If you're frustrated by the increase in rent, you're not alone. Business Insider sheds some light on this phenomenon. With mortgage rates at record lows and a rental market flooded with previous homeowners, most experts agree that now's the time to transition from renter to buyer. That's easier said than done. Today's reality is that consumers left battered and bruised by the recession aren't Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart Business Insider story here on Savvy! A scarcity mind-set, or believing you aren't entitled to what you deserve, can hold you back financially. "When you think the pie is already set, competing against the next guy to get a bigger piece of the pie seems pointless," says Toby Johnston, CPA and CFP with Mohler, Nixon, and Williams in San Francisco, CA. Read on Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Most people know the typical credit no-nos: Don't make a late payment. Don't allow an account to go into collections. Avoid tax liens, bankruptcies and foreclosures. And of course, paying off credit card debt should be one of your top financial priorities. (To find out your other top financial priorities, use this simple Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart Business Insider story here on Savvy! Focusing on everything we lack, or lugging around a "scarcity mindset," is possibly the easiest way to wreck your finances. You'll be so focused on what you can't do, you'll miss out on key opportunities, says Toby Johnston, CPA and CFP with Mohler, Nixon and Williams in San Francisco, Calif. "When you think the pie Read more

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You might have heard about Occupy Wall Street, a nationwide movement spurred by the frustrations that many hold about the economic state of this country. The protesters are unhappy about a number of issues. Mainly, the great disparity between the wealthy one percent versus the 99 percent of the general population and the fact that banks weren't held accountable for their actions that brought Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! Editor's note: Our regular Kip Tips columnist Cameron Huddleston is taking a deserved vacation but has solicited the help of her favorite personal-finance bloggers to guide Kip Tip readers in her absence. The twenties. At no other point in time in your life will you be better able to set yourself up for financial success than in Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! Not all debt is created equal. While most forms of borrowing entail risk, certain credit decisions are more likely to lead you into a downward spiral of indebtedness. We call these debt traps. It’s incredibly easy to stumble into a debt trap. All it takes is a brief lapse in judgment. Opening a new credit card account without Read more

It's one thing to do little acts to save such as bringing lunch to work every day or skipping the Starbucks latte, but enacting a lifestyle change to save dollars takes a lot of dedication and may seem more trouble than it's worth. CNN listed a number of real-life penny-pinching examples from super savers. Here are some of the more unique ones: Raising pigs for food. Geoff Overland currently has Read more

Wedding etiquette can be tricky, like this question below, which Carmen1983 shared in our Ask Savvy group. If you have a sticky situation be sure to ask our Savvy Bride for support. Dear Savvy, My fiancé and I will be getting married next Spring and have chosen to save the money and time that it would take to have a wedding. He recently went through a foreclosure and we really would rather begin Read more