Latest articles by Kathryn Pomroy
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Look Out For Fees When You Make Returns
The end of free merchandise returns is at hand, as total retail returns amounted to $743 billion in 2023, according to a new report by the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail.
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10 Best Cities For Christmas
WalletHub compared the most festive and affordable cities for Christmas celebrations and shopping.
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Walmart: 20 Last-Minute Christmas Deals
Find deals on dozens of gifts including tech gadgets, home goods, gaming consoles, TVs, Apple devices and more.
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Target: 20 Last-Minute Christmas Deals
Target is just the place to shop for all your last-minute holiday deals, including toys, stocking stuffers, electronics, home goods and more.
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Holiday Sales: Smartphones, TVs and PCs Cheaper This Year
Smartphones, televisions, computers, and travel costs are less expensive this year, study show, despite ongoing inflationary pressures.
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10 Best Airlines and Airports to Avoid Holiday Flight Delays
Airlines Hawaiian and Delta have the least delayed departures, Frontier and Southwest the most. Airports El Paso and San Juan worst for delays, study shows.
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Biggest Celebrity Real Estate Profits 2023
What housing market slowdown? Mark Wahlberg, Brad Pitt, Celine Dion and others made $20 million in profits apiece, study shows.
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Subscribers Of This Streaming Service Can Save $125 On A New Google Phone
YouTube Premium subscribers can cash in on the $125 discount, which can also be combined with Google's other holiday deals.
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Rents Have Finally Fallen In This Expensive City
Manhattan rents fell 2% in November, from $4,095 to $4,000.
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The Eye-Popping Number Of People Expected To Travel This Holiday Season
A look at how many people are expected to travel this holiday season and when they will be on the move.
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The Top Holiday Travel Destinations Of 2023
From sunny beaches to snowy slopes, these are our picks for the best year-end holiday destinations, both domestic and international
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Single? Married? How Relationship Status Impacts Your Money Mindset
Single? Married? Divorced? Widowed? How your Relationship status impacts your money mindset.
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Get $25 in Target GiftCards When You Spend $80 — Only Through Saturday
Get $25 in Target GiftCards when you spend $80 on select products. But hurry, this deal ends Saturday.
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10 States Where Fraud Is Rampant. Is Yours on the List?
WalletHub report compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 14 key metrics, including each state’s vulnerability to identity theft and fraud.
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Get Starbucks 50% Off Deal Every Thursday in December
Visit Starbucks every Thursday in December and enjoy half off all your favorite flavors of the season as "Thurs-Yays" return.
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What Consumers Spent a Record $18.86 Trillion On
Consumers are spending more than ever, although a lot can be chalked up to high inflation, low unemployment, and an economy that’s stronger than expected
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Americans Plan to Tip More This Holiday Season. Will You?
Younger generations — Millennials and Gen Z — are most likely to tip and also most likely to increase the amount they tip this year, Bankrate study shows.
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Buying a Home? You Need a Six-Figure Income and a Big Down Payment
The median household income for home buyers hits a record $107,000; Down payments rise to more than two-decade highs as housing market crunch continues, NAR study shows.
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Get a Free Month of Amazon Prime Membership
Just in time for Black Friday, new customers can get Amazon Prime membership free for a month. And some shoppers can get Prime for just $6.99 per month.
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Luxury Home Prices Rise as the Rich Dodge High Mortgage Rates
Luxury home prices rose 9% to the highest third-quarter level on record, Redfin reports, growing nearly three times faster than non-luxury prices.
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75% of Holiday Travelers Are Cutting Back. Are You?
Over 75% of holiday travelers are adjusting their plans for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year's, due to inflation and pricing pressures, Bankrate survey shows.
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Want to Feel Better About Life Insurance? Go Digital
Customer satisfaction with life insurance and annuity products picks up substantially when participants go digital, J.D. Power survey shows.
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Most Americans Expect To Outlive Their Money In Retirement. Will You?
Retirees and those 50 and up fear declining finances in older age, report shows. Less than 20% expect to maintain a comfortable lifestyle in retirement.
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Households Less Optimistic About Finances
Many households say their financial outlook is worse than it was a year ago, according to a recent Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey.
