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Top 5 Money-Saving Tax Breaks for Grads If you recently earned your college degree, it pays to see whether you qualify for any of these five great tax breaks for grads. Rebecca Lake Peter Bennett 10 Answers to Help You Get the Most from Bank Reviews Flickr |... Rebecca Lake 4 Ways Student Loan Debt Can Tank Your Credit Student loan debt has become a fact of life for many grads, hovering right around... 5 Ways to Automate Finances Before a Holiday Vacation If you're headed out on vacation this holiday season, taking the time to automate your finances before you go can make your getaway stress-free. Rebecca Lake When Banks Fail, Your Money Will Still Be There on Monday, I Hope The number of banks that have failed in 2014 has reached 17, but what happens when banks fail? There is good news for your savings account. Peter Bennett Rebecca Lake Holiday Finance Tips for Shoppers Who Plan on Using Credit Cards Getting caught up in the holiday shopping frenzy can mean bad news for your budget if... Jeff Yoncich Brighten the Holidays With Credit Card Benefits for Shopping The holiday shopping season is right around the corner, and some say leave your credit... 8 Ways to Prepare for Your Quarter-Life Crisis If you're on the brink of having a quarter-life crisis, then follow these 8 tips to prepare financially and professionally. Welcome to 25! Marina Shifrin 3 Options to Save More on Real Estate Agents Agents that will pay you, commission rebates, flat-rate fees, negotiation are industry trends that may help you save on real estate agents and their fees. Jeff Yoncich Peter Bennett Avoid Email Scams With These 'Phish' and Tips It’s your annoying alumni association emailing you again about its latest endowment... Marina Shifrin Smart Spending Means You're Allowed to Splurge on These 5 Items The only thing I hate more than doing my taxes is spending money.  Obviously it's a... Are Your Long-Distance Relationship Costs a Budget Buster? Are long-distance relationship costs really more expensive than same-city dating? I put my own love life to the test. Marina Shifrin What You'll Pay In Health Care Costs If You Get An Infectious Disease Ebola care costs will likely prove too prohibitive for anyone who comes down with the dreaded disease. How much would it cost if you contracted Ebola? Peter Bennett Rebecca Lake The Best Approaches for Merging Marriage and Debt It's no secret that disagreements over how to manage joint finances are the... Peter Bennett 5 Tips for First Time Home Buyers Worth Taking Advantage of If you’re a twentysomething or a thirtysomething, or a maybe a recent college grad... 3 Instances When It's Actually Worth Being In Debt Let's face it, no one likes to owe money, but in some instances taking on debt might be useful. What you need to know about good debt. Daryl Paranada Convert Costly Self-Storage Rentals Into Your Next Big CD or Down Payment Costly self-storage rentals could be put to better use. Save on storage and turn the savings into your next big CD or down payment. Peter Bennett Daryl Paranada 5 Brilliant Ways to Handle Finances Freshman Year That Will Help You Beat Future Debt The first year for a college student is an exciting and challenging time. With a new... Erik Neilson 4 Questions to Answer Before Switching Jobs That Indicate You're Ready to Quit For a lot of people, the daily grind starts to catch up after a while. Those... 3 Reasons Why You Finally Have a Better Shot at Landing Your First Home Housing market analysts say the moderating housing costs are good for the market, helping make homes more affordable, as home buyer confidence rises. Jeff Yoncich How a Contract Works Depends on 4 Essentials How a contract works depends on 4 essentials. Peter Bennett Peter Bennett Flush Away Thousands of Dollars If You Don't Heed This Home Repair Advice For more than a decade, roughly 1-in-3 Detroit properties, 140,000 of 385,000, were... Erik Neilson Ways to Survive Credit Card Approval Fraud and Why You Will Always Be a Target If there's one reason why so many people are still afraid to do their shopping,... A Flawed Student Aid System Will Leave You Behind If You're Middle Class As a result of the flawed student aid formula, middle-class college students seen as too rich to qualify for aid are forced to take out loans. Katherine Muniz 7 Deadly Credit Card Sins That Will Leave You Tapped Out and In Financial Hell Used the wrong way, credit cards can be a major liability. Avoid these 7 deadly credit card sins or risk ending up in debt and broke. Daryl Paranada Gerald Morales A Down Payment Grant Can Help You Afford a Home You have probably heard that it's possible to afford the cost of moving into a home... Katherine Muniz 8 Money-Saving Tricks That Will Leave You Feeling Richer Implementing money saving modifications that go beyond the standard rules of thumb can... 5 Reasons Living Without a Credit Card Is Easier Than You Think More than 160 million Americans have credit cards, but you don't have to. Five questions to help you determine if you can live without credit cards. Daryl Paranada How This School Program Will Restore Your Faith In Financial Education See how this school savings program can help students open a bank account and learn the basics about money and finances to establish good habits early on. Gerald Morales