Money
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The 20 Best Cities for First-Time Homebuyers
Times are tough for first-time homebuyers. They’re facing skyrocketing prices and rising interest rates, and they don’t have equity to make competitive offers in a fast-and-furious buying market. The median price of a home in the U.S. jumped to $391,200…
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Ways to Become a Product Tester and Get Free Stuff
Free samples have evolved from freebies in supermarket aisles to items that arrived with a newspaper or magazine subscriptions to free perks for influencers and loyal customers. Free samples are now tailored to specific tastes, demographics, and shopping styles and…
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How Often You Really Need to Take Your Car in for Service
With all that’s going on, it’s perfectly understandable if auto maintenance is the furthest thing from most people’s minds. But they should consider that an unexpected repair bill is probably the last thing they need right now, and keep vehicle…
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Credit Horror Stories That Will Keep You Up at Night
Your credit isn’t your life, but it affects much of it. Your credit score determines not only your credit card limits, but how worthy you are to rent or buy a house, lease or own a car, get insurance, sign…
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‘Golden Visas’: How Much Coveted Citizenships Can Cost
Whether to avoid high taxes, to escape quarantines and skirt travel bans, to increase travel options, or just for the prestige, wealthy people have been jumping through hoops to secure a second passport. Pre-pandemic, there was no shortage of countries…
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Famous Founders Who Lost the Brands Named After Them
Many of the household brands you know were named after the visionaries who started them. What you may not know is that many of these founders have since lost the right to use their own trademark names to sell products…
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The Most Expensive Neighborhood in Every State
Sometimes it’s easy to forget that what’s considered “cheap” or “expensive” is all relative — especially in real estate, in which what’s expensive in one state might be considered cheap…
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Great Second Careers That Don’t Require More School
If you’re on the fence about a career change, consider this: 88% of career changers say they’re happy they made the leap, according to an Indeed survey, a previous survey…
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42 Travel Discounts for Seniors
Having more time for travel is one of the biggest perks of being retired, and this list of travel discounts can help seniors cut their vacation costs. Starting at age…
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Beauty Products Worth Buying at Costco
Costco may not spring to mind as a go-to spot for beauty buys, but our research shows it’s a great place for deals on many products you can stockpile, especially…
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12 Hacks and Secrets for Shopping at Walmart
Walmart is known for “everyday low prices” and its famous “Rollback” discounts. But there are so many other ways to save real money at Walmart on a regular basis. These…
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Products You Should Always Buy Online
Shopping online is no guarantee that you’re always going to get a cheaper price than you would at a bricks-and-mortar store. Depending on what you’re buying, you still may pay…
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The States With the Highest — and Lowest — Gas Taxes
With gas prices at staggering new highs, it’s tempting to scrutinize every single reason for our pain at the pump. One of them, of course, is an age-old villain: taxes. Some…
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25 Times Companies Messed With Their Iconic Logos
For the nation’s largest companies, it’s hard to overstate the importance of branding. Still, the time inevitably rolls around when higher-ups decide it’s time for a new look that better…
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Where to Go for a Budget-Friendly Summer Vacation in All 50 States
Summertime brings longer days and warm-weather wanderlust. Whether you hit a park, take a tour, attend an event, drive a scenic byway, or explore a destination dish by dish, there…
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10 Ways to Save Money on a Wedding With Costco, Sam’s, or BJ’s
A walk down the aisle is still a heartbreaker for U.S. couples. According to The Knot‘s latest Real Weddings Study, brides and grooms spent an average $34,000 for their special…
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25 Tips for Buying a Car at Auction
An auto auction can be an inexpensive way to get a lightly used car or a nerve-wracking, resource-depleting means of buying the rare vehicle of your dreams. In either case,…
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These Cars Are Selling for Way More Than Sticker Price
Memorial Day typically means big business for car dealers, but this year is shaping up to be quite different. Experts are forecasting “bleak” sales during the holiday weekend as dealers pull…
