Money Hacks
How to Meal Plan for a Whole Family on a Budget
Feed a family of four for less with a simple meal-planning system that plugs the leaks costing you hundreds a month.
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Money Hacks
How to Dispute a Credit Card Charge and Win
A wrong charge is your money in someone else's account, and the law is squarely on your side if you dispute it the right way.
Money Hacks
How to Read Your Credit Card Statement (Line by Line)
Most people read one number on their statement and pay it, and that habit quietly costs them fees, fraud, and years of interest.
Glossary
Severance Pay, Explained Simply
Severance is money from an employer when they let you go, to bridge the gap.
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Employee Benefits, Explained Simply
Benefits are the extras beyond your paycheck: insurance, retirement match, paid time off.
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Commission (Pay), Explained Simply
Commission is pay based on what you sell, usually a percentage of each sale.
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Overtime Pay, Explained Simply
Overtime is extra pay, often time-and-a-half, for hours past 40 in a week.
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Salary vs Hourly Pay, Explained Simply
Salary pays a fixed yearly amount; hourly pays per hour worked. Here's the real difference.
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Roth vs Traditional (Accounts), Explained Simply
Two retirement accounts: pay tax now with Roth, or later with traditional.
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Cost Basis, Explained Simply
What you originally paid for an investment, used to figure your taxable gain.
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Target-Date Fund, Explained Simply
A single fund that automatically gets safer as retirement nears.
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Tax-Loss Harvesting, Explained Simply
Selling a losing investment on purpose to shrink your tax bill.