Flipboard 2025 Finance Tips

Sure, everyone is tapping and swiping to pay these days-and that's great. But sometimes, some of us still like to use actual cold, hard cash. So how on earth can a store not accept it? It's legal tender, so it must be illegal to refuse it, right?

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 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”.

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.

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.

Having a joint account as a married couple is one thing, but what if one spouse wants to open a joint account with a friend.

Finding out your husband or wife quietly piled up $20,000 in credit card debt can feel like the floor just dropped out from under you. The first question many people ask is simple and scary. Are you on the hook for it just because you are married?

You find an apartment you like, then the landlord asks for first month’s rent, last month’s rent, and a damage deposit equal to another full month. That can feel like a financial ambush. Whether it is legal depends heavily on where the rental is located, because deposit rules are mostly set by state and local law.

If your employer offers a 401(k) match and you are not contributing, you are not automatically crazy. You may be under pressure from rent, groceries, debt payments, or childcare, and that is a real financial problem, not a character flaw. The key question is not whether the match is valuable, because it usually is, but whether your cash flow can handle contributing today.

It's a nasty surprise. You make a deposit, the money shows up, and then two weeks later your bank pulls it back and calls it a mistake. In many cases, yes, a bank can reverse a deposit if it was posted in error, if the check bounces, or if the bank later discovers fraud or a duplicate credit.

If your income has changed by a lot since you got married, it may affect your prenuptial agreement, if you and your partner have one.

You thought everything was settled when your relative passed away, since their will clearly named you as the beneficiary of their property. Then out of nowhere, their former business partner shows up claiming there was a verbal agreement that gives him half of the property. That kind of situation feels confusing and stressful. Luckily, if you have a written legal document, you also have the upper hand.