Personal finance

As the weather gets warmer, our budgets can get shorter, but there are ways to save without sacrificing the season.

Summer is supposed to be the season of fun. But for millions of Americans, it’s become the season of stretching every dollar. “The need is increasing, and the number of people in the bucket of having need is also increasing. As the grants are leaving, as programs are ending, or as programs restrict what they can share with people,...

Point-of-sale loans allow consumers to make installment payments, but the drawbacks can be costly.

Campbell’s is seeing demand drift from snacks toward square meals as consumers shift their food spending from McDonald’s and the chips aisle to dollar store shelves.

We ask financial experts if it’s worth it.

There are many types of unclaimed property that exist, including retirement accounts, bank accounts, stocks, unclaimed wages or insurance payments

Creating a cash cushion in your bank account is easier than building up emergency savings and can be a first step to long-term financial security.

Unlike an emergency fund, a cash-cushion helps cover everyday surprises. It means keeping a smaller amount of money – around $100 to $200 – that stays untouched in a checking account at all times. Think of it as always driving with a full tank of gas. Follow NBC10...

One in seven people have unclaimed property in the United States.

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Students from Lexington High School are ready to prove just how much they know about personal finance on the national stage.

This group of high schoolers may have answers to your pressing financial questions — and they’re about to prove it, on the national stage.

Sara Rathner, a credit card expert at NerdWallet, goes over what you should know about perks offered for using certain cards

Credit cards may come with high interest rates but they also come with perks like free travel and cash bank — but it’s how you work those. Bianca Beltran shares how consumers can turn their everyday spending into savings....

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The benefits cliff effect happens when families’ income increases enough that they lose their eligibility for public benefits, but can’t afford those needs on their own

It’s almost never too early to start talking to your kids about money, a financial expert says — but this graduation season, with students soon to be managing their own money, here are some basic topics you can go over with them.

For some people, getting a raise can mean making too much money to continue receiving public benefits, but not enough to make ends meet.

With just one snap and a quick upload, that grocery receipt can turn into an gift card, thanks to what are known as receipt scanning apps.

There’s a way to turn receipts laying around the house into free money right on your smartphone.

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After a break up led a Massachusetts woman into $20,000 of credit card debt, she has independence, thanks to the help of a nonprofit. Here’s her story.

Experts say now is the time to make sure you’re earning interest on your money