Flexible Spending Accounts: Is a FSA Right for You?
Flexible Spending Accounts Provide an Easy Way to Save Money and Pay for Health Care Expenses One unfortunate result of rising costs associated with health care and health insurance is that employers are now looking for ways to trim employee health benefits. This usually includes increasing co-pays, out-pocket-costs, and deductibles. The good news is that [...]
About the Author: Jeremy is a retirement planning specialist and founder of Generation X Finance and the guide to Financial Planning at About.com. To learn more, follow Jeremy on Twitter.
Poll: What’s Your Take on the Hindenburg Omen?
If you’ve been listening to the media lately you may have heard something about the Hindenburg Omen. It sounds kind of ominous, and I guess it should because it predicts a severe market crash. The Omen has been behind every market crash since 1987, but significant stock-market declines have followed only 25% of the time. So [...]
About the Author: Jeremy is a retirement planning specialist and founder of Generation X Finance and the guide to Financial Planning at About.com. To learn more, follow Jeremy on Twitter.
Making an Offer on a Home: How to Negotiate a Deal
Buying a home has to be one of the most exciting, yet stressful financial decision that most people will have to deal with. You can spend years saving up for a down payment, months touring homes looking for the right one, and weeks trying to find the best mortgage. With all of the effort going [...]
About the Author: Jeremy is a retirement planning specialist and founder of Generation X Finance and the guide to Financial Planning at About.com. To learn more, follow Jeremy on Twitter.
Friday Finance Findings for August 13th
It’s Friday the 13th. Are you scared? I’m not. In fact, I’ve always viewed 13 as a lucky number, so I’m guessing it’s going to be a good day. Although, I guess there is one unlucky thing going on at the moment. If you recall last week, I mentioned the site had a new design [...]
About the Author: Jeremy is a retirement planning specialist and founder of Generation X Finance and the guide to Financial Planning at About.com. To learn more, follow Jeremy on Twitter.
5 Ways Social Media Can Cost You Money
Social Media is Fun, But if You’re Not Careful it Can Cost You Everybody seems to be jumping on the social media bandwagon these days and in just a few short years sites like Facebook and Twitter have hundreds of millions of users. Most people are aware of the fact that the things you talk [...]
About the Author: Jeremy is a retirement planning specialist and founder of Generation X Finance and the guide to Financial Planning at About.com. To learn more, follow Jeremy on Twitter.