Amazon Prime will cost $119 a year, starting May 11 for new members and June 16 for renewals. That’s a 20% increase from the current $99 annual rate — is Amazon Prime worth that much more?
[ Read More ]
Houses Selling For More Than Asking Price
New Study Shows Almost One-Quarter of Sellers Received Above List Price Did you sell your home last year? If so, there’s a decent chance that you did well on the exchange. According to a recent release from Zillow Research, 24.1% of homes that sold in 2017 yielded more than the list price – up from 17.8% in 2017.
[ Read More ]
7 Hair Care Myths That Cost You a Fortune
Perpetuating certain myths makes big money for beauty manufacturers, and as soon as you stop believing the hype you start saving a bundle. Here are seven hair care myths that cost you a fortune.
[ Read More ]
Would Repealing the Second Amendment Impact the Economy?
Retired Associate Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has suggested that it might be time to rethink whether Americans should still have a right to bear arms. Arguments on both sides of this might look at whether the Second Amendment impacts the economy.
[ Read More ]
Which Restaurants Are Open Easter Sunday?
You don’t have to cook on April 1 if you don’t want to. Oodles of eateries are open and give you the choice of eating there or getting food to go. Read on to find out which restaurants are open Easter Sunday.
[ Read More ]
Stock Buybacks Have Doubled Following New Tax Law
Shareholders are already making out like bandits in the wake of so-called tax reform: Stock buybacks have doubled their pace compared to a year ago.
[ Read More ]
10 Things That Will Delay Your Tax Refund
Did you know that you can actually prevent most of the things that delay your tax refund?
[ Read More ]
Understanding and Improving Your Credit Score
“Understanding and Improving Your Credit Score” is an excerpt from Personal Finance in Your 20s and 30s for Dummies, by Eric Tyson, the author of 18 different personal finance books.
[ Read More ]
Advance Your Career, One Step at a Time
Get into the habit of making small improvements on a daily basis and you will reap huge rewards in the long run. Here are 18 different things you can do to advance your career, one step at a time.
[ Read More ]
Which Holidays Have the Best Sales — and on What?
You might be planning to go shopping over the three-day weekend culminating in Presidents Day, given the plethora of sales. But is this the best use of your day off? Which holidays have the best sales, and on what, exactly?
[ Read More ]