Category Archives: Saving

Atlanta Consumers Feel the Pinch at the Grocery Store As Food Prices Increase

It looks like the new year is already bringing new costs – and there’s no getting around at least one of them. If gas gets too expensive, we can take the bus. When our bank adds new fees to our checking account, we can switch banks. But when the price of food goes up -… Read More »

How Chicago Consumers Can Fight Rising Food Prices

You can combat rising gas prices by carpooling, and you can counteract an expensive mortgage payment by downsizing to a smaller place. But you can’t exactly fight rising food prices by not eating. No, when the price of milk, produce, and coffee goes up due to weather and high fuel prices, we have to suck… Read More »

Many Americans Will Struggle to Pay Taxes Amid This Year’s State Income Tax Hikes

Atlanta residents might not be looking forward to paying taxes on April 15. But hey, at least Georgians don’t have to worry about a state income tax increase like the ones in California and Illinois – and potentially a handful of other states with major budget gaps. That said, paying an ordinary tax bill is… Read More »

How Illinois Income Tax Hike Will Affect Chicago Residents

As if it isn’t hard enough to afford your federal income taxes come April, now Chicago residents have to worry about a state income tax hike as well. Illinois – like California and a handful of other states – is facing a major budget shortfall. To cover it, lawmakers agreed to raise the personal income… Read More »

How Maximizing Tax Cut Can Help Taxpayers Lower Debt

If you’re like most folks, you like to dream of all the things you could afford if you finally got that pay raise. But what if I told you that you’ve already gotten your raise – and you’re blowing it? Thanks to a tax bill signed by President Obama in December, the majority of Americans… Read More »