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One Pennsylvania woman has figured out how to bring in extra income by renting out her backyard and pool to strangers by the hour. The idea might sound strange or risky, but renting out your home, yard, or car is becoming commonplace nowadays.

Have you ever wondered how much your neighbors spend each month to keep a roof over their heads and the lights on? A new study from Doxo has revealed the answer. A new study has revealed how much people living in Pennsylvania pay each month in bills.

Shoppers are thrilled that a popular grocery store chain just opened a brand new store location in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania shoppers are thrilled to have a new Giant grocery store in their midst. The new Giant supermarket on the corner of Spring Garden and North Broad is a great addition to the Philadelphia area.

Are you looking to move but don’t have good credit? Do not panic, there are ways to better your score to be able to move into that sweet new spot. Landlords look at credit scores when considering possible tenants. Sometimes, credit scores are the deciding factor for who gets to rent the apartment unit. Learn about how you can better your credit score and slide into the groovy new apartment you have been dreaming of.

As children, we are taught not to bring up money in conversations with friends and acquaintances. Before you sign a lease and make an agreement legally binding, it is necessary to have monetary discussions with your potential roommates. Learn how you can politely bring up money in conversation with your roommates.

As the cost of living in Texas increases, many local families are finding it difficult to make ends meet. For example, in The Dallas Fort-Worth region, rents are skyrocketing due to the overwhelming demand for housing, per NBC News. "This is really pushing a lot of people over the edge, said Mark Melton, founder of the Dallas Eviction Advocacy Center. "We've got a significant number of people in Dallas that spend between 50% and 70% of their net income on rent alone."

I took a new job last November (you can read about that job search process here). I had outgrown my previous position, and I was excited to start something new. I left the nonprofit fundraising world to try my hand at sales, a transition that isn't altogether shocking. There is a lot of overlap between fundraising and sales, and many of the processes are the same. Emails, phone calls, meetings, talking about the product (or organization), listening, learning, asking, selling. The organization I joined was selling to the foundation/nonprofit space so it felt like a great fit.

With so many feeling financially squeezed, living in debt has become common. As inflation is looming, consumer confidence continues to remain low, and debt grows, with increases in all 50 states by at least 5% on average. A look at the average debt by generation revealed that Gen Z has seen a nearly 30% jump in average debt balance, the highest of all groups. According to the Federal Reserve, household debt in American hit a record in the spring of 2021 at $14.6 trillion. That's an increase of over 6% and the highest annual growth jump in over a decade. In a 2021 CNBC report it says the average American has $90,460 in debt, which included all types of debt products.

*This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events as told to me by a family member who experienced them firsthand; used with permission. In the early 1960s, my parents were poor, but they subsisted on what they earned. Then, in the mid-1960s, they became financially stable enough to save money away for a rainy day.

On April 24, the Federal Student Aid division of the US Department of Education announced a further "pause" in loan payments and set interest rates to 0% for eligible federal student loans. The pause is set through Aug. 31, 2022.

**This is a work of nonfiction based on actual events as told to me by a close friend, who experienced them firsthand; used with permission. I grew up in the ’70s, when things we now consider toxic were normal, including ideas about what makes a man. One of those ideas is that a man should make more money than his partner. It’s an outdated idea, but it’s one that I’ve seen cause a lot of pain in relationships.

Most pet owners would take pay cuts to bring their pets to work -Alexandr Podvalny/Pexels. It might take more than money to end labor shortages in Texas and nationwide. Businesses continue using standard methods to attract workers. Employers participate in job fairs, run ads, and hang help wanted signs. Many have increased wages to entice employees.

Stop chasing green paper, start chasing green pastures. Disclaimer: This story contains affiliate links, from which I may earn a small commission. “This planet has — or rather had — a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movement of small green pieces of paper, which was odd because on the whole it wasn’t the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy.” ― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

You might qualify for free college tuition in Texas -Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels. More students in Texas can go to college tuition-free. Do you dream of going to college, but a lack of money makes it look impossible? The University of Texas system wants to help your dream come true. More undergraduate students now qualify for free tuition.

Just planting a few easy-to-grow edibles can lead to real savings on your grocery bill—if you plant wisely. You can stretch your food budget with these smart gardening moves.Image by TheDigitalWay from Pixabay.

I’ve dabbled as a writer on and off since 2018. It started as just a hobby and I was doing it for nobody other than myself. After a period of neglecting my writing due to the demands of my 9–5, the itch to document my thoughts came back. It came back in such a pronounced way that I ended up leaving my lucrative job in tech. Since the start of 2022, I have been thinking through the details and process for developing and monetizing my writing efforts as my sole focus of work over the next several months (or even years if it goes well).

We’re taught as long-term investors to tune out the noise. We’re not day traders and we’re not speculators. We’re Bogleheads and Buffet-ologists who have understood for quite a while that time in the market beats timing the market.

The average cost of a wedding dress is a whopping $1600. That's a bit insane. Just think of all the other things you could do with $1600. Start a college fund, pay off debt, take a vacation, buy a flamethrower...

Real Estate is a great investmentryunosuke_kikuno/unsplash. This article is not investment advice. It is up to each individual to honor their own risk tolerance, do their own research, and make their own informed decisions.

Living in the moment. Spontaneity. These positive traits associated with ADHD can be downright detrimental when it comes to something that’s front of mind for Americans this time of year: finances. As tax season is in full swing, we asked mental health experts who are well versed in ADHD, as well as financial planning experts, to tell us about some potential financial stumbling blocks for people with ADHD, and ways to help people keep focused on their finances.