LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Summer vacations are over, the school year is about to start, and the holidays are just around the corner. All of that, of course, costs money, and can push people further into ...

Piling up debt through irresponsible budgeting can seem like part of human nature. In “How Countries Go Broke”, a book released in June, Ray Dalio, founder of the hedge fund Bridgewater, argues that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. On the surface, making minimum payments might seem like you ...

As the holiday season fast approaches, many Americans are already bracing for a financial hangover that could last well into the new year. Gallup’s latest holiday forecast shows Americans plan to ...

Budgets are stretched so thin that many workers are putting basics on credit. A recent Zety survey finds 48% of U.S. workers relied on debt to pay for essentials like groceries and 88% of side gig ...

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