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Seven little-known benefits of renters insuranceWith the US homeownership rate at its lowest point in 51 years, more American households need renters insurance. Yet only 40 percent of renters have policies, versus 95 percent of homeowners who have home insurance.
Don't make this student loan mistakeGetting help managing your student loan debt is a good idea, but it shouldn't cost a thing.聽
How beans could become America's favorite snackThe bean, touted for its nutritional punch and for its environmental sustainability, is invading the grocery store. In the United States, sales of beans and other pulses grew nearly three times faster than meat last year.聽
Are middle class jobs coming back?Almost half of all new jobs are middle-income positions, according to new analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Cruise ships start to come under scrutiny as massive pollution machinesCruise ships regularly depart major ports with thousands of passengers onboard, and they are now being called out as major sources of pollution.
Ten positive travel trends to watch in 2016As a travel expert, I pay close attention to any travel industry changes, because they often mean new ways to save money on airfare, hotel stays and trip booking.
How to piece together the perfect bankTwitter and Reddit brim with colorful, and often unprintable, complaints about high聽fees, lousy rates and terrible聽customer service. While some of these people go on to switch banks, most resign themselves to accepting this is just how it is.
Top travel deals: Spend labor day in Chicago for $68 a nightScore Labor Day stays in Chicago, a winter trip to Italy, and so much more.
Why you鈥檒l always need cashPeople have been predicting the demise of cash for nearly 50 years. Will it happen?
2017 Kia Cadenza: a more grown-up KiaThe 2017 Kia Cadenza doesn鈥檛 bring much new to the table but, it delivers a thoroughly polished feel. There鈥檚 not an element of the latest Cadenza that reminds us that, just a decade ago, Kia was building cars best described as uncouth.
Trump's tax plan gets fuzzier and fuzzierBack in the day, when Soviet-era Russian apparatchiks fell out of favor, they鈥檇 become non-persons and even be removed from old group photos. That鈥檚 what鈥檚 happened to Donald Trump鈥檚 tax plan from last September.
Are 'socially responsible' payday lenders all they're cracked up to be?A new crop of alternative lenders say they want to help customers make on-time payments and build good credit, too, so borrowers have access to cheaper loans down the road.
Want a cheap iPhone? Wait until September.You could save yourself a small fortune by delaying your new iPhone purchase until next month, when Apple聽is set to unveil the next models of its world-conquering smartphones.
NASA to companies: Please tell us your wildest business ideas for spaceAs NASA prepares to stop funding the International Space Station in about a decade, the agency is inviting companies to use the science lab to test their wildest space-business ideas while they still can.
A Rio soup kitchen tackles Olympics food wasteRefettoRio Gastromotiva is highlighting the issue of food waste during the Olympics, where the soup kitchen is projected to recover twelve tons of surplus food.
Six credit cards that help you give backWhy not make your spending habits contribute positively to the world? Here are six cards that kick money to charitable causes every time you spend. 聽
Uber partners with Volvo to launch autonomous car fleet in PittsburghUber will employ Volvo XC90 SUVs that have been equipped with Uber's self-driving software and a host of sensors developed by Volvo. They'll include a human behind the wheel, but unless something goes seriously wrong, the driver isn't expected to do any driving. 聽
Three ways to save on school (and work) lunchesMaking your kid's lunches doesn't have to involve a frantic dash around the kitchen聽every day.
Is the 'starter home' going extinct?Today, first-time homeowners聽are buying more square footage and putting down roots, in what may mark a fundamental change in family housing.
How Tesla brought manufacturing to San FranciscoOne of Tesla's more unexpected impacts has been on automaking in an unlikely place.
