When President Obama’s automobile task force was mulling a menu of seemingly bad options on how to save the car industry in 2008, one of its earliest assumptions was that Chrysler was deader than a Rambler. In Time’s cover story …
A Better Way To Pay Off Debts
‘Tis the season … to accumulate debt, and in that spirit we thought we’d write about a pair of related and timely subjects. The first is a new study, containing findings that could help you pay off loans faster. The second is a …
Fewer Teenagers Have Driver’s Licenses … Because of Gas Prices and the Internet?
The number of teen drivers has dramatically decreased over the past couple of decades. In 1983, 69% of all 17-year-olds had driver’s licenses. By 2008, only half of 17-year-olds had licenses. What’s behind the big drop?
10 Money Moves to Make Before 2012
It’s that time of year again. Gifts to buy. Tips to hand out. Charities to support. While you’ve got your hand on your wallet, consider these 10 year-end money-saving moves designed to create a little something extra just for you.
Why Raises Have Become Rare
The cost of fat is rising faster than your paycheck, about five times as fast. And it’s not only the price of butter and oil at the supermarket that are making your pay increases – if you are getting any at all – look slim. In …
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Why the Euro Crisis Proves Stocks Are the New Bonds
Woe to the unfortunate souls still exposed to European debt. The smart money (read: people like Warren Buffett and the world’s more successful hedge funders) got out of it a year and a half ago. It almost doesn’t matter whether …
3 New Year’s Resolutions that Reflect Reality
What a difference a year makes. The economy is struggling longer than many had expected, and now Americans are retooling their New Year’s resolutions to fit the times.
A Donor Makes the Case That Kidney Sales Should Be Legal
The buying and selling of human organs is generally frowned upon. But should this be the case? There’s an argument to be made that if kidney sales were legal, more lives could be saved (because more people would be willing to …
Attention Shoppers: Nothing Special About the ‘Special’ Prices in Aisle 7
There’s an art to getting the unsuspecting shopper to spend more at the grocery store. Among the classic ploys is the use of misleading pricing and signage—like posting a “NOW!” price that would imply a discount, when the item …
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Bank Fee Bust: Turns Out Credit Unions Didn’t Cash In After All
When consumers threw a collective fit over fees charged by big banks for debit card use, credit unions were thought to be poised for a windfall. Customers were expected to defect in droves — and the initial data seemed to bear out this hunch: The Credit Union National Association announced in early November that 650,000 consumers had …
How to Ask for More Money at Work
Now may not be the right time to ask for a raise. But it’s a good time to lay the groundwork.