You may have graduated from college recently, or expect to in the coming months.  Either way, you’re about to enter an exciting period of your life – perhaps a new career, armed with the education you’ve received over the past few years. You’re ready to go! But what about your finances? With all that you [...]
A large nest egg doesn’t guarantee a happy retirement. While a significant retirement income is likely to make you happier than just scraping by, money isn’t the only necessity. Here are some tips for cultivating retirement happiness: Choose your retirement date. Ideally, workers retire when they are financially and psychologically ready. But many workers are [...]
As tax season kicks into gear, the Internal Revenue Service is doling out refunds averaging more than $3,000 so far this year. Nearly 52 million Americans have already filed their taxes, with more than 45 million of those taxpayers collecting refunds, according to the latest filing statistics from the IRS. The average refund has been [...]
The rich are different from you and me: They’re buying real estate. After four straight years of declines, sales of million-dollar homes and condos rose last year in all 20 major metro areas, according to DataQuick Information Systems. On average, these cities saw an 18.6% jump in high-end home sales. San Jose, Calif., had the [...]
Most consumers think haggling is only appropriate when buying tchotkes at a street fair or facing off against a used-car dealer. But why not negotiate the cost of medical procedures? Or a new Sub-Zero refrigerator? If you’re not paying less than sticker price for these and other goods and services, you’re leaving money — and [...]
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