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There's No Time Like the Present to Plan for End-of-Life Care 06/17/2015 08:00pm • As you age, it's important to plan ahead to make sure your financial and medical wishes are addressed and overall well-being is ensured. There are a number of medical and legal documents that should be paid attention as one gets older, yet most people don't think about end-of-life care until they r 5 Ways to Get Credit Bureaus to Remove Errors From Your Report 06/15/2015 08:00pm • When Daniel Ashcraft turned 18, he not only became a grown-up, he quickly discovered that he had a very grown-up problem. He had terrible credit. "I went to get a car loan," says Ashcraft, who lives in Oklahoma City. "I learned that there was a bankruptcy on my account, and it had been there since 5 Ways to Retire Early 06/14/2015 08:00pm • Early retirement is a dream for some people, and a nightmare for others. Many baby boomers have been booted out of the workplace in their 50s, unexpectedly and unceremoniously, while they still have a mortgage, a car loan and college tuition bills. Suddenly there's no more paycheck, no more benefit The Real-Life Secrets of Millionaires 06/10/2015 10:00am • Several years ago, New York Times Wealth Matters columnist Paul Sullivan opened up his finances to a group of high-powered, high-net worth investors known as Tiger 21. Members gather regularly to discuss investing strategies and at one meeting, Sullivan asked them to critique his own -- relatively m The Perks of Keeping Your Minivan in Retirement 06/09/2015 08:00pm • My wife wants a minivan when we retire. Once the kids are out of the house, we will finally have the option to spend time cruising around town all by ourselves in a two-seater. But she wants the seven-passenger toddler favorite. Here is why getting (or keeping) a minivan in retirement can be a good Startups Offer New Ways to Buy and Sell Used Cars 06/08/2015 08:00pm • Consumers have long distrusted car dealers. In DMEautomotive's 2014 survey of 2,000 automotive customers, only 1 in 5 perceived car dealer sales representatives as trustworthy. While some consumers choose to cut out the middleman by buying or selling cars on Craigslist or eBay, trust can be even di Should Your Car Insurance Depend on What Your Neighbor Drives? 06/07/2015 08:00pm • When deciding how much car insurance coverage to purchase, most people simply look in their own driveways. However, car insurance shoppers should consider the totality of their assets as well as take a stroll down the block to check out what kinds of wheels their neighbors drive.Why? Well, if your n Countdown to Retirement: Dos and Don'ts for Your Final Working Year 06/07/2015 08:00pm • Some 4 million baby boomers are expected to retire in the next year. If you're one of them, you need to make sure you're on solid ground before exiting the workforce. Otherwise, you could find yourself without a job and without enough monthly income to cover your expenses. Retiring has the potential The Problem With Drug Recalls 05/31/2015 08:00pm • We can all likely agree we're lucky drugs aren't recalled as frequently as cars. But when the Food and Drug Administration or a manufacturer recalls medicine, it's particularly troublesome because getting to the patient who is prescribed that medicine is not as easy as informing people who drive a How to Adjust Your Finances in Retirement 05/26/2015 08:00pm • We spend our career working toward accumulating enough money to retire. The withdrawal phase deserves the same meticulous attention. Getting the golden years right matters just as much to our financial health as saving during our salaried years. Here are a few ways your finances will change as you How to road trip for less 05/26/2015 10:00am • Following all the May graduations, many families and recent grads take advantage of their freedom and hit the road for a vacation. Oftentimes it's a matter of cost -- it can be more cost-effective to drive than to fly. However, without careful planning and budgeting, the cost of road trips can sneak D.C. makes list of worst cities for car drivers 05/25/2015 08:13am • WASHINGTON -- Drivers sitting in Washington-area traffic at least have some bragging rights: The nation's capital comes in at number two on NerdWallet's "Worst Cities for Car Drivers" list. D.C. just missed the top mark awarded to Boston and its miserable driving experiences of historic proporti Having Kids Later in Life? 5 Key Financial Considerations 05/20/2015 08:00pm • If you're having children later in life -- a phrase that's impossible to define but let's go with your 40s and beyond -- you may wonder what the future will bring. For instance, if your health isn't the greatest, and you're having kids in your 50s, you may worry that by the time you're choosing your 3 Ways to Set Financial Goals You'll Actually Keep 05/19/2015 08:00pm • Are your financial goals similar to New Year's resolutions? Great ideas in theory, but ones you don't take action on? Maybe you set a goal to save 20 percent of every paycheck, become debt-free or pay cash for your next car. Maybe your goal was to aggressively pay down your mortgage so you can be Why Hiding Things From Your Landlord Could Cost You 05/19/2015 08:00pm • Anyone who's ever rented knows the value of having a good relationship with your landlord or property manager. Not only because a good relationship may give you a little clemency if your rent payment is a day late, but also because a bad relationship could make your living situation stressful to the