There are plenty of DIY projects out there: you can raise your own chickens, change your own oil or even build your own house. But not all DIY projects make financial sense. There are plenty of items you can make yourself, but the price of the components you’ll need is actually more than the cost [...]

Buying used can be a great way to save money or it can be a fast way to lose money. There are some products where buying used isn’t all that different from buying new — certified pre-owned cars, anyone? — but there are others where buying a used version can require significantly more work than [...]

Last month, three Detroit business owners got together to create to create a local currency. The bills, called Detroit Cheers, will be accepted by more than a dozen Detroit businesses as a payment method — which is all that it takes to create a local currency. Local currencies have been popular during past economic crisis: [...]

COBRA is becoming increasingly more important as more people find themselves in a position where they need to move on from a job that you’ve been relying on for health insurance. Whether you’re job hunting, taking an entrepreneurial route or finding some combination that works for you, health insurance is bound to be an important [...]

Estate planning sounds like something that should only concern senior citizens. After all, it’s a system of making sure that your assets wind up in the hands of your beneficiaries as quickly and easily as possible. And who has an estate these days? The word implies plenty of wealth.
But the fact of the matter is [...]

When your bank hits you with an overdraft fee, it’s actually a fee from the bank for extending you a loan of the money necessary to cover the difference between what’s in your account and the charge on your account. The practice originated when everyone was still relying entirely on checks: it may be the [...]