It’s the most wonderful time of the year! But it can also be the most expensive, and if you’re not careful, your finances can easily get blown off track.

Paper chains are a fun holiday decoration you’ll begin to see everywhere this time of year. Swinging from doorways and wrapped around trees, each time I see one, I can’t help but notice their simplicity and aesthetic variety.

As Thanksgiving ushers in a joyful time of family road trips and travel, remember amid all the busy-ness as you’re reconnecting with loved ones far and wide, that oftentimes the longest journey you’ll take is the 12 or so inches from your head to your heart.

Elections ― whether national, local, primary, or midterm ― frequently result in changes that have a direct impact on your finances, and this one is no different.