Personal Finance Blogs

by Drew Blankenship

When Your Parents Retire, These 10 Bills Land on You — and Two Can Cost You Your Own Retirement Your parents retire believing Social Security, Medicare, and their savings will cover the basics, but then the refrigera... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

Senior Discounts Starting at 55: 7 Stores Where You Could Miss the Savings If You Don’t Ask If you’re waiting until 65 to start asking about senior discounts, you could be leaving money at the register for ... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

8 Things Cashiers May Ask For That You Can Often Decline — And the One Refusal That Can Cost You a Discount You’ve probably experienced it: the cashier scans your last item, and suddenly checkout becomes an interview. What... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

Could the Website You Use to Pay a Bill Be a Middleman? The FTC Says It Has Happened You type the name of your utility company into a search engine, click what looks like the right result, enter your accou... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

What Happens to a Car Loan When the Owner Dies? When someone dies with a car sitting in the driveway and $12,000 still owed on it, the family may assume one of two thin... read the story

by Max Erkiletian

Medicare Costs Are Rising in 2027 — Experts Tell Us What Retirees Should Do Now The 2026 Medicare Trustees Report indicates that premiums and deductibles for Medicare Parts A and B will rise next year... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

Your Parent Can’t Manage Money Anymore — What Can an Adult Child Legally Do? The first sign may be a stack of unopened bills, an electricity shutoff notice, or a parent suddenly sending hundreds of... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

8 States Where Retirees Keep More of Their Social Security Income Where you retire can affect how much of your Social Security income ultimately stays in your pocket, even when two retir... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

10 Counties Where Mortgage Delinquencies Jumped Most—And What It Does to Home Values There A few missed mortgage payments on one street don’t determine what every house in the neighborhood is worth, but a ... read the story

by Drew Blankenship

Your Spouse Dies and Medicare Stays — But the Single-Filer Switch Can Raise Your Premium Two Years Later Losing a spouse doesn’t end your Medicare coverage, but it can quietly change the math used to determine what you ... read the story