fizkes / Shutterstock.com Getting access to Medicare after years of paying into the system can feel like finally “making it.” However, once you begin receiving Medicare benefits, it’s important to understand that there are terms and conditions. If you don’t pay attention to some of the rules, you could end up paying a penalty — … Read more

Andrey_Popov / Shutterstock.com My washing machine is churning right now, busily working on a soapy load of jeans. It’s one of the most active appliances in our house, dutifully returning my daughter’s winter jacket to snowy white or whirring its way through another endless pile of dirty T-shirts. I usually just empty our regular clothes … Read more

Want to own a piece of the American Dream? You better make some money — a lot of money. It now takes an average annual income of $107,000 to afford the monthly mortgage payment on a typical home in the U.S., according to Redfin. That’s a whopping 46% rise from a year ago. Of course, … Read more

Planning to shop at Amazon today? Make sure you first check the “Today’s Deals” section. This is the retailer’s hub for deep discounts — which now include early Black Friday deals — but these offers change frequently. To save you some time, we’ve handpicked several of the best deals available today. They are all at … Read more

If you plan to sign up for the TSA PreCheck program, the federal government has an early holiday gift for you: The cost to enroll, or to renew your enrollment in person, is dropping from $85 to $78. The enrollment provider for the program, IDEMIA, says the fee to renew online will remain the same, … Read more

Ever closed a website tab you weren’t actually ready to leave? There’s no need to dig through your browser history to get it back. All you have to do is press Ctrl, Shift and T on your keyboard at the same time. (You can hold down the first two and then press the third.) If … Read more

Roschetzky Photography / Shutterstock.com More than half of the nation’s biggest housing markets have seen home prices fall from their peak — with some cities off by up to 10%. Of the top 400 markets, 219 have recorded declines, according to a Fortune analysis of the latest Zillow Home Value Index data. In most places, … Read more

bbernard / Shutterstock.com We all know how easy it is to blow money on a big purchase. Buy an expensive home or car, and you soon might regret it. But it’s also easy to lose gobs of money a little at a time. That’s true whether you live paycheck to paycheck or you have money … Read more

Are you a retiree but still want to work? Retirement and the concept of transitioning to the next phase of life are undergoing reevaluation. People either delay their retirement to a later age or “retire early” after finding financial independence through the FIRE movement. Both can be excellent options. When it comes to retirement, no … Read more

With the recent cryptocurrency crash, the alternative investment dream has died. Investors learned a harsh lesson. If you’re looking to pick reputable and reliable investments that have been around for almost 50 years, there are non more popular index funds than Vanguard. When Did These Funds Start? In 1976, Vanguard founder John Bogle pioneered indexing, … Read more