Jessica Vega was driving one day when she got a massive headache that ran all the way down her shoulders and spine. "I was just shaking," she recalled. "Because I was so stressed out with everything." ...

In today's high-cost, high-stress economy, it can be tempting to turn to your short-term borrowing options, like credit cards and payday loans, just to stay afloat between paychecks. But while payday ...

Sabrina Leonard’s life has grown more difficult over the past two years. The 49-year-old Spring Hill, Kansas, resident has watched her rent, utilities and grocery bills steadily rise while her ...

Payday loans are predatory and always a bad idea, and programs that advance you a portion of paycheck aren’t much better. Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, ...

When you need cash quickly, payday loans can seem like the easiest option. But their high fees trap borrowers in expensive cycles of debt. Safer alternatives exist. Platforms like AmONE let you ...

Inflation is taking a huge toll on American consumers’ spending and saving power. If you were living paycheck-to-paycheck before prices started to spike, the rise in everything from gas to eggs may ...

Dori Zinn has been a personal finance journalist for more than a decade. Aside from her work for Forbes, her bylines have appeared on CNET, Yahoo! Finance, New York Times, Quartz, Inc. and more. She ...

As households across the country struggle with the cost of living, new research from Rice University finds that Houstonians are more likely than most Americans to resort to payday loans to cover ...