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    How to Pack a Backpack and Skip the Baggage Fees

    Mangostar / Shutterstock.com Travelers didn’t have to consider how to pack a backpack and skip the baggage fees 20 years ago. Packing for a flight was a lot simpler. After all, just by purchasing an airline ticket, you’d have the right to a checked bag and a couple carry-ons. But things have...
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    Wealth and Longevity: 5 Steps to Close the Life Expectancy Gap

    Tint Media / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Older Americans in the bottom 20% of wealth die nine years earlier than those in the...
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    September 2025 Family Budget Update

    I went a few months without sharing a budget update, but I’m back at it. We were still managing our money with YNAB as we always do, I just didn’t write a blog post to share all of our details for the past few months. Why do I share my budget online anyway? Well, most people didn’t formally...
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    25 Car Models Most Likely to Reach 250,000 Miles — If Not More

    Roman Samborskyi / Shutterstock.com Frugal folks and others know that buying a car and driving it until the wheels fall off is a great way to save cash year after year. Some drivers even push their vehicles to 200,000 miles and beyond. The average car has just a 4.8% chance of making it to...
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    An 86-Year-Old Grandmother Was Scammed Out of $700,000 in Life Savings. Should the Banks Be Held Responsible?

    Daisy Daisy / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. The nightmare began with a single computer pop-up. According to The New York Post...
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    7 New Car Models That Just Got Cheaper (Believe It or Not)

    Mike Mareen / Shutterstock.com By and large, vehicle prices have been on a steady march upward since 2019, according to federal price data. But, in a recent analysis, online car-buying marketplace CarEdge has found a handful of models that will actually become more affordable next year. CarEdge...
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    Blind at 60. Vision Restored at 61. Stanford Research Paves the Way

    sirtravelalot / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Vision loss is one of aging’s most feared realities, but a recent breakthrough may...
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    6 Ways to Get Help With Medicare Expenses

    Dragana Gordic / Shutterstock.com People who are new to the Medicare system are sometimes shocked to learn that Medicare isn’t free. In fact, health care is the third-biggest type of expense, after housing and transportation, for U.S. households led by someone who is 65 or older, according to...
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    Shop Like a Boomer: Outshop the Internet With a Little Department Store Magic

    damann / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. In a retail world ruled by algorithms and flash sales, department stores still deliver...
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    Rich and Broke: How Can Someone Approaching Retirement Who Owns Their House Outright and Has $1M in Savings Struggle With Money Month to Month?

    Olena Yakobchuk / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Owning your home outright and seeing a cool million in your retirement account...
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    Hooked by the Headline? How to Tell Clickbait From Genuine Money Advice

    Nicoleta Ionescu / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Every day, money headlines promise secret millionaire tricks, instant debt fixes...
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    What’s Next for Gold? 10 Experts Share Their Views

    zah108 / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Gold is holding near record highs after breaking above $4,000 an ounce in early October...
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    3 Tax Credits That Will Be More Generous Next Year — and 4 That Won’t

    fizkes / Shutterstock.com You hopefully already know that the standard deduction tends to rise each year to account for inflation. But it’s not the only tax break with thresholds that tend to increase annually. Limits on certain federal income tax credits also typically receive inflation...
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    4 Ways to Spot Real Amazon Deals After Prime Day Lawsuit

    Elpisterra / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Amazon’s facing heat over allegedly misleading Prime Day discounts, so if you’ve ever...
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    9 Dave Ramsey Rules to Get Your Finances Under Control

    hamdi bendali / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Getting your finances in order often requires more than good intentions. For many...
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    Why You Need an Emergency Fund and How to Start One in 4 Steps

    Creativa Images / Shutterstock.com Unexpected emergencies — like when your tire blows out on the highway or you fracture your ankle on vacation — can be really stressful events. They also can be really expensive. And because you don’t often anticipate the worst-case scenario happening at any...
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    IRS Announces Income Brackets and Tax Rates for 2026

    fizkes / Shutterstock.com The government regularly increases everything from Social Security benefits to retirement account limits to help counteract inflation. The same goes for federal income tax brackets. And 2026 will be no exception: Every bracket is increasing, the IRS has announced. An...
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    Is an REI Membership Worth It for You?

    Eric Glenn / Shutterstock.com Is paying $30 for an REI membership really worth it? If you shop there more than once, the answer is likely “yes.” REI Co-op sells pretty much all the outdoor gear you could ever want, besides fishing poles and hunting rifles. That gear comes with a one-year return...
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    We were 62 and 63 and ready to retire. Nearly $900K saved and a paid-off home. Yet every month we felt broke and anxious. Something had to change

    El Nariz / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Denise and Carl represent a typical couple in their early sixties navigating the...
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    Suze Orman on Why Claiming Social Security Early Is a Bad Idea

    Albert H. Teich / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Suze Orman says claiming Social Security too soon could drain your income and...

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