What’s the biggest thing to happen to you financially? Here’s what Erin – a self-professed insurance geek who’s married to a network security geek – had to say about our Question of the Month. The newly married tend to romanticize …
Way back in ’66, when a pair of iconic singer-songwriters crooned that we should slow down (you know, because we’re moving too fast), little did the groovy duo know that they were onto something big. Spurred by the start of …
It’s hard to fight the lure of instant gratification. Even the best of us battle with putting off a smaller reward today so that we can enjoy a larger payoff in the future. We see it a lot with dieting. …
In the wide world of sports, football’s big game creates a frenzied hullabaloo of unmitigated proportions. Sure, friends get together to knock back a few and watch sports championships, but they don’t really come close to inciting the fanatical madness …
It’s happened to the best of us. You go online to check out your account activity and notice that charging yesterday morning’s $4 double mocha latte on your debit card pushed you $1 beyond your balance. Uh oh. But wait, …
We all start the new year with the very best intentions, but the cold hard truth is that less than 10% of people actually turn their resolutions into a lasting reality. Sure, we all swear that we’ll hit the gym …
All of us here at We, the Savers wish all of you the happiest, healthiest, rockingest New Year ever. So whether you hit all the parties, watch the ball drop on TV or cozy up in front of the fire …
It seems like every holiday season has its runaway shopping trends. Remember the Cabbage Patch Kids, Tickle Me Elmo and Zhu Zhu Pets? But this year, there’s another trend at play – and it’s one far more profound and longer …
There are a bunch of well-known tips to live by if you want to snag some sweet deals throughout the year. Walk into a car dealership in September and you’ll nab a far better deal on a car than if …
What’s the biggest thing to happen to you financially? Here’s what Erin – a self-professed insurance geek who’s married to a network security geek – had to say about our Question of the Month. The newly married tend to romanticize …
Think home ownership’s something to aspire to, but still out of reach? Here’s what Sarah, a 20-something Savings Associate who loves her weekend-long home-improvement show marathons, says about her change of heart: I’m usually perfectly happy renting an apartment – …
There’s been much debate on whether money can make you happy. Some contend that happiness comes from within and no amount of zeros at the end of your balance sheet can bring about true joy. Others contend that while “keeping-up-with-the-Joneses” …
That wise old sage Ben Franklin famously once said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes,” and never is that more apparent than now, just mere days away from the filing deadline. And …
Lottery fever just swept the country (again) to the tune of half a billion dollars this time. And who hasn’t daydreamed about what they’d do if they found themselves holding the winning ticket – frosty mai tai on the beach, anyone? And yes, …
You know the scenario. You’ve purchased your movie ticket and you’re headed to the concession stand. You prepare to stand a good 10 minutes in line. You wait patiently, eyeing the somewhat overwhelming selection of goodies as the awkward 16-year-old …
Right up there with root canals in the pantheon of life’s most dreaded activities is something that even good oral hygiene can’t save us from: tax returns. Yep, it’s that time of year again. The season where we either methodically …
The good news? Indicators are showing that the economy is on the rise. The bad news? So are gas prices. Fast. In fact, 2011 was the priciest year in history for gas – and there’s no indication that the end …
