Summers are synonymous with hot days at the beach, picnics at the park, and lots of fun outdoors. For some, summers are also a busy time of year —especially if you're a student looking for a summer job. Fortunately for you, the government is hiring. Federal agencies have many summer jobs available...

More Americans are planning to travel this summer despite rising gas prices, according to the latest American Express Spending & Saving Tracker poll (59 percent in 2011 vs. 51 percent in 2010). Vacationing consumers plan to take an average of two week-long vacations, spending an average of $1,200 per person,...

  Could parents be putting their children’s futures at risk and thus jeopardizing their American Dreams? Maybe so, according to new data released by LIMRA on trends in U.S. Life Insurance Ownership, that indicates both husbands and wives lack sufficient life insurance to protect them against the potential economic impacts that...

The deadline for filing your taxes is approaching quickly. April 15 is usually the last day to file your taxes, but the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has extended the 2011 deadline to Monday, April 18. The extension probably brings little relief to the millions of taxpayers who always wait until the last...

The NAACP announced today the opening of the NAACP Financial Freedom Center, the next phase of a groundbreaking agreement with Wells Fargo & Co. to provide financial education and banking resources to consumers. The Center will be the headquarters of the NAACP Financial Freedom Campaign, an...