Author: Stacy Johnson
Ask Stacy: How Can I Know I’ll Have Enough to Retire?
Stacy Johnson on September 23, 2016One online calculator tells this reader he’s on track; another tells him he needs to save half his salary from now until the day he retires. Which should he believe?
Take 5: A Roundup of Reads From Around the Web
Stacy Johnson on September 22, 2016This week: a robocall strike force, eliminating pet odors, diapers for dogs, the cost to make an EpiPen, and charities that aren’t charitable with their information.
Ask Stacy: Can I Make Money Flipping Houses?
Stacy Johnson on September 16, 2016Buying low, selling high: Flipping houses can bring the profits home. But is it as easy as they make it seem on TV?
Take 5: A Roundup of Reads From Around the Web
Stacy Johnson on September 15, 2016This week: Buying a bigger house, simplifying your life, quitting your job and how to go on vacation without getting behind.
Ask Stacy: Can I Put Together My Own Will?
Stacy Johnson on September 9, 2016Sure, you can write your own will. But why would you? Instead use these tools and tips.
Take 5: A Roundup of Reads From Around the Web
Stacy Johnson on September 9, 2016This week: Bringing home the bacon, the perils of catfish, fall travel deals, fixing financial mistakes and the secrets of barcodes.
For Labor Day — 5 Tips to Labor Less
Stacy Johnson on September 5, 2016Most of us would like to spend more of our lives at leisure and less at labor. Here are some simple tips to make it happen.
A Labor Day Salute to You — the American Worker
Stacy Johnson on September 5, 2016Labor Day is a celebration of American workers and their families. Learn more about the history of this great day.
Ask Stacy: How Can I Get Out of My Time-Share Without Being Robbed?
Stacy Johnson on September 2, 2016Like marriage, hammocks and car leases, time-shares are a lot easier to get into than out of. Here’s everything you need to know before you buy (or what you wish you’d known before you bought).
Take 5: A Roundup of Reads From Around the Web
Stacy Johnson on September 1, 2016This week: horrible paint colors, using meetup.com to save money, weird job seeking stunts, being a work martyr and apps to turn your old clothes into money.
7 Questions to Ask Before Paying a Robo-Adviser
Stacy Johnson on August 30, 2016It used to be if you needed investment advice, you paid a human for it. These days, you can hire a robo-adviser for half the price. Are they as good?
Take 5: A Roundup of Reads From Around the Web
Stacy Johnson on August 25, 2016This week: How restaurant menus make you spend, how perception shapes reality, how bad student debt really is, when to start saving for college and money tips from HBO’s John Oliver.
How to Earn Extra Money by Doing Things You’re Already Doing
Stacy Johnson on August 21, 2016Last year I earned more than $50,000 through this cash back site. Here’s how I did it.
Ask Stacy: How Can I Stop Robocalls, Junk Mail and Spam?
Stacy Johnson on August 19, 2016The bad news: There’s no way to completely eliminate junk calls, mail and email. The good news: You can slow the flood to a trickle in a matter of minutes. Here’s how.
Take 5: A Roundup of Reads From Around the Web
Stacy Johnson on August 18, 2016This week: What bars can teach you about business, 10 cheap ways to improve yourself, how not to fight about money, how to succeed as an entrepreneur and the 10 things millennials won’t buy.
Ask Stacy: Millennials Are Ruining This Country … Aren’t They?
Stacy Johnson on August 12, 2016A reader is concerned that the younger generation is pushing the country to the brink of disaster. He must not remember the ’60s.
Take 5: A Roundup of Reads From Around the Web
Stacy Johnson on August 11, 2016This week: How to get the lowest possible credit score, home money pits, how to add hours to your week, whether college is still worth it and whether you should still own a Vanguard index fund.
Ask Stacy: Why Does My Credit Score Go Up and Down So Much?
Stacy Johnson on August 5, 2016Your credit score is bobbing and weaving. But why does it fluctuate when nothing in your financial life is changing? Should you care?
Take 5: A Roundup of Reads From Around the Web
Stacy Johnson on August 5, 2016This week: instant voter registration, why you buy, why you don’t save, how to fail as an entrepreneur and how to make money through social media.
Ask Stacy: How to Get Credit When the Only Credit You Have Is Bad
Stacy Johnson on July 29, 2016If your credit is so bad you can’t get even a secured credit card, here are the steps you can take to rebuild it.
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