The most common bad money habits are spending without a plan, skipping an emergency fund, carrying credit card balances, using too much of your available credit, putting off saving, avoiding a budget and leaving savings in accounts that earn almost nothing. Small daily habits like frequent takeout, brand name splurges or cash advances can quietly…
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Money diary: Sometimes the most revealing weeks are the ones that catch you off guard. For one 26 year old TV and film coordinator living in Los Angeles, what started as an ordinary Monday quickly spiraled into one of the most emotionally and financially loaded weeks of her year. Between a sudden breakup and a…
With gas at $4.50 a gallon and groceries climbing fast, the latest inflation surge is exposing deep fault lines in who gets hit hardest.
Inflation in the United States climbed to 3.8% in April 2026, the highest rate recorded since May 2023. That figure, confirmed in the latest federal data, is not just…

