J Studios | Digitalvision | Getty Images In Saïd Sayrafiezadeh’s fictional short story, “Minimum Payment Due,” the main character is trapped in credit card debt and...
Hill Street Studios | Getty Images Keith Harris, a 17-year-old high school senior at KIPP DC College Preparatory, has studied accounting, investing and budgeting, among other...
Images By Tang Ming Tung | Digitalvision | Getty Images Many people, especially those with debt, will be discouraged by the recent Federal Reserve forecast of...
A woman shops at a Target store in Chicago on Nov. 26, 2024. Kamil Krzaczynski | AFP | Getty Images Heading into the holidays, many Americans...
Manonallard | E+ | Getty Images Many Americans are capping off the holidays with new debt balances. This season, 36% of American consumers took on holiday...
Filippobacci | E+ | Getty Images Retirement savers, take note: more employers have added a Roth savings option to their workplace 401(k) plans. And, due to...
Home Alone (1990) 20th Century Fox The classic Christmas movie “Home Alone” tells the improbable tale of a family who leaves their 8-year-old son home when...
After a strong start to the holiday season, consumer spending is on track to reach record levels this year. But many of those purchases will soon be...
Ryanjlane | E+ | Getty Images The IRS plans to issue automatic “special payments” of up to $1,400 to 1 million taxpayers starting later this month,...
Sdi Productions | E+ | Getty Images The U.S. job market has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent years, from one characterized by record levels of...