Personal Finance

Homeowners’ costs rose 7.4 per cent in the year to October, the highest rate since February 1992, figures from the Office for National Statistics show.

Lenders often encourage federal student loan borrowers to sign up for automatic payments. But a new report shows the decision can backfire.

When you buy a house, you buy its needed repairs and maintenance—and some houses are harder to keep in good shape than others. Here are the signs you’re buying a longterm maintenance challenge.

With low temperatures and snow hitting parts of the UK, energy bills will become the focus of many households.

Everyone wants cash, despite its tacky reputation.

People get just 70 percent of their full Social Security benefit if they claim at 62, the full benefit at 67 and 124 percent of the benefit if they claim at 70, as I explained.

The Web site Polymarket is something like a stock exchange for current events.

Editor’s note: "Take a Sabbatical Over Early Retirement" is part nine of an ongoing series throughout this year focused on how to retire early and the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement. Part One is How to Retire Early in Six Steps.

My heart wasn’t supposed to be beating like this. Way too fast, with bumps, pauses, and skips. On my smart watch, my pulse was topping out at 210 beats per minute and jumping every which way as my chest tightened. Was I having a heart attack? 

For many, spending time with friends and family is the biggest holiday tradition there is — and a large part of that is the satisfaction that comes with finding the perfect gifts for everyone. Lucky for you, we know a thing or two about picking out presents.