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What You Need to Know Before Taking Money From Your 401(k)
Getting ready for retirement — or eyeing that growing account balance with glee? Here are the 401(k) withdrawal rules to know before you cash in on that waiting windfall.
Apr 18, 2026
Here’s How to Find Affordable Senior Housing in Your Community
It’s hard to rebound from financial shocks in retirement. Job loss, divorce, a health emergency or a death in the family can strap your resources, deplete your savings and leave you wondering what comes next. Economic volatility and soaring inflation only add to the stress. If you’re an older American struggling to afford housing, it’s...
Apr 4, 2026
Become a Local Tour Guide: 4 Websites That Connect You With Tourists
Want to help visitors to your city have a good time and make some money too? Sign up as a local tour guide through a peer-to-peer platform like Vayable or ToursByLocals. Here’s how to get started and find tour guide jobs.
Apr 4, 2026
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Molly Moorhead is a Certified Financial Planner who joined The Penny Hoarder in 2019 after a 20-year career in newspapers. In her journalism career, she was a reporter, editor and editorial writer, and wrote for the national fact-checking website PolitiFact, rating the accuracy of political claims and covering the 2012 presidential election. Her work has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists and the Florida Society of News Editors. She's been a regular TV guest on news and political shows and spoken on panels about journalism and women in media. She graduated from the University of Florida.
Apr 18, 2026
You Can Check Your Credit Reports Weekly For Free Through December 2023
Get your free weekly credit reports from all three credit bureaus through April 2022. Here’s how.
Apr 4, 2026
The High Cost to Raise Kids: 7 Tips That Can Help
The cost to raise kids is staggering these days, to say the least. As soon as you arrive home from the hospital with a new bundle of joy in your arms, your household budget increases. You’ll need to buy diapers and food, and that doesn’t include the costliest expense for most parents — childcare. But...
Apr 18, 2026
What the Social Security Fairness Act Could Mean for You
Here’s something you may not know about Social Security: Some people who worked in both public and private jobs in their lifetimes have their Social Security benefits reduced because of the pensions they receive from their public job. That means teachers, police and fire workers, and other civil servants don’t receive their full Social Security...
Apr 18, 2026
26 Totally Flexible Ways to Make Money in College Without Dropping Classes
Trying to figure out how to make money in college? Being a college student is time-consuming and stressful. But we just found tons of super flexible ways to make money.
Apr 18, 2026
48 Ways to Save Money When You’re a Broke College Student
Learning how to save money in college can be a challenge. We found the best tips for saving on tuition, housing, food and more on a tight budget.
Apr 18, 2026
The Best Senior Discounts for Food, Entertainment, Travel and More
Your golden years just got a little brighter. We found the 100 best senior discounts for you to take advantage of in your 50s and beyond.
Apr 18, 2026
15 Smart Certifications That Help You Earn More Without Years Of Study
Many believe big salaries require fancy degrees, but fast-track certifications prove otherwise. With the right paper in hand, you can level up your career quicker than you think. Plenty of industries value skills over long transcripts. Here are 15 smart certifications that enhance your earning power without requiring you to return to lecture halls. CPR...
Apr 4, 2026
Kiss the Commute Goodbye With These 49 Home Business Ideas
Bitten by the entrepreneurial bug? Here are the 26 best home-based business ideas for 2019.
Apr 4, 2026