to Groceries: Brilliant Ways Seniors Can Save Money “Emotions are likely to set in as phone calls to family and friends are being made and funeral services arranged. When the dust settles, many times the next call is to trusted advisors — the attorney, CPA and financial advisor — all of whom will bring up the topic of taxes,” said Nicole Bailey, CFP, CPA, partner at Moneta....

If you’re an Illinois resident or business owner, you have until April 18, 2023, to file your Illinois state income taxes. If you’re expecting a refund this year, this quick guide explains how to track your refund, plus the timeline for tax refund processing in Illinois and reasons for refund delays. By Andrea Norris Tracking Your Refund Refund Processing Timeline Reasons for Delays See: 3 Ways Smart People Save Money When Filing Their Taxes...

Achieving harmony between your work life and your personal life is a continuous process as the different facets of your life change. Getting to that sweet spot where you can leave work behind and concentrate fully on enjoying your personal life is never easy. By David Nadelle See: 5 Easy Steps to Improve Your Work-Life BalanceFind:The Best Work-Life Balance Cities Are Not in the US, According to New Study And with work and home blending together to form a more hybrid-type environment for employees over the past couple of years, it is even harder to distance oneself from the daily grind when you are on paid leave or vacation....

Known for her dedication to service and well-liked by her Democrat and Republican colleagues in the House, Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski died in a car accident on Wed., Aug. 3. She was 58 years old. By David Nadelle Net Worth: $400,000-$1.7 million Early Life Political Career Personal Life See: How Much You’d Need To Earn To Be as Rich as Famous US PoliticiansFind: 7 Things You Should Never Do When Planning For Retirement...

Nearly 7 in 10 Americans are considering making New Year’s resolutions that have something to do with money, according to the 2022 Financial Resolutions Study from Fidelity. That puts financial improvement up there with physical health as America’s most popular wintertime self-promises. By Andrew Lisa Take a Look Back: 2022 Year in ReviewCheck Out: 3 Easy Tips To Turn Your Credit Woes Into Wows The most common financial resolutions deal with saving money, reducing debt and slashing spending — all noble vows, indeed — but different age groups might be better off tailoring their pledges to their respective stages in life....