OK, everybody move to North or South Dakota!!! At least that’s what Gallup’s annual poll of the happiest (and unhappiest) states would have you think. I’ve been in both recently, and I guess if you’re going to have brutal winters everywhere from Georgia to Maine anyway, why not? Despite brutal [Keep reading]
Young adults have fewer credit cards and used them less often that older consumers, a new study as found. A rising number are avoiding plastic altogether, although some may find using personal installment loans useful to them. Credit bureau Experian says so-called millennials — adults under 30 — carry 40 [Keep reading]
Understand why a bronze medal is better than a silver, and you might save yourself a lot of money someday. Let me explain. Millions of Americans who normally don’t care much about hockey will probably tune in on Friday to watch an epic semifinal game between the U.S. and Canadian [Keep reading]
If you aren’t paying for the product, you are the product. WhatsApp just managed to score $19 billion by making a product that users actually want to pay for, rather than tricking them into being a product others paid for. Maybe….just maybe…this signals a shift in the way technology companies [Keep reading]
Roughly two-thirds of partners in a committed relationship share passwords, a practice that makes most security professionals shudder. Older, retired couples are also very likely to share an e-mail account, social media account, or online calendar, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center. That makes sense: plenty [Keep reading]
Let’s be absolutely clear about this: No credit card company can barge into your home uninvited and demand payment for a debt. In fact, a company can’t even call you, once you tell it to stop. The vile, reprehensible contract that Capital One is apparently sending out to consumers is [Keep reading]
One of the simplest reasons that Americans are unhealthy is because bad food is often much cheaper and easier to get than good food. I am often enraged when I stop at rest areas and other public facilities around the country and discover that bottles of water are more expensive [Keep reading]
If you want to share bad news, send it along on the Saturday of a long weekend. Kickstarter has been hacked, and its 5.6 million user-investors put at risk for identity theft, the firm told customers in an email sent on Saturday. Hackers may have stolen usernames, email addresses, mailing [Keep reading]
The question is as old as the first case of credit card fraud. “What can I do to protect myself?” I’ve been hearing that question a lot lately, as tales of leaked credit card data and other personal information mount. Target, Neiman Marcus…you know the list now. These high-profile hacks [Keep reading]
Raise your hand if you look forward to the nation’s two largest cable companies getting married. Me too. Sounds about as much fun as the Joker and the Riddler teaming up to attack Metropolis. Comcast announced plans to buy Time Warner cable on Thursday, and consumers everywhere felt a chill [Keep reading]
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