In a world where one can buy just about anything on the web, “online shopping” is basically synonymous with “shopping” — minus the whole rigmarole of leaving the house, hitting the stores, and carting ...

Suppose you’ve got a leaky toilet in your bathroom. After trying without success to repair it yourself, you call a plumber who gets the job done in an hour. Normally, this would leave you with a hefty ...

Most landlords don’t think highly of the Section 8 housing program. Over the years, I’ve heard dozens of myths about it. Landlords see it as a hassle; they think the housing authority will breathe ...

A while back, my wife and I spent a some time in a beautiful but isolated rural area several hours from the nearest big city. Our little town was surrounded by swathes of dense forest, rocky hills, ...

Survey websites are a common method of making money online, and few other online money-making methods are so flexible and fast. But the paid survey space is also full of websites that don’t pay users, ...

Everyone feels the temptation to try to time the market – the stock market, the housing market, any market. It’s human nature to try to be cleverer than everyone else. And it’s only the beginning of ...

The first thing I do after shopping is hand over a little plastic card to the cashier. I don’t mean my generous cash-back credit card — I mean a store loyalty card. I have one for every big chain ...

Being divorced for several years, I have tried my hand at online dating, experimenting with a number of different sites, and I know from experience that for someone new to the process, it can be ...

For a lot of families, credit cards have become critical for managing expenses and sorting out finances. If you’re a parent juggling the costs of food, school, soccer practice, and many more ...

Most people rely on investments such as savings accounts, common stocks, government and corporate bonds, and mutual funds to build a nest egg and prepare for the future. Traditional investments are ...

If you aren’t in the habit of buying designer clothes, you’re still probably aware they’re expensive — but you may not realize just how expensive. Run a quick search on “designer clothing,” and the ...

Since its inception, Ibotta has become one of the most popular shopping apps in the United States, paying more than $1.6 billion to members. In terms of saving money on groceries and household ...