Personal Finance

Scientific techniques can help credit unions better understand how consumers are likely to behave in certain instances, allowing CUs to shape their tactics and responses to a variety of situations.

Cryptocurrency can be confusing. Here are the basics of digital currency and the technology behind it.

Data and analysis relating to the Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit.

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There are over one million registered charities in the United States alone, and many more worldwide. How do you choose among them? MyGoodness is a simple game that helps you understand how you give.

Financial aid offer letters look vastly different from one school to the next, and it isn't always clear how much students will have to pay. "It's really the Wild West," one expert says.

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College in the United States is expensive. The cost of higher education just keeps going up. Tuition costs at both public and private universities have doubled since the late 80s, while accounting for inflation. "I think that it's so ingrained in your head that you have to go to college, that college is the next step after graduation," said Jarret Freeman, a college graduate with roughly $50,000 in student debt. "I think in hindsight, I see that college is not for everyone." But a college education is becoming more and more necessary to succeed in today's economy. Georgetown University esti...

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The personal savings rate hit a historic 33% in April, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis said.

As late as April 2019, Origin, an independent research firm, found that 75% of consumers still carried cash.

This paper explores how often U.S. consumers spent and held cash during the 2017 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice survey. Data from 2017 show that cash continues to be the most frequently used payment instrument, representing 30 percent of all transactions and 55 percent of transactions under $10.

ShareTweet EPI’s Family Budget Calculator measures the income a family needs in order to attain a modest yet adequate standard of living. The budgets estimate community-specific costs for 10 family types (one or two adults with zero to four children) in all counties and metro areas in the United States. Compared with the federal poverty line…

Index mutual funds and ETFs have become overwhelmingly popular in the last decade. But are they they best way to invest your serious, long-term money? Keep reading to find out, the answer might surprise you...

A new prize-linked savings account called Yotta Savings has sparked interest among Redditors and the Doctor of Credit blog. According to its website, Yotta wants to help Americans become more financially secure “by making saving instantly fun.” The company says the concept came from Premium Bonds—the UK’s biggest savings product—which offers bondholders the opportunity to win £1 million every month.

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This podcast series explores the lies we believe about college and digs into the soaring cost of tuition and the predatory nature of the student loan industry.

If buying food is busting your budget, it’s time to rethink what you know about grocery shopping. Learn how to save money on groceries with these 30 easy tips.