Tired of getting zapped with a $35 overdraft fee when you use your debit card? You may be in luck – some of the nation’s largest banks are finally taking steps to do away with overdraft charges. Starting this summer Bank of America – the country’s largest bank and biggest debit card issuer – will …
Becoming a parent means getting your financial house in order. While you could let your finances slide a bit when you were single, you now have people depending on you. Doing some basic financial planning today can mean the difference between making your golden years happy and productive or stressful and uncertain. Whether it’s your …
With the economy still struggling, everyone is looking for a low auto insurance rate. The insurance industry is a competitive one so there are dozens of companies competing for your business. This works to your advantage if you take a little time to shop around and compare car insurance rates. Finding very cheap car insurance …
Health insurance costs are eating up an ever greater proportion of the average American’s take home pay. While Congress may or may not solve the health care problem in the next year or two, there are steps you should be taking right now to save on your health insurance expenses. Here are five tips to …
Homeowner’s insurance is one of the financial obligations that you don’t think much about. You buy it, put the policy in a file cabinet and probably forget about it. However, you may be paying to much for that homeowner’s policy and getting your rate down is not as difficult as you may think. Here are …
If you are heading off to college and need to save money (who doesn’t now days?) there is one tip that may be hard to swallow, but will save you a significant chunk of money: leave the car at home. Yes, this means you won’t be able to zip around campus, but it will put …
Life insurance is one of those things we just don’t like to think about. But if you are over age 35 or have children, life insurance is a must. The good news is that recent declines in interest rates have made the cost of life insurance policies ore affordable than ever. While insurance professionals are …