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, …

The Self-Massage Tools I Didn’t Know I Needed: My Story It was a normal mid-summer day. I jogged about two miles in to work, did a few sit-ups when …

In a previous post on education tax credits, I noted that my wife was going back to school for an accelerated nursing degree through a local community college. That …

Last year, number of big name retailers, including Walmart, Sears, and Toys R Us – made the jump from Black Friday to Thanksgiving night hours. That prompted a little …

Last year, I noted that I had made the switch from a comfortable PPO health insurance plan to an HDHP plan (paired with an HSA), during my employer’s open …

“What is a CPT code?”. If you haven’t already, you’ll find yourself asking that question at one point or another when you’re hit with an unexpected medical bill. This …