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These three simple tips will help you use your side hustle as a way to improve your finances.

The plan comes nearly five years after Puerto Rico filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.

PWBM, a nonpartisan research-based initiative, estimates that the historic levels of inflation will require the average U.S. household to spend around $3,500 more in 2021 to achieve the same level of consumption of goods and services as in 2019 or 2020.

Loose monetary conditions combined with fiscal stimulus and pandemic-related supply-side disruptions have pushed inflation in a number of countries to multi-decade highs.

New rules approved by the CFPB clarify how debt collectors can use email, text messages, social media, and other contemporary methods to communicate with consumers.

Have you come into some money and now face the eternal conundrum: Pay off debt or invest? That's a tough one, but you do have options.

Received a large sum of money? After you finish celebrating, now what? Let's walk through a few options.

It seems like summer always becomes the most expensive month of the year for my family. Between summer vacations, landscaping projects (why are rocks,...

You may want to know the difference between secured debt, unsecured debt, revolving debt, and installment debt because it helps you understand the consequences if you forget to make a payment. Or worse, it helps you understand the consequences if you decide not to make your payments at all. Let's take a quick look at these four debt types and how to handle them.

Curious about saying "Buh-bye" to $1,000 of any type of consumer debt? Let's explore how to get it done.

It's all about finding a healthy balance in today's economy.

Time to free up money and resources for other, more profitable endeavors.

The decision strikes down an Obama-era amendment allowing autodials by debt collectors.

For entrepreneurs, one slip-up can have far-reaching consequences.

Here's how to shake the shackles of debt.

Start small, pay on time, be proactive.

Keep your books in the black through smart planning and earnest leadership.

Insurance company Unum is extending assistance to its employees, who average $32,000 apiece in student debt.

I got control of my body weight, but meanwhile my business was suffering.

Each person's financial situation is different, so it is worth a closer look at when it's better to pay off debt or invest.

During the Great Recession, Tracy Matthews was in debt $335,000. Here's what she did to dig herself out.