No sugar-coating it: Prices on goods and services remain high. The U.S. inflation rate was 2.8% for the 12-month period ending in February 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer ...

'Just because people will lend you money doesn't mean that you need to take it - or that you can afford it,' one consumer-finance expert says It can be tempting to throw all your holiday purchases on ...

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Credit cards made up about 35% of all transactions last year, according to Federal Reserve data. And yet, most people swipe without realizing the hidden perks and money-saving tricks their cards come ...

Online shopping offers instant gratification, but beneath that glossy checkout button, problems are waiting to strike. A little groundwork — choosing the right payment method, scrutinizing security ...

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Americans will be leaning hard on their credit cards this holiday season. Whether that ends for you with a pile of new high-interest debt or a pile of presents that didn’t ruin your financial health ...