From diapers to college, raising a child is expensive. And for parents of younger kids, overwhelming child care costs can truly eat up their budget. According to Care.com’s annual Cost of Care Survey, 32 percent of families say they spend 20 percent or more of their annual household income on chil...

Are you or someone you loved being impacted by the Federal Government Shutdown? The majority of American households do not have a rainy day fund to cover basics. According to the Federal Reserve Board, and research shows that 40 percent of American households can’t cover a $400 emergency expense....

It's the New Year and that means it's time to set new goals. Did you set a fitness goal for yourself this year?

More than half of Americans (54 percent) have life insurance, according to a 2017 survey, but nearly one in three say they need more. What’s holding them back? Knowledge and finances. According to Life 2017, a survey released by LIMRA, an international research group, 4 in 10 consumers say they ha...

Setting financial goals is a skill. Believe it or not, it can be done incorrectly. To most, this is surprising news, since we tend to think about goals as things we want, and it takes no skill to simply want something. Goal-setting is part of establishing a budget, so you want to know you’re d...