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How to Spring Clean Your Budget 04/05/2015 08:00pm • The flowers are blooming, the birds are chirping, and spring is in the air -- at least in some parts of the country. It's a great time of year to stop and smell the finances. During spring, many of you will declutter and deep clean, but it doesn't have to stop at the house or garage. Here are some 5 Ways to Save on Your Next Car Loan 04/02/2015 08:00pm • With spring now in full force, one thing is on the minds of many Americans -- buying a car. As summer and fall are typically the best times to buy a car, many use spring as a trigger to start thinking about what they're looking for in their next automobile. Cars are one of the biggest purchases we Is It Time to Give Your Insurance Policies a Checkup? 04/02/2015 08:00pm • The insurance industry often urges customers to check their policies every once in a while to make sure everything is up to date. While that sounds like self-serving advice -- because you know any conversation with your insurance agent will end with a pitch to buy more insurance -- that doesn't mea Beware of These 7 Budget Blockers 03/31/2015 08:00pm • Everyone knows the importance of having a household budget, yet Gallup and other surveys suggest that some 60 to 70 percent of American adults admit they don't have one; even fewer stick to the budgets they do make. Why is that, exactly? Two words: budget blockers. Those irksome situa Report: Md. improperly billed federal gov't $28.4M through health exchange 03/27/2015 09:10am • WASHINGTON — An audit of Maryland’s health insurance exchange found that the state improperly billed the federal government more than $28 million because of an auditing error, The Baltimore Sun reports. Auditors say the state lacked oversight and internal controls caused $28.4 million to be â 10 Ways to Live Within Your Means 03/26/2015 08:00pm • Let's face it: Cutting back is no fun. But it may be necessary if you find yourself continually struggling to meet your basic financial demands, falling into deeper debt or getting to the end of yet another month with no money set aside for savings. Is there a way to make those spending cuts withou Lessons From Celebrity Financial Mistakes 03/26/2015 08:00pm • When "Game of Thrones" actress Lena Headey got divorced, she had less than $5 in her bank account and had to rely on credit cards to support herself and her young son, she said in court filings that were obtained by TMZ and E! News. Given that she's a top-tier actress starring in a hit show, the ne New GM technology lets parents monitor how teens drive 03/26/2015 03:47pm • Teen Driver, available on the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Malibu, is a built-in system that lets parents view on a display how their teenager drove the vehicle. (General Motors) WASHINGTON -- A new system could ease the stress of handing the keys of a new car to a teenager. A new technology from G 8 Easy Ways to Save More Money Today 03/23/2015 08:00pm • Saving more money doesn't necessarily mean giving up restaurant meals for good or never buying a new outfit again. In fact, there are plenty of ways to save money without making too many sacrifices. The following eight ideas might take a bit of extra effort, but they also have the potential to pay How Can Insured Americans Lack Medical Care? 03/16/2015 08:00pm • When her 14-year-old son, Jaxon, hurt himself playing football, Sa'tori Ananda of Dallas checked out the injury and had to make a tough judgment call: Take him to the doctor and potentially incur massive debt, or ice it and hope for the best. She did the latter. Several days later, they were in the 20 Items You Should Never Buy at Full Price 03/16/2015 08:00pm • You might have a lot of items on your shopping list, but what if you could cross some of them off altogether? Some things you should never buy new, since used versions work just as well. Here's our list of 20 products you should never buy new: 1. DVDs and CDs Used DVDs and CDs will play like new 8 Questions to Ask Before Borrowing a Private Student Loan 03/15/2015 08:00pm • As financial aid packages roll in, students and parents may start wondering whether a private student loan could help them pay for college. We had experts weigh in on the questions students -- and their parents -- should ask before taking on private debt. "Ask, 'Have I exhausted my options with th Lesser-known ways to increase your tax refund 03/12/2015 05:58pm • WASHINGTON -- Call them money savers: There are some new deductions you can claim on your taxes this year, and some you may have never heard of. Did you make a big purchase last year, such as a car or a boat? You can change how you file your taxes to optimize your return, says Janet Bodnar, edito How 3 Popular Businesses Actually Turn a Profit 03/09/2015 08:00pm • When you pull out your wallet to pay for a meal or a mani-pedi, you might assume the most expensive part of your bill was that steak or the trendy designs on your toenails. But insiders will tell you that the real money-makers are the wine you ordered with dinner or the extra products you bought at What First-Time Buyers Should Look for in a Starter Home 03/05/2015 07:00pm • You've dreamed for years of buying your first home, and now it's time. You've created Pinterest boards dotted with photos of beautiful home decor, watched all the episodes of HGTV's "House Hunters" and spent hours trolling listings online. You know exactly what you want. But have you done the math?