by VALORUSA | Nov 25, 2015 | Pocket
NEW YORKAh, the holidays. A time to get together, celebrate with family and make questionable life choices. Whether it is drinking way too much egg nog, or bringing up old resentments at the dinner table, something about the holidays switches off the usual filters in...
by VALORUSA | Nov 24, 2015 | Pocket
A bit of financial advice: When you go out to dinner with a Norwegian, a Swede or a Dane, let them calculate the tip. While you’re at it, get them to look over the rest of your bills....
by VALORUSA | Nov 23, 2015 | Pocket
I’m a 20-something college grad who, like many of my friends, would like to begin preparing for retirement. Unfortunately, personal finance wasn’t the sort of thing that was taught in school. What, specifically, should I do to get started? –S.V....
by VALORUSA | Nov 17, 2015 | Pocket
Christmas is weeks away, but many consumers are already prepping for the annual holiday spending extravaganza — and they may be on to something....
by VALORUSA | Nov 12, 2015 | Pocket
Zombie or phantom debt collection scams are on the rise with fake collectors going after debts that don’t exist: They’ve either been made up, paid off, discharged or forgiven. But victims are paying up out of fear....