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It's the holiday season and Americans are, as ever, spending their way through it. The National Retail Federation (NRF) estimates consumer spending could hit as high as $989 billion for the holidays ...

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Before web-based banking, I was a fanatic about tracking my spending. Although web-based banking is simpler than manually keeping detailed financial records, it's still not always ideal. Also: This ...

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This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The United States has a long history of progressively ...

Editor's note: This is the fifth installment of New Year, New You, a weeklong look at your financial health headed into 2025. Growing up, your family may have been among the millions of American ...

More states are mandating personal finance courses for high schoolers, but what if their teachers aren’t confident managing money themselves? In recent years, states have pushed to ensure high school ...

Fast Company’s 2025 list of the 10 Most Innovative Companies in finance and personal finance includes Nubank, Robinhood, Moniepoint, Zip, Middesk, and more. This year’s finance honorees are best known ...