Lower Your Cell Phone Bill by $660 a Year Without Changing Networks
The average U.S. phone bill tops $140 a month, but most people use a fraction of the data they pay for. Here's how switching to an MVNO cuts it in half.
Weatherize Your Home in August to Cut Your Winter Heating Bill
Nobody is thinking about their furnace in August. That is exactly why August is the smartest month to deal with it.
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Prize-Linked Savings Accounts: How to Win Cash Just for Saving Money in 2026
Here's a number that says a lot about how Americans handle money: we spent roughly $104.7 billion on lottery tickets in 2024, which works out to about $321 per person in states that sell them,…
Why Keeping Your Savings at a Different Bank Than Your Checking Could Earn You $800 a Year
Here's a habit that quietly costs millions of people hundreds of dollars a year, and almost nobody notices it happening. You open a checking account at a bank, the teller asks if you'd like a…
How to Budget on an Irregular Income in 2026: Make Unpredictable Paychecks Feel Steady
If your income looks different every month, you're in bigger company than you might think. More than 70 million Americans now do some form of gig or freelance work — roughly 36 percent of the…
