Whenever marriage or a similar significant-other long-term partnership is formed, the question of combining finances (and to what extent) is bound to arise. And, oh what an interesting (and …
There have been big health insurance changes as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Thus far, I have not personally been majorly impacted by any major changes as …
Towards the end of December, a new federal Pay As You Earn repayment plan for student loans became available. If you’ve taken out a federal direct student loan within …
It was a Friday, just the third day back from an extended two-week holiday vacation when my throat started getting scratchy. By the next morning, I was running a …
20somethingfinance hits a landmark birthday this Thursday: 5 years! What started out as a twinkle in my eye during the start of my Christmas vacation 5 years ago has …
A friend of mine (and loyal reader), “TC”, sent me an email with an interesting proposition for a new post: review a reader’s finances, give suggestions, and open up …
Does the FDIC Cover Investments too? Most people know that there is a governmental agency called the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (or FDIC) that protects bank deposits (or NCUA …
The average U.S. Consumer is now spending over $1,000 per year on holiday gifts, in addition to a few hundred spent on themselves while combing through all of those …
The Great Recession meant a lot of things to a lot of people. For many, unfortunately, it meant some combination of job loss, extensive periods of unemployment, home foreclosure, …
