Joy Bauer and Jean Chatzky are teaming up to help you keep your diet and budget healthy with simple money saving tips and delicious calorie-cutting recipes. Ready to cut calories and save cash? Jean Chatzky and I tackled some of the most popular prepared foods and put them on a diet for your wallet and […]
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ADIB opens personal finance community site for millennials
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) is using white labeled technology from Germany’s Fidor Bank to open a community site where customers can post money-saving tips and share information and advice with their peers and bank experts. Positioned to attract millennials, the moneysmart community will carry articles, blogs, tips and comments from users, who can receive […]
How to budget for travel in retirement
When we think of retirement, we often imagine ourselves exploring the globe and taking advantage of the seemingly limitless amount of free time we suddenly have on our hands. In some regards, retirement is the ideal period of life for travel, since work-related constraints go out the window. On the other hand, because most seniors […]
Tips for throwing a Valentine’s Day party on a budget
Chelsey Curtis from Housewife 2 Hostess shared some tips for throwing a successful Valentine’s Day party! -Mix it up -What themes are your family members loving? Use that as inspiration. -Save money by using things you ALREADY have on hand first. -Shop early to get the best picks for the holiday decor. -Use a mixture […]
Don’t make this financial mistake on a first date if you’re hoping for a second one
On Valentine’s Day, do the opposite of what many other people do when they go out on the town Want to impress your date? Show some restraint. Splurging like there’s no tomorrow (or retirement age) is one sure-fire way of making sure you stay single. Some 40% of people say irresponsible spending is a bigger […]
Your brain and Bitcoin: The fear of missing out is real
Whether you’re talking Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin or Ripple, it seems everyone has someone in their circle who will seize any opportunity to announce a record-breaking run on their cryptocurrency investment (or, as has been the case for parts of January, an inevitable slide). It’s impossible to scroll your social media feeds or be in any […]
Helpful tips to save, not spend, that future tax refund
It may be only January, but due to increased availability of electronic W-2 statements and other tax forms, many are already getting ready to submit their annual income tax return. Not only are many preparing to send in their return, they are also considering how they plan to spend their pending tax refund—considered “free money” […]
How to Budget If You’re New to the Working World
Learning to budget isn’t easy — but it’s essential if you want to successfully adjust from college student to full-time employee. In school, you may have had to budget loan payments and spending for your meals, but once you make it to “the real world,” there’s a whole set of new bills to pay. Plus, […]
Save on autopilot now for a debt-free summer vacation
Summer vacation is a lot like Christmas: It comes around every year and yet somehow, you’re not financially prepared. So, what do you do? Just like the holidays, you charge, charge, charge. Shake the cycle. Today, start saving for a debt-free vacation. Save on autopilot: “Contact your human resources or payroll department to help you automatically […]
9 Ways Moms Can Save and Earn More Money This New Year
One of the biggest (and probably one of the most important) New Year’s resolutions parents make is to start saving more money. That’s because, cute as they are, kids can be a serious drain on our wallets. When you’re busy buying up diapers and baby food, you often end up having trouble saving up for […]
Save through retirement annuities and tax-free savings accounts
South Africans, with their poor savings record, should look to tax-efficient savings vehicles to make the turnaround to grow their wealth. The national average savings rate is a dismal 3%, while the household debt-to-income ratio is a staggering 74.4%. Barrie van Zyl, a senior manager at Alexander Forbes, says consumers may find the wide range […]
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance: Don’t get ‘trapped’ by investing in these bargains
As if finding bargain-priced stocks in a sky-high market weren’t difficult enough, investors hunting for undervalued names face the threat of succumbing to value traps. These stocks masquerade as temporarily beaten-down shares of promising companies but are, in fact, trading at depressed prices because of long-term problems with the business. The difference between value plays […]