It’s time Americans reflect on their relationship with money and excessive consumerism – and there’s no better time than the holidays. Instead of racking up debt to stack presents under the Christmas tree, bring the family closer with these 7 alternative Christmas traditions.
Americans rely on credit cards a lot. Total US credit card debt amounts to $784 billion, while the average household carries $17,000 in combined balances. Given the median annual income for US households is about $59,000, the average individual credit card debt amounts to nearly one-third of annual earnings.
Debt is probably the last thing you want to think about when going through a divorce; however, you need to deal with shared debts head on if you want to protect yourself from financial woes down the line. To ease your burden, here are 6 tips for dealing with debt in divorce.
The holiday season may be filling you with cheer; however, the most wonderful time of the year also happens to be the cyber scammer’s delight – a time when online hackers and criminals attempt to leverage the deluge of online shopping, hoping to go unnoticed among the onslaught of internet transactions. Want to enjoy the holidays? Cybersecurity experts say you should be on the lookout for these 10 common scams.
