Ten cheap foods that are actually good for you

A tight budget is no excuse to eat poorly. Eating healthful foods is a core component of living a healthier lifestyle – and living healthy saves you money in other areas, particularly... Read more »

Americans not confident in their ability to manage personal finances

Successful money management is all about having the knowledge and confidence to make good choices with your money. Those two elements go hand-in-hand: you need the knowledge to feel confident, but you... Read more »

Five ways to ruin a family vacation

We’re deep in the throes of summer. It may not feel like it now, but autumn is already on the horizon. That means that it’s time for a beloved annual tradition –... Read more »

Do you have to pay taxes on found gold?

Ask the Experts: Do you have to pay taxes on gold you panned yourself? Is gold that you panned from a river or up in the mountains on vacation considered taxable? -Edward Hi Edward, Presuming... Read more »

Eight things you should never buy in the summer

We’re a long way from Christmas and the big money spending of the winter holiday season, but that doesn’t mean that your checkbooks, wallets, and credit cards get to go into hibernation... Read more »

Americans urged to declare financial independence this Fourth of July

This article provided by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC). Each summer Americans take pride in celebrating the Fourth of July, the day that commemorates the 1776 adoption of the Declaration of Independence,... Read more »

What a Debt Management Plan can and can’t do for you

Ask the Experts: Can a Debt Management Plan help me? I have too much credit card debt. I pay all on time but I am in bondage with high interest. Is there a... Read more »

MMI launches new national representative payee service

Currently in the United States there are over 8.5 million people who have been deemed incapable of handling their own finances. These individuals receive benefits from Social Security, Veterans Affairs, or from... Read more »

Seven simple tricks we know would save us money (and still don’t do)

You know that saying, “You’re your own worst enemy”? Well, when it comes to money, it’s usually true. In matters of personal finances, most of us operate under the simple (though possibly incorrect)... Read more »

Five purchases you should never cheap out on

Personal finance sometimes feels like a ceaseless war of attrition with your paycheck and your bills duking it out every month to see who will briefly gain the upper hand. Trying to... Read more »