finance

Budgeting & Saving

Financial must: Navigating health care costs in 2013

SheKnows continues our chat with personal finance expert Carmen Wong Ulrich, and this week she lets us know how to save on...

Family spending

Housewives and finance: Answers to four urgent questions

SheKnows sits down with personal finance expert Carmen Wong Ulrich to discuss what housewives need to know about their financial...

Budgeting & Saving

Investing mistakes to avoid

Investing is crucial to your retirement and your future, but not everyone actually does it. According to Chief Economist Dennis...

Career and Time Management

Nicole Lapin's tips on being young and successful

Nicole Lapin has wasted no time in her rise to the top. The youngest anchor ever at CNN and, later, CNBC, Lapin has used her smarts...

Budgeting & Saving

Do you need a financial planner?

The older we get the more complicated navigating finances can become. Trying to understand health care options, retirement accounts,...

Career Advice

Transitioning from two incomes to one

Losing one of the incomes in your household can be a stress on your marriage, as well as your bank account. Whether it was a...

Budgeting & Saving

Ponzi schemes: What they are and how to avoid them

Today I'm looking inside Ponzi schemes and how they operate, in hopes that the knowledge will keep you from ever getting involved in...

Budgeting & Saving

How to plan a home budget

The prospect of planning a home budget seems daunting. Many dread the notion of evaluating and potentially having to re-evaluate...

Career and Time Management

How to get a car loan 

You've found your dream car and negotiated the price. Before you sign on the dotted line, make sure you're getting the best possible...

Career and Time Management

5 Great budgeting apps

We might still be feeling the effects of an economic downturn, but budgeting has never been easier. Between food costs and gas...

Career and Time Management

What are hedge funds and what do they do?

Have you heard of hedge funds but aren’t sure exactly what they are and how they operate? I’ll take you through the basics, so you...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Mom story: I was homeless with three young kids

Reahmaria McMillan, 31, of suburban Detroit, moved with her three young daughters to a shelter when she felt she had nowhere else to...

Money and finance

Trading stocks vs. investing in stocks

If you are not particularly interested in finance or the stock market, you may not spend a lot of time thinking about trading stocks...

Family Activities

10 Frugal family fun ideas

As parents, we can easily get wrapped up planning big, elaborate and expensive outings with our children to places like the circus...

Budgeting & Saving

5 Documents you can’t afford not to organize

You organize your cupboards, closet and basement once in a while, but how often do you schedule time to get your financial life...

Budgeting & Saving

3 Financial tips to manage money in the New Year

With a brand-new year staring us in the face, it’s likely you’ve had a few resolutions cross your mind. You know, things you want to...

Budgeting & Saving

5 Money mistakes new brides make

After saying 'I do,' many new brides bask in the glow of newlywed bliss. The last thing on their mind is the fact that 9 out of 10...

Career Advice

10 Tips to prepare for a layoff

The shaky economy has many employees fretting about their futures. Even if you think your job is secure, you’d be well-advised to...

Budgeting & Saving

E-Savings: Bargain websites that will save you money

Shopping online has long been known to save people money. But if you know which websites to target, you can easily double or triple...

Parenting Articles

Mom's recession busting tips: 5 ways your family can save money every week

As the recession stretches its claws across the country and around the globe, everyone is feeling the pinch. So now's the time to...