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

November may have just begun, but Thanksgiving Day 2022 — and its lengthy grocery store receipts — will be here in the shake of a turkey’s tail. Lucky for you, stores like BJ’s, ShopRite and Safeway have special free turkey giveaways to help you save money this year. Shoppers can expect much higher prices on … Read more

For seniors considering switching to a Medicare Advantage plan during the current Medicare open enrollment period — which runs through Dec. 7 — choosing a plan might be tougher than ever. The number of Medicare Advantage plans for 2023 is greater than ever, according to a new analysis by the nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF). … Read more

Credit card companies are rebuilding customer satisfaction after a decline in 2021. But those who hold cards from American Express and Goldman Sachs are much happier than others, according to a recent J.D. Power survey of nearly 28,000 cardholders. Changes that arose during the coronavirus pandemic drove dissatisfaction, giving lenders room to grow this year … Read more

Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock.com Maybe you’ve tried every frugal grocery hack in the book — things such as always making a list, using coupons, learning the sales cycles and never going to the supermarket hungry. Or maybe you simply joined a warehouse club, where you can buy bulk groceries plus the occasional HD television. These grocery … Read more

B-D-S Piotr Marcinski / Shutterstock.com It’s said that to err is human and to forgive is divine. However, sometimes it can feel impossible to forgive our all-too-human selves for things that go wrong. Like the time you invited a pal to a birthday lunch and somehow left the house without your wallet. Or the time … Read more

ESB Professional / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Living on the Cheap. People choose to be frugal for different reasons. Maybe they were raised to live a frugal life, so it’s second nature to them. Perhaps they are consciously frugal and are saving to pay cash for a house, or they have … Read more

Roman Samborskyi / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on NewRetirement. It is highly likely that you have considered saving (or converting existing savings) into a Roth IRA or 401(k). Someone, a friend, family member, adviser, your bank, or colleague may have recommended it to you. And, you have most certainly seen, if not … Read more

Prostock-studio / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Living on the Cheap. Of course, everyone would like to cut their supermarket bill by 50% or more. After all, on average we spend $387 per month on groceries. But you don’t have to go to the extremes you see on “Extreme Couponing” or map … Read more

YAKOBCHUK VIACHESLAV / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on NewRetirement. An enjoyable retirement is the goal, right? You work your whole life and hopefully create and follow a plan so that you can kick back and do what you want to do when the time comes. Well, a recent survey from Nationwide suggests … Read more