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Thinking about renovating your home? Make sure you're prepared by choosing a well-liked and trusted contractor. Choosing the right contractor is the single most important decision that homeowners make on a remodeling project.

If you’re expecting a tax refund this year, it’s smart to have a plan for your money. Don’t end up spending your refund money like it’s a bonus check from the government—treat it like any other paycheck.

We all know the infamous love story: Boy meets girl. They fall in love. They get married. Then girl finds out boy has tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt. The bills are a struggle, and they are working all the time. The fighting begins. The story may end with a divorce. Is there a way to avoid such a mess?

If you’re an animal lover with a few pets, you do your best to take care of your furry, reptilian or feathered friends. Like you, they’ll need health check-ups and will get sick or injured at some time, requiring medical attention.

In tough times, it's more important than ever to develop and maintain good financial habits. Having a household budget and eliminating high-rate credit card debt are two obvious things that could benefit most consumers.

Children are aware of money at an early age, long before they go to school. Interactive discussions—rather than lectures—are most helpful in teaching your kids about money. Allow kids to ask questions, express opinions, and have input to decisions.

Improve your financial fitness and manage your wealth. Get your finances in shape by taking these steps:

Online holiday shoppers, gear up and hunker down. You could fall victim to serious scams unless you know how to distinguish a legitimate site from a rip-off.

If you’re making major life moves—getting married or having kids—and starting to get the homebuying itch, consider asking yourself these 4 questions.

Before sending all your documents through a paper shredder or filing them in your pile of bills and other records, know what you should keep and what you should throw away.