Money

  • Woman checking the bill when paying at a supermarket

    8 of the Most Common Money Myths Debunked

    While it might seem like frugality is all about pinching pennies and self-denial, that’s just one of many money-saving myths that don’t hold up to scrutiny. Let’s say, for instance, that you skip a doctor’s appointment to avoid the copay,…

  • Unrecognizable man with a cardboard box outside a yellow van from DHL on Broadway in the Soho district in lower Manhattan

    DHL Halts International Shipments Over $800 to U.S. Consumers Due to New Customs Rules

    If you’ve ordered something nice from abroad — say, over $800 — DHL just made things a bit trickier.  The shipping giant is temporarily stopping high-value international deliveries to U.S. consumers. It’s not personal, though it feels like it is.…

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    15 Industries That Would Benefit From a Recession

    The stock market tumbles, businesses halt operations, and consumers tighten their belts against inflationary price hikes — it all sounds pretty bad. Yet some industries have built-in mechanisms that allow them to survive, and even thrive, when economic storm clouds…

  • A worker installs windows

    32 Ways You’re Ruining Your Home and Don’t Even Know It

    Our home’s walls, floors, porch, patio, roof, plumbing, lights — and so on — form our own personal safety net. When you look at it that way, of course you want to do everything you can to protect that inner…

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    Publishers Clearing House Files for Bankruptcy, But Will Still Run Sweepstakes

    Publishers Clearing House commercials — you know, the ones where they’d show up at someone’s door with a giant check — were inescapable in the 1980s and 1990s, but you probably haven’t seen one in years. If you’re wondering what…

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    16 Rare Vinyl Records That Can Be Worth a Lot Today

    If you’ve got a box of old records lying around, it might be a good time to check what’s actually in there. While not every dusty LP is a hidden gem, a few of them have gone for the kind…