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5 Ways to Get a Big Head Start on Holiday Shopping 08/05/2015 08:00pm • Each year around the holidays, you may look at your calendar and realize with horror that you aren't prepared. There isn't enough money or time to buy gifts or upgrade decorations to replicate the amazing holidays you remember as a kid. So why not start preparing for the December shopping onslaught Discover High-Tech Tools That Help With College Savings 08/04/2015 08:00pm • Saving for college is no longer as simple as stashing money in a savings account, says Marcos Cordero, CEO of Saving for College LLC, which publishes the website Savingforcollege.com. With dozens of state-sponsored 529 plans, which are tax-advantaged college savings accounts, as well as other inv Weigh the Benefits, Drawbacks to Living at Home During College 08/04/2015 08:00pm • Picture the first day of college: unpacking extra-long twin sheets, unloading the mini fridge, meeting the roommate and pinning up that Bob Marley poster. For many students, that classic college introduction doesn't happen. Nearly one in five freshmen, on average, commuted or lived off campus in f Take Calculated Risks to Profit From These 5 Dividend Stocks 08/03/2015 08:00pm • All investments carry risk, and after the havoc of the 2008-2009 financial crisis, most Americans know all too well how devastating the downside of a belly-up investment can be. In the years since then, many on Main Street cast their aspersions on Wall Street, blaming greedy bankers and complex fi Blending Families and Your Finances 07/30/2015 08:00pm • Combining finances is often the easy part of blending a family. Just ask Harley Turner, an aspiring author, seasonal tax preparer and stay-at-home mom in Beloit, Wisconsin. She says that in the early days of dating her husband, they only saw each other on weekends, when her other kids were with thei Dating? 5 Financial Issues That Make You Look Unappealing 07/29/2015 08:00pm • When you're dating and looking for Mr. or Ms. Right, it can be a long, tough slog, and if things are going badly, it might be tempting to look in the mirror and wonder if you need a new hairstyle or wardrobe. But maybe, instead, you should be looking in your wallet. After all, money, or the lack of 4 Mistakes Seniors Make When Remodeling 07/29/2015 08:00pm • Once you hit your 50s, a home remodeling job requires you to think about more than simply whether you'd like granite in the kitchen or tile in the bathroom. Older Americans need to keep a close eye on their future needs and finances before spending time and money to overhaul their living spaces.If y 8 Money Tips I Wish I Knew Before I Went to College 07/29/2015 08:00pm • If you have the benefit of learning money lessons before you go to college, you will be ahead of the curve. Just listen to an episode of Dave Ramsey and you'll find people later in life who are struggling financially, in debt, wishing they had learned money lessons a lot earlier. You don't have to b 10 Famous People Who Have or Had Student Loans 07/28/2015 08:00pm • Even Public Figures Have Student LoansIf misery loves company, then student loan borrowers will find comfort from this group of public personalities who've borrowed to pay for college. They've done everything from taking on six figures in parent loans to defaulting on their college debt. Here's what Make Sure Your TEACH Grant Doesn't Become a Loan 07/28/2015 08:00pm • The Student Loan Ranger can be a bit of a broken record when it comes to reminding readers of the importance of reading and understanding the terms and conditions of student loans. This mantra isn't unique to student loans. In fact, any financial advisor will tell you how important it is to read and 3 Retirement Problems and Solutions That Millennials Face Today 07/28/2015 06:00am • It's no secret that millennials have had a tough time getting started with careers, families and saving for retirement. Everything from the Great Recession, to the rising cost of higher education, to the increasing scarcity of better-paying jobs has taken its toll on people born in the last two d How to Handle a Parent Abusing Your Finances 07/27/2015 08:00pm • A parent is supposed to be a child's protector, teacher and the one person who can be trusted above anyone else. Unfortunately, unfettered access to another person's life can lead to a unique type of abuse that's rarely discussed: financial abuse. A parent knows all the details needed to open a cred How Helicopter Parenting Can Hurt Your Child's Finances 07/27/2015 08:00pm • By now, everyone probably knows that helicopter parenting, in which you hover and swoop in to rescue your child, is a style of parenting that perhaps never should have lifted off. For instance, a Brigham Young University study published last month in the journal Emerging Adulthood, which examined d 10 MBA Programs Where Graduates Leave With the Most Debt 07/27/2015 08:00pm • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: C Get Schooled: 5 Money Lessons to Learn Before Marriage 07/23/2015 08:00pm • Arielle Proctor says doesn't think she and her husband of two years have ever fought over money. It's something the 26-year-old Lowell, Michigan, resident chalks up to an engagement gift. "One of the gifts my parents gave us when we were engaged was Financial Peace University," Proctor says. Over a