Personal Economics

Budget Battles

  • 6 Tricks to Keep Spending Down

    By Allison Kade, LearnVest

    But tempting situations, whether a friend brandishing a weekend getaway or a store window showcasing the tablet of your dreams, don’t have to be a bad thing for your money. We can choose to see them...

  • Generational Conflict In The Office

    Did You Hear About the Benefits of Gossip? Pass It On

    By Futurity Org, Futurity

    An experiment to study the nature of gossip and ostracism suggests both serve important roles in society: reforming bullies and encouraging cooperation. “Groups that allow their members to gossip,”...

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    College Endowments Have Banner Year

    By Beth Braverman

    The stock market was kind to college endowments last year, delivering double-digit returns for the 2013 fiscal year, according to a new study by the National Association of College and University...

  • The Alternative Minimum Tax, designed to make sure the wealthy pay income tax, will hit nearly 29 million people unless Congress acts before the end of this year

    Will You Get Clobbered by the AMT this Year?

    By Jeff Brown, CNBC

    Will I or won't I? Now that it's January, let the annual AMT guessing game begin. Even if you've been paying the reviled alternative minimum tax known as the AMT for years, your status can change. It...

  • California

    The 10 Worst States for Taxes in 2014

    By Beth Braverman

    For upper middle income earners, high net-worth individuals, retirees, and certainly the “one percent” – where you live can make a huge difference in how much of your money you get to keep at the end...