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Whether it’s a medical bill, phone/cable plan, utility payment, or a car lease, you should always ask for a better rate. You have nothing to lose. Read More

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What you need to do NOW to ensure you get a year-end bonus Rachel Weingarten

Many people do a great job year-round and then wait patiently to see what kind of bonus they end up with and are often disappointed. If you’re worried about being overlooked come bonus time, you might want to take a more proactive approach. Read More

Office Life

Millennials are super stressed by this so-called fun office tradition Kyle Schnitzer

A study conducted by Jobsite discovered that more than a quarter of Millennials said they have to dip into their savings account to contribute to office-wide celebrations like Secret Santa and for others like birthday and promotion presents. Read More

Office Life

These are the 5 main Generation X characteristics you see in the workplace Kyle Schnitzer and Jennifer Fabiano

Here are the five Generation X characteristics that vary from the rest of the generations in the workplace. Read More

Personal Finance

This is exactly how much hosts spend serving you Thanksgiving dinner Sheila McClear

Thanksgiving hosts surveyed by Lending Tree describe stress, financial strain, even going into debt in order to host Thanksgiving. In the end, though, a startling number of them wouldn’t want it anyway, remaining avid hosts year after year. Read More

Personal Finance

What stresses Americans the most about the holidays might surprise you Kyle Schnitzer

The study, which took a deep-dive into spending habits, found that respondents plan to spend $972 on holiday-related costs this year, with many having to over above and beyond what they expected by overspending. Read More

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Most Millennials think they’ll have to support their parents in old age: study Kyle Schnitzer

A survey conducted by the financial protection app AgeUp found that 64% of Millennials and Gen Xers expect to financially support their parents or in-laws in their old age. Read More

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These are the traditions Millennials absolutely don’t care about on their wedding day CW Headley

“It’s no secret that millennials are choosing to do things differently than generations before them. Their relationships are no exception, as they choose to move in together sooner and get married later than their parents. Read More

Personal Finance

The actual reason debt will continue to rise and what you can do to change the trend CW Headley

Seventy-percent of credit card users don’t pay their balances off every month, credit card interest and fees have risen by scores of billions of dollars since last year alone, and Millennials more than Gen X and Boomers, believe that just checking their credit score significantly lowers it. Read More

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