Saving & Banking
Where to Keep Your House Down Payment While You Save
You have 28,000 dollars saved toward a house down payment and a plan to buy in about two years, and you keep wondering whether...
Budgeting and household finance writer, page 2 of 9
Wren spent six years building budgets during financial planning intake sessions before deciding the templates never survived a real irregular paycheck. She writes about budgets built for income that actually fluctuates, not a steady salary on a spreadsheet.
Saving & Banking
You have 28,000 dollars saved toward a house down payment and a plan to buy in about two years, and you keep wondering whether...
Taxes Simplified
Every year you gather mortgage statements, donation receipts and medical bills, then tax software tells you the standard...
Retirement Planning
A reader emailed me last spring with a letter from her IRA custodian that said she owed a withdrawal of 18,868 dollars by...
Retirement Planning
The average American worker changes jobs about every four years.
Games
Few things teach the feel of risk as quickly as a game.
Credit & Debt
Most people treat their credit card interest rate as a fixed fact of life, like the weather. It is not.