Many families with medical insurance are shocked when an illness or accident strikes and their insurer leaves them with tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid bills.
In most cases that’s because they’re underinsured. Their policies have such strict limits on how much the insurer will pay, that they’re left holding the bag for most of [...]

A growing number of Web sites allow you to enter all sorts of financial information and get back all sorts of advice about how to save and spend your money.
Could “Thrive” be the best of the bunch?
It requires you to do surprisingly little work because the program automatically downloads most of the relevant data from [...]

Where you shop, work and live could determine whether your credit limit is reduced — or if your account is even closed.
Because of the recession, 6.5% of all credit card accounts are at least 30 days late.
So the credit card companies are running all the personal data they have through computer programs in an effort [...]

Take a few minutes to peruse Bernie Madoff’s American Express bill from January 2008.

Cards on this account were provided to all of his family members and top business associates, and they put them to lavish use.
The bill documents their expensive dining, shopping and travel in exceptional detail — all paid for with money stolen through [...]

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The air fare wars are back! Three discount carriers unleash the first serious sale in weeks with tickets as low as $30 on some short flights.
“Cash for Clunkers” is underway. Here’s what you’ve got to do if you want the [...]

Whether you’re shopping for a mortgage, or a CD, a local credit union could have the best deal.
They often match or beat the best nationally-available rates for all types of deposits and loans.
Membership rules have been changed so that they’re easier to join. You no longer have to work for a single company, or practice [...]

I just finished watching CNBC’s House of Cards documentary on the housing bubble.

History has a tendency to repeat itself, so watch and learn.

So… it seems like Obama’s plan to spend $825B of taxpayer money (that America doesn’t even have) has passed the House of Reps 244 to 188 (unanimous opposition from Republicans + 12 level-headed Democrats) and is on its way to the Senate where it will surely pass with or without GOP support (what happened to [...]

Given the current state of the economy it is even more important for taxpayers to do everything they can to slash their tax bill.
Bob Meighan, CPA and vice president at TurboTax says there’s still time for taxpayers to take advantage of some easy, year-end tax tips:
Sell losing investments
Taking a loss this year [...]