theweek@futurenet.com (Becca Stanek, The Week US)

After many years of a tough housing market for potential buyers, things may finally be starting to soften. Mortgage rates “stayed flat” in the first week of September and are “expected to decline even further,” said Realtor.com, while “home prices […]

If your personal information is exposed in a data breach or you are the victim of identity fraud, a recommended step to take is freezing your credit. A credit freeze “is a restriction you can put on your credit file

It is no one’s idea of a good day to receive an alert that your personal information may have been exposed in a data breach. Unfortunately, these breaches are not uncommon. Just a few weeks ago, there was “a massive

If environmental impact were your only consideration when car buying, the choice between an electric vehicle (EV) and a gas vehicle would be easy. But for many buyers, there is also the very important factor of cost. The cost of

Even if consumers are not yet feeling the effects, inflation is, indeed, on its way down. In July 2024, “year-over-year inflation reached its lowest level in more than three years … the latest sign that the worst price spike in

Making money without even trying might sound too good to be true — but there are ways to do it. Unlike the “active” income you earn from, say, your 9-to-5 job, “passive” income is a stream of cash that flows without

Finally, some much-needed relief for renters may be within sight. After persistently high rental prices throughout the pandemic, “price increases are cooling off — and prices are even falling, in some cases,” said The Washington Post. Of course, for some

It turns out that some times are better than others to buy a car. Even though there are often sales on vehicles throughout the year, especially around Memorial Day and Labor Day, the final few months of the year —