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Coupon queen shows how to get paid to buy
Follow coupon-clipping queen Faye Prosser on shopping trip through CVS. She shows how to save big and even make money while buying everyday products.
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Tips to tap into your inner entrepreneur
The threat of job loss has a lot of people considering their options. One alternative is to start your own business, but are you cut out to be can entrepreneur?
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Protections for credit card users in the works
The House and the Senate are both pursuing bills that would give consumers protections from the credit card industry.
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Rush to refinance: Companies scramble to keep up
Federal incentives and low interest rates are helping boost home sales. However, the reduced rates are also creating a rush to refinance.
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Some see direct selling as answer to economic woes
Businesses like Avon, Amway or Mary Kay report growth when the economy shrinks. More and more people are turning to direct selling as a means to supplement their income.
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Reward points can add up to higher-education funding
Several businesses and colleges are handing out free cash to help build college savings accounts.
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Foreclosure fears? Raleigh program offers help
Save Raleigh Homes' referral guide, Web site and toll-free hot line are helping homeowners avoid foreclosure.
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State expands foreclosure-fighting program
Unemployed homeowners in North Carolinians can apply for help to a 5-year-old state program that has helped hundreds of homeowners avoid foreclosure and switch to new careers.
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Has your credit limit been slashed?
Rising interest rates, higher minimum payments and lowered limits are some of the ways credit card companies pass on the pain. GOLO users share ways to fight back.
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Credit card companies 'reward' customers with higher rates
The credit card industry is trying to boost revenue as the tough economy leads to rising default rates, and once-loyal customers are also being made to foot the bill.
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Bargain Hunters Close in on Foreclosure Market
As more than 25,000 properties fall into some stage of foreclosure, people around the Triangle are turning others' losses into big gains.
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Counseling available for stresses caused by money worries
Help is available for those struggling with the worries tied to belt-tightening.
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Triangle families find ways to stretch scarce dollars
Local families faced with a financial challenge shared some of their own money-stretching tips to help others spend – and save – more purposefully in 2009.
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Tight economy produces surge in refinancing
Homeowners looking to cut back monthly expenses are refinancing their mortgages to take advantage of low interest rates.
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How to dig out of debt
Miles Wright, CEO of Triangle Family Services, explains how people can dig themselves out of debt.
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Protecting your assets in tough economic times
TechLaw: Asset protection is a critical and relevant issue to most individuals - particularly during tough economic times. This article addresses asset protection planning.
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Woman battles with bank over paying extra on loan
Melissa Cape got a home equity line of credit with Wells Fargo to help with some medical bills. She wanted to pay extra toward the principal to pay off the loan sooner, but that ended up not being as easy as she thought.
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Lose your job? You soon can apply for unemployment benefits by phone
North Carolina will be first state to offer voice-recognition system, Employment Security Commission says.
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Legitimate work-from-home opportunities exist
A growing customer-service industry is allowing some people with computers, telephones and communication skills to make a reasonable living from home.
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Identifying budget busters
A lot of people have a tough time budgeting. It’s easy to blow thousands – a few budget busting dollars at a time.
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Credit Q & A
Credit experts answered credit-related questions on Nov. 20, 2008.
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Saving money on auto, home insurance
In North Carolina people pay an average of $596 a year for auto insurance and $644 per year for homeowners insurance, according to the Insurance Information Institute.
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Budget-cutting can add up to big savings
In these tough economic times, does your money fly out as fast it comes in? Experts say finding ways to save might require changing the way you think.
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Many money lessons learned – the hard way
Analysis: What can you learn from the financial meltdown? A great deal. Here are just a few pointers: Knowledge, diversification, risks, age.
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Tips for raising your credit score
If a person’s credit score isn't what it should be, it can be improved – but the key is to start now.
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Credit Q&A
Credit experts answered your credit related questions on Oct. 1, 2008.
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What Are the Best Credit Cards to Use?
A Consumer Reports survey revealed the best and worst credit cards and what issuers give top deals and service.
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Troubled times for some college savers
Participants in North Carolina's 529 saving plan invest in the stock market in hopes of financial returns to help pay for school.
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How to find unclaimed money
WRAL's 5 on Your Side shares resources to find unclaimed money and property that might belong to you.