Whether it’s an illness, a job loss, an unexpected home repair or some other financial emergency, nearly half of Americans faced a money crisis in the past year, according to CIT Bank’s savings survey. What’s worse: More than half of Americans aren’t prepared to handle one when it does happe...

Planning and budgeting for the expenses that happen every month is typically simple and straightforward. But what about budgeting for Unexpected expenses? You know, the ones that creep up, seemingly without warning? Things like an accident, medical expenses or new tires for your car? We all have an ...

Figuring out how to handle unexpected expenses is difficult if you don't have an emergency fund you can rely on.