Flipboard 2025 Finance Tips

Won a $500,000 lottery prize from a ticket your spouse bought, and now divorce is on the table? Here’s how courts may look at lottery winnings, marital property, and who might really own the money.

My kids keep kicking their ball over our elderly neighbor’s wall, and he refuses to give it back. Here is how to handle the dispute calmly, protect neighbor relations, and stop it from happening again.

You finally close on your new home, get the keys, and start settling in. Then you notice something is off: that large, beautiful tree that was in the yard when you toured the property is gone. Not trimmed. Not damaged. Completely removed. Now you’re left wondering what just happened and what you can do about it.

You didn’t get hacked. You didn’t have your card stolen. You sent the money yourself, because someone convinced you to. Now the bank says the charge was authorized, so there’s nothing they can do. Unfortunately, this is one of the hardest types of fraud to reverse, but “hard” doesn’t mean “impossible”.

Inheriting a house leaves you with the choice: keep it separate in your name, or commingle it with your spouse?

You paid the debt. You closed the loop. Maybe you even felt that rare, glorious moment of financial relief. And then—bam—it’s still sitting on your credit report like nothing ever happened. Credit reports aren’t always perfectly up to date, and sometimes things fall through the cracks. The trick is knowing what’s normal, what’s wrong, and what to do next.

An HOA erased kids’ sidewalk chalk drawings and left them devastated. Here is what homeowners can do, from checking HOA rules to pushing for a more family-friendly policy.

You didn’t cause it. You didn’t start it. But now your home is damaged, and suddenly you’re the one dealing with insurance, claims, and rising costs. It feels backwards, and honestly, it kind of is. So what’s actually supposed to happen here, and why does it feel like you’re the one paying for someone else’s disaster?

I broke up with my boyfriend. I want out. But both our names are on the lease. My landlord won’t remove me—and now I can’t get approved elsewhere because I’m “already on a lease.” Am I financially trapped? Here’s what’s actually happening—and what you can realistically do.

Old game consoles used to be stashed away in closets or sold at yard sales for a few bucks. But today? Some of them are collector goldmines.

You inherited your mother's house. But the problem is she allowed her husband to live in the house rent-free indefinitely. Now what?

Can your HOA fine you for letting your lawn grow a little after a drought? Here’s what homeowners need to know about HOA lawn rules, fines, selective enforcement, drought-friendly landscaping, and when to fight back.