Managing Money

Focus Your Job Search on These Metro Markets

If you are stuck in a tough job market, then moving to where the jobs are is one of the best things you can do to improve your prospects. Here is the latest guide to the best and worst job markets….


Window Still Open to Buy or Refinance a Home

It’s still a good time to consider buying or refinancing a home if you missed the boat on low mortgage rates in recent years. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate remains near a low of about 3.6%, which it first reached…



A New Window to Buy or Refinance a Home

Now is a good time to consider buying or refinancing a home if you missed the boat on low mortgage rates in recent years. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has fallen to less than 3.7% to start the year. That’s…


Budgeting for Love & Happiness

[bs_row class=”row”][bs_col class=”col-sm-5″]My budget allows me precious little flexibility. Earning a graduate degree doesn’t do much when you opt to join AmeriCorps VISTA for a year. I’m racking up the experience points, but not so much the gold. I pay my…


Best & Worst Job Prospects Among Biggest Cities

If you’re looking for a job, look West and South—and overlook a few places along the way. San Jose, CA, and San Antonio, TX, top the list of cities with the best job growth. New Orleans, LA, and Richmond, VA are…


Pets and Post-College Life Lessons

My new cat’s medical condition has been a life lesson giving me a swift kick in the butt. I’ve been told countless times that your early twenties are about new beginnings. But what nobody told me was that new beginnings can…