Social Security COLA: Here's how it's calculated

Cost of living adjustments are implemented in order to counteract the effects of inflation

Disneyland increases some ticket prices, launches five-tier system

Your trip to “The Happiest Place on Earth,” could even get even more expensive, as Disneyland officials announced some price increases Tuesday. 

Few Americans use the free tax software available to them

Most Americans could be filing their taxes for free. But, according to a recently released government study, they aren't because they don't know about it.

WARNING: Beware of this coronavirus scam

Nothing like a crisis to bring out the scammers. The coronavirus has all the ingredients for a scam: fear, fast-changing developments, and simple emails posing as well-respected authorities.

Macy’s closing more than 100 stores

Macy's - another mall staple - will close 125 department stores over the next three years.

$12 million in free money to help with troubled mortgages

Would you like free money to pay your mortgage? Well, read on to see if you qualify. There’s $12 million dollars in help out there, but there’s also a hard deadline to apply for it: March 31st, 2020.

Start collecting your tax documents now

Your tax documents will start rolling in any day now which means you need to get your ducks in a row to be ready to file. In order not to be overwhelmed you have to tackle the chore of tax prep step-by-step. Let's start by collecting your own documents.

Cheescake Factory giving away free dessert. Here's how to take advantage

Beginning Wednesday, The Cheesecake Factory is giving away a slice of cheesecake to customers who place an online pickup order of $30 or more.

Never too late to begin investing in real estate

Real estate expert John Adams discusses how it's never too late to begin investing in real estate.

Rental scam finds Decatur family scrambling for shelter

There's a real estate scam out there that's been around for a while but it works, and in the process real families get hurt. 

Papyrus greeting card stores closing amid retail struggles

Papyrus, the popular and pricey greeting card store seen at malls all over the country, will be closing stores amid retail struggles.

Toyota issues new airbag recall

Almost three million airbags with faulty airbag sensors need to go because they might not deploy in an accident, according to carmaker Toyota. The failure to discharge may be seen in crashes where the front end of the vehicle slides under the back end of another.