Sticking to a household budget is apparently difficult. As in, really difficult. While 74% of people say they have some sort of budget, 79% don’t stick to it, according to new research from SlickDeals.net, a crowd-sourced shopping platform. The average weekly amount consumers spend — not counting bills such as mortgage or rent, utilities, etc.
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There are many benefits to being able to access almost anything from the touch of your phone. There is also a downside. “This instant gratification in the financial world can be risky,” said Shelle Santana, a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. The reality is that more than 75% of all full-time workers
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin talks to reporters about cryptocurrency in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House July 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. Mnuchin said the Treasury is very concerned about Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency and that he wants the government to “make sure that the U.S. financial system is protected from fraud.”
If your employer doesn’t offer a retirement plan, a new option might change that. A federal rule now in effect allows companies to team up through certain employer groups and professional organizations to offer a shared 401(k) plan to their workers. The rule, which aims to expand the use of so-called multiple-employer plans, comes as
Getty Images When public safety technologies company Axon wanted to change the performance incentives for its CEO, Rick Smith, the company took it one step further. Now, the company’s employees are able to participate in an aggressive compensation plan that’s tied to the public company’s goals. The plan mirrors the same incentives Smith is working
Today’s reality: Before you decide on which college to attend, you have to come up with a way to pay for it. To that end, families are relying on financial aid more than ever before to help cover the skyrocketing cost of tuition. More than 8 in 10 families tap scholarships and grants — money
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — On a morning in mid-September, former National Football League player Patrick Kerney stood in front of an audience of rookies from the New York Giants. His agenda: to help the young players avoid bad spending habits, as well as teach basic money management and investing concepts. “When you decide to spend
AndreyPopov | iStock | Getty Images Want to save up for a down payment? Stay home with your kids? Earn a degree? It may seem impossible, but people throughout the country give up a salary to make it happen. If you want to manage on one salary, there is a magic bullet. It’s managing your
Julie Thurston | Getty Images It’s cram time for entrepreneurs and other taxpayers with complicated income tax returns. That’s because the Oct. 15 deadline for taxpayers who filed for an extension with the IRS is right around the corner. Though these same taxpayers were able to get more time to work on their 2018 tax
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images Ed Gjertsen II, a financial advisor in Northfield, Illinois, knew something was fishy when an elderly and infirm client started cashing checks at a local bar. It was out of character for the investor, a single man in his 70s. “These were small checks: $500 here, $1,000 there,” said