Articles by Marina Shifrin - Page 2

There seems to be an ongoing debate; should you rent, or should you buy? For some strange reason, this debate mainly circulates around homeownership. Many people feel a sense of accomplishment (understandable) when it comes to owning something, but attached to...

Let’s face it, you could probably be a little tighter with your finances. With tax season coming up, and the holiday season just wrapped up, maybe it’s time you took a second look at your spending. Here are seven things...

What used to be connected with prestige, opportunity and success is now being associated with high expense, dead-ends and debt. We are talking about a college education. It is expected that the cost of public universities will sharply increase in...

Health care bills can be very taxing on any budget: In fact, illness is one of the top ten most common causes of debt. Medical expenses are so high that they are driving some people to commit medical identity theft....

Sadly the summer is winding down, which means college kids everywhere need to say goodbye to the suntans and parties and say hello to study groups and, well, parties. One of the worst and most expensive parts of heading back...