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Report: 34.5% Americans Will Put Their Tax Refunds Towards Debt, Not Savings or Retirement Tens of millions of people will be getting a tax refund this year. We asked individuals what they plan on doing with this windfall. Melanie Pinola Rebecca Lake Survey: 32% of Americans Spend No Time Managing Their Finances Scheduling weekly financial check-ins to review your budget and go over your bills is... Valencia Patrice Higuera Is a Four-Year College Degree Overvalued? School counselors, teachers, and parents sometimes push the idea that college is... Survey Says: Millennials Are Saving Money for Travel, Not Enough for Retirement What are you saving for? We conducted a survey and found Millennials are saving for travel instead of retirement. Is this the right decision? Amy Carst Report: 28% of Americans Wouldn’t Marry Someone Who Had Debt Bringing baggage into a marriage isn’t uncommon but it can be a huge problem when it’s financial rather than emotional. Rebecca Lake Melanie Pinola Report: 49% of Millennials Don't Own a Credit Card. Why Are They Avoiding Them? Getting your first credit card is almost a rite of passage. Most of us own at least... Amy Carst Report: Millennials Are Most Comfortable Talking About Debt MyBankTracker conducted a survey to determine the level of comfort different... Top 8 IRS Practices that Will Outrage You Brian Penny Liquidating Assets for Tax Season: 7 Tips from a Professional Liquidator Brian Penny Rebecca Lake Report: Americans See a Bleak Financial Future Under Donald Trump Election season is in full swing and Donald Trump has managed to score some... Brian Penny 12 Ways to Handle Your Taxes for Life's Sticky Situations Everything from going to school to your relationship status, and from child... What Happens to Credit Score if Your Mortgage Payment Is Late You have just mailed in your mortgage payment later than you should have. Don't worry it's not the end of the world. Let me explain how it works. Dan Rafter Report: Hidden Fees Are #1 Consumer Complaint Everyone has their financial pet peeves. But, hidden fees seem to the number one complaint among others of course. Rebecca Lake Mallory Hall What to Do When You Get Charged an Overdraft Fee It’s not necessarily surprising that the older folks get, the better they are at... Rebecca Lake Survey Says: Lending Money to Family Members Is the Worst Financial Mistake Making mistakes is a part of life but when it involves money, the fallout can be... Why You Should Never Store All Your Money in Checking People tend to treat checking accounts like savings. Keeping a huge stash of cash in your account can give you a sense of security but it can backfire. Rebecca Lake Should You Get Pet Insurance: Is it Worth it? Given the high cost of veterinary technology and medicines, many pets rack up expenses far faster than their human owners. Hence the need for pet insurance. Suzanne Driscoll David Incandenza This 7-Year-Old Girl Stole a Necklace. You Won't Believe What the Store Owner Did. So Sweet! Stolen necklace Educating your children on healthy money habits is important, as... Amy Carst Does Social Media Make You Spend More Money? mrmohock / Shutterstock.com There is little doubt that the evolution of social... 4 Best Strategies on How to Pay Off Debt When you have multiple creditors it can make your debt seem insurmountable, but there are a variety of strategies that can help. Thomas (TJ) Porter Your Divorce Has Financial Benefits You Never Thought About Couples don’t enter into a marriage planning on divorce, but it happens. While this thought is unpleasant, there can be a financial upside. Debbie Dragon Thomas (TJ) Porter Why Robo-Advisory Services May Not be Worth the Investment One of the biggest recent developments in the world of finance and investing is... Christina Majaski 10 Best Financial Moves to Show You're Committed on Valentine's Day The new year often causes us to take a serious look at our finances, start with... How to Raise Your Credit Score with a Single Phone Call Need to quickly improve your credit score? Call your credit card company. They can fix negative factors on your credit report and help you increase your score. Melanie Pinola Escrow Accounts: The Mortgage Industry's Hidden Money Because escrow accounts are not regulated, they’re often used for a wide variety of purposes by mortgage lenders and kept hidden from the public. Brian Penny Valencia Patrice Higuera Which Payments You Should Avoid Making With a Credit Card Credit cards are convenient and useful for earning rewards, building a credit... Thomas (TJ) Porter How to Turn Your Small Business Retirement Account into a Money Machine Like most people, I have a regular job that I go to every day. I submit a time... Why It's Dumb to Use Smartphones to Make Card Payments Your card isn’t connected to the Internet on its own, but your smartphone is always connected -- and that means card payment on a smartphone can be compromised Brian Penny How to Cash in on Credit Card and Bank Bonuses at the Same Time Many banks allow consumers who are opening an account to do the initial funding by credit card so you can earn bonuses for credit card and bank sign ups. Thomas (TJ) Porter