The latest inflation figure is released each month. What is inflation and how does it impact your personal finances?

Yes. It's a jolt, but in raising short-term interest rates on Tuesday the Federal Reserve said for the first time in four years that it was worried about rising prices. Inflation has been so low for ...

For Kasey McBlais, a 42-year-old single mom who lives in Maine with her two elementary school-aged children, the cost of running a household is only getting more expensive, from buying groceries to ...

The time to start your emergency fund is now, before things get worse. Here are some tips. Your emergency fund needs to get elevated to “stat” status. As I wrote back when inflation hit a 40-year high ...