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While it's possible to file your taxes months in advance, it's commonplace to procrastinate and not get to the task until the last minute—increasing the chances of making mistakes and overpaying while you're at it. So why is it that so many of us stall so much when it comes to filling out 1040s?
A new study questions the long-accepted wisdom of setting a budget and sticking to it. The purpose of establishing a budget is to rein in one’s spending, but under certain circumstances, setting a budget does the opposite — and actually increases the likelihood you’ll spend more.
The deadline to file your income taxes is right around the corner, but if you're forgetful or just a dedicated procrastinator, don't start hyperventilating just yet. Here's how to get your taxes done pronto, perhaps even with hours (OK, minutes) to spare.
Last year, the average U.S. household paid $4,155 gassing up their cars, and when gas, insurance, depreciation, vehicle payments, and other expenses are tallied up, the average car costs $8,776 annually. These costs will only increase now that prices for gas and new cars have risen substantially. There’s an obvious alternative to owning a car—not owning a car—and the rise of car sharing makes it increasingly feasible.
Last year, we lamented how costly proms were: According to a Visa survey, the average prom attendee wound up dropping $807 on photos, limos, hair and makeup styling, tickets, and of course, a dress or tuxedo. Fast-forward to this year’s prom season, and an $800 tab seems cheap.
This should cheer you up: You spend days, weeks, maybe even months working on your resume, fiddling with fonts and wording and getting it into perfect shape for your dream job. Then a recruiter looks at it for mere seconds and tosses it. (We’re not joking about mere seconds.)
Mid-April, long known for its looming annual tax deadline, has in recent years also developed a reputation as a season of giveaways and special deals from coffee shops, restaurants, movie theaters, and more. This year ushers in a return, so to speak, of deals related to Tax Day, some available well before April 17.
In recent months, car sales have been booming at the same time that consumers have been paying more per vehicle. Because demand for cars is high, it would seem like a safe assumption that people need new wheels because we’re all driving more nowadays. Actually, the opposite is true.
A bunch of new surveys about teens and money all point one direction: The kids are learning less and feeling terrible about it. Where is the adult supervision?
Laziness is often accompanied by guilt. But when it comes to your lawn, there’s ample justification to do less rather than more—saving time and money and being kinder to Mother Nature while you’re at it.
Foreclosure filings fell in March to their lowest level in four years, but a closer look at the data reveals a complicated housing market, one that is still likely to get worse before genuine, long-lasting improvements take place.
Even after lawmakers made it harder for banks to give college kids credit cards, credit card debt is still a big problem on U.S. campuses. A new study pinpoints the simple, frustrating reason why: Students don’t know anything about the fundamentals of credit card use. “It is clear the status quo of financial literacy is a failure,” they write. So, just how dumb are kids these days?
Callers from India — often posing as U.S. police officers — called at least 600,000 people across the U.S. about fake debts and took more than $5 million in real money, the Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday.
Don’t rev your engines in celebration just yet. But even though Memorial Day is several weeks off, and even though gas prices tend to rise through the onset of summer, some experts are saying that prices at the pump have already soared as high as they will, at least through the near future.
