Articles by: Patty Lamberti

If you’ve been in a car accident recently, there’s a good chance your insurance premium is about to go up. In fact, it may even double.

With or without health insurance, medical bills add up fast. Here, straightforward strategies to handle medical bills you can't afford.

The best sales tend to run in predictable cycles. You can score great deals on these big-ticket items by knowing when to shop. Check out the best months to buy things.

Le Tote and Stich Fix offer personalized clothes shopping by mail. But is avoiding the mall worth the extra cost?

Do you have to chip in for office gifts and parties? No, but doing so may get you promoted faster, studies show. The etiquette of office gift giving.

It's hard to know what to do if your parents need to borrow money. Be sure to keep communication open, and never loan more than you can afford to lose.

Can you earn good money driving with Uber or Lyft? Yes---if you're smart about it. If you want to earn, you need to understand how to minimize expenses, optimize your taxes and find the most profitable rides. We did the research to show you how to make rideshare driving really worth your time.

You've been friends forever, but your lives have diverged and now the Christmas gift exchange feels awkward. How to get out of a long-standing exchange.

You hate cleaning your house, but don't want the hassle of finding someone else to do it. Handy matches cleaners to customers. But is Handy worth it?

Your credit card bill is full of obscure jargon, right? Here's the most common credit card terminology, explained---and what you absolutely need to know..