A recent survey found that folks spend an average of $2,710 out of pocket when buying hearing aids — but not you! Here are some simple steps to save on hearing aids and cut the cost by 50 percent or more. Shop Where Savings are Biggest  When you want to save the most cash on…

If you’ve ever paused at the checkout line before paying as you pondered whether to use your debit card or credit card, chances are, you probably considered your financial security. Use the debit card, and you’d have less cash available for use. But use the credit card, and you’d be accruing debt. If you’re like…

Black Friday may be over, but there’s still plenty of deals to be grabbed with a ton of online Cyber Monday sales. Even better, savvy shoppers have uncovered a way to add a little extra money to their wallets while they fill their carts on Amazon — for free.  According to BGR, there are a…

Taking the leap from traveling every day to a traditional job to working from home can be a dramatic change, but the benefits are plentiful. “You have the flexibility to work around your schedule and don’t need to spend hours commuting every week,” points out R.J. Weiss, Certified Financial Planner and founder of TheWaysToWealth.com. No…

Are you ready to be out of debt? Of course you are. That’s the understatement of the century; you can’t wait to be debt-free. But you feel like you’ve tried everything. And everywhere you turn, your debt is still there — affecting just about every area of your life.  Have you really tried everything, though?…

As temperatures soar, so do home energy costs! Yet you can still keep your cool and save money with these simple pro tricks. Slash costs with a smart thermostat. “A common mistake? Blasting your air conditioner as soon as you get home. This makes it work harder, hiking up the bill. Instead try investing in…

You might assume the only way to really cash in on pennies is using it to scratch off a winning lottery ticket. However, spotting a certain rare penny could earn you way more than one cent. A man named Michael Tremonti found that out firsthand back in 2007 while sorting through a 50-cent roll of…

The steps to success for working women may seem difficult — mostly because some of them are. But if we start to implement them in our daily lives, the better off we’ll all be in the future, according to new research. The study began when an international group of female scientists decided to examine the…

As unappealing as a no-spend month might sound, it could be the key to getting your finances back on track.  And it’s ultimately a really great way to step back and reassess your money management. What is the no-spend challenge? As the name implies, the goal of the no-spend challenge is to not spend any…