Scott E Read / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on NewRetirement. A month ago I went solo backpacking on the Lost Coast, a 26-mile stretch in Northern California where the rocky shoreline meets the steep base of the King Mountain Range. The strip of rock and sand between the ocean and the mountains … Read more
Dean Drobot / Shutterstock.com That traditional November eat-a-thon is looking mighty expensive this year, as we recently reported using figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For example, the cost of russet potatoes is up 30% since last year. Pie pumpkins cost a startling 147% more this year, and the price of eggs has soared … Read more
As the COVID-19 pandemic fades, more Americans are paying federal income taxes again. Roughly 40% of Americans — 72.5 million households — will not pay any income taxes this year, according to an analysis by the Tax Policy Center. While that sounds like a lot of people, it’s actually down sharply from recent years. For … Read more
Roman Samborskyi / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on NewRetirement. A health savings account (HSA) is a medical savings account that is attached to a high-deductible health insurance plan. It can be a savvy way to save money by reducing your overall medical spending. It can also have compelling retirement savings benefits. Money … Read more
Auto insurers are struggling to get repaired cars back on the road, and disgruntled policyholders are noticing. Customer satisfaction with auto insurance companies dropped 7 points on a 1,000-point scale in J.D. Power’s 2022 U.S. Auto Claims Satisfaction Study. Record repair costs, long backlogs in auto repair facilities and a scarcity of replacement auto parts … Read more
If you use artificial sweeteners as a substitute for sugar, you might not be helping your health as much as you imagine. A study recently published in The BMJ, a journal of the British Medical Association, has found a possible link between the use of artificial sweeteners and the development of heart disease. A press … Read more
Krakenimages.com / Shutterstock.com If you’ve looked over your budget and think you can’t cut it down anymore, maybe you need to look a little harder. There are probably some expenses you still could reduce — or drop altogether — to save thousands of dollars a year. We found some examples of these costs. Here’s how … Read more
Sean Pavone / Shutterstock.com U.S. home values continued to grow on a year-over-year basis in September but declined a bit from where they were in August, according to property analytics firm CoreLogic. From September 2021 to September 2022, home values jumped 11.4% nationwide. However, prices in September slid 0.5% compared with where they were in … Read more
Every Friday I recap “news you can use” from the week: a handful of quotes from major (and often expensive) news sources, so you can stay up to date on the news that affects your money without spending a dime and in less than a minute. Here’s an overview of what happened this week. Democrats … Read more
Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, giving back the hour that seemingly was taken from us in the spring. In addition to moving your clocks back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night, you can use the end of daylight saving time as a reminder to check a few … Read more