According to a 2018 study by the Pew Charitable Trusts, 38% of all American renter households put more than three-tenths of pretax income toward rent in 2015, qualifying as “rent burdened” – up from 19% in 2001. Some 17% of…
Losing or leaving your job can be an incredibly nerve-wracking experience, even if you’ve done everything you can to prepare. However, the more steps you can take to save money and be more self-sufficient, the easier it will be to…
Most of us are always on the lookout for ways to cut the amount of time we spend on mundane chores. One of the ways online banking has helped free up our time is through the advent of automatic bill…
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, it costs approximately $233,000 to raise a child from birth to the age of 17. Housing, food, clothing, child care, transportation, and health care represent the main categories of parental spending. Overall,…
Choosing a checking account can be an overwhelming process. Between online banks operating nationwide and brick-and-mortar banks and credit unions serving your home region, there are hundreds if not thousands of legitimate institutions to choose from. Many offer more than…
In 2016, “adulting” – behaving like a responsible adult – made the short list for Oxford Dictionaries‘ Word of the Year. This term shows up a lot on social media, mostly among millennials talking ironically about mundane tasks like making…
The biggest banks generally aren’t known for competitive savings account yields. Even with interest rates higher than they’ve been in years, many big-bank savings accounts remain stuck in near-zero interest rate territory. Citi® Accelerate Savings is a rare exception. While…
The almighty dollar stresses us more than work, family, and even our health, according to the American Psychological Association. Anxiety over personal finances impacts health and longevity and contributes to poor decision-making. Why do so many of us succumb to…
Could you live on half your current budget? Your knee-jerk reaction was probably no. But you likely did live on a fraction of your current budget in your early 20s. In the years since then, you’ve let your spending become…
No one lives forever. And it’s a grim fact of life that the older you get, the higher your chances of dying on any given day. The cost and availability of life insurance reflect this reality. Older adults — even…
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