Tax-Filing Tips for College Students
FILING TAXES AS A college student comes with a unique set of challenges. And determining whether and how to file taxes requires taking note of your previous year’s employment, wages, tax withholding and parents’ tax strategies. You may want to use the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday or winter break from school as opportunities to bring up […]
What You Need to Know About Pet Insurance
CATS AND DOGS ARE OFTEN considered family members, which may explain why U.S. pet owners are increasingly investing in pet insurance. According to the North American Pet Health Insurance Association, pet owners spent more than $1 billion on pet insurance in 2017, insuring 2.1 million pets in the United States and Canada, a nearly 17 […]
4 Money-Saving Tricks That Actually Work
One of the hardest things about investing is finding ways to save money to invest in the first place. Even with the economy looking better and unemployment near historic lows, many workers still live paycheck to paycheck, and that makes saving a huge challenge. Sometimes, the best way to save money is to find a […]
How Useful Is That Free Credit Score?
Chances are you’ve probably seen the commercials advertising free credit scores. Sometimes the ads have a catchy jingle or a funny plotline, but they all imply that if you’re not checking your credit score, you’re doing something wrong. It’s free, after all. Why wouldn’t you check it? But what these commercials aren’t telling you is […]