Kostiantyn Voitenko / Shutterstock.com If you hope to push a car to the outer limits of its lifespan, it’s important to purchase the right vehicle. Several car brands are more likely than others to last up to 250,000 miles, according to a recent iSeeCars study. Japanese brands lead the way...

Media_Photos / Shutterstock.com TV Halloween episodes and specials herald the arrival of America’s three-headed holiday season, where we get super happy, super spendy, and super hungry before a long, dark winter. To help jump-start the season, we’re recommending the best Halloween TV episodes...

Philip Pilosian / Shutterstock.com While flying remains one of the safest forms of transportation, the U.S. aviation system has come under renewed scrutiny in recent years. In January 2025, a mid-air collision over the Potomac River marked the first fatal crash involving a major U.S. commercial...

Oksana Vinopalova / Shutterstock.com Despite being highly regulated in the U.S., banks take little to no legal responsibility for the contents of their safe deposit boxes. If popular heist films like “Ocean’s Eleven” aren’t enough warning, here’s a depressingly real anecdote: A few years ago...

fizkes / Shutterstock.com The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will have a big impact on the bottom line of some homeowners who pay property taxes in several highly taxed states, according to Redfin, the real estate brokerage company. By contrast, homeowners who live in states where property taxes...

Dusan Petkovic / Shutterstock.com Fall fertilization is a crucial part of lawn care. It provides essential nutrients to repair damage from the summer heat, enhances its overall health, and prepares it for winter survival and spring recovery. To better understand the importance of fall...

Buying a home is one of the biggest financial moves most people make, and sellers want to know that buyers are serious. That’s where a mortgage preapproval letter comes in. It shows that a lender… The post What Is a Preapproval Letter, and Why Do You Need One? appeared first on Crediful.

pikselstock / Shutterstock.com Drinking coffee is associated with a lower risk of developing dementia. But it isn’t the only caffeinated beverage that could protect brain health. A recent scientific study — published in the Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging — suggests that green tea lowers...

Miljan Zivkovic / Shutterstock.com The gigantic generation known as the baby boom, whose members were born between mid-1946 and mid-1964, has had an outsized effect on everything from music to movies to real estate. And just as boomers have changed the world, so has the world changed an...

The Toidi / Shutterstock.com Fall fertilizers determine how your lawn handles the winter stress and bounces back in the spring. They can boost or ruin your grass’s health, so plan the application carefully. The best time to apply fall fertilizer is usually September through November, but here’s...

Tada Images / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. For an increasing number of young adults, financial advice is no longer coming from...

Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock.com Our cellphones fill many roles these days. They’re cameras, mini-computers, alarm clocks, timers and more. But there are some places where staying off the phone is the smart — and safe — choice. “We can’t live without our cellphones, yet they can be one...

PeopleImages.com - Yuri A / Shutterstock.com Retirement is supposed to be a time to enjoy the fruits of decades of labor, but managing your health care in your golden years can feel like a whole new job. And it’s not a simple one. “Medicare & You,” the official guide to the federal health...

Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Life moves quickly. It’s easy to get distracted. But that can be costly. Miss an...

Vadym Pastukh / Shutterstock.com As the years roll along, the cost of most things just keeps increasing: That’s inflation for you. But if you think everything is more expensive now, here’s a bit of good news. Some items actually have gotten cheaper in recent times. In fact, many are now free...

sdf_qwe / Shutterstock.com The last thing you need is a clogged sink or a garbage disposal that stops working because you dumped something in it that should have gone into the trash or compost bin. Yet these scenarios happen all the time when people get too eager to clean the kitchen quickly...

James Kirkikis / Shutterstock.com Americans love to travel, and their experience at the airport plays a large role in whether a trip gets off to the right start. Recently, J.D. Power announced the top-rated medium-, large- and mega-sized airports as part of its latest annual North America...

Sponsored. Ground Picture / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. If you’re a homeowner with credit card debt, you’re likely throwing away...

Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock.com Three conditions that affect the heart are also linked to impaired brain function and increased dementia risk, according to a scientific statement issued by the American Heart Association in 2024. The statement is based on the latest scientific research on the...

Dmytro Zinkevych / Shutterstock.com Medicare is preparing to launch a pilot program that will require millions of seniors to jump through a new hoop before they can receive certain medical services. Known as the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, it will require prior...