We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! As the holidays approach (just seven weeks away!), you’re only getting more prepared. If you’ve been following our weekly Guerrilla Guide to the Holidays, you’ve already made your travel plans and selected the perfect gifts for everyone on your list. And it’s only the first week of November. Since you definitely Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Graduate degrees are becoming like tattoos: you should think hard before getting one. Tuition at graduate schools has been skyrocketing — for professional programs, it has jumped 60% in the last decade. In 2009, a year of grad school was $21,900 at a public school and $34,100 at a private one. These are serious numbers, Read more

Many are unhappy with the debit card fees introduced by banks that want to reap more profit from their customers. I'm sure by now you've heard about the $5 monthly fee Bank of America is planning on charging for debit card usage. Other banks plan to follow suit and consumers have been lashing back, threatening to cancel their accounts. According to a SavvySugar poll, 91 percent of readers are Read more

If you took the plunge and bought an iPad 2 today, you probably already know that the buck does not stop here. A shiny new iPad means even shinier new accessories to go with it! Here are our picks for the accessories that are worth buying now — we call it the GeekSugar iPad 2 starter kit: Cover it up — A new design means that you'll need a new case, er, cover for your iPad. We're partial to Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! We love the motto “be prepared.” But when it comes to the average American’s wallet, there’s such a thing as over-prepared. From the looks of our bulging billfolds, we must be heading out each day to open a new line of credit, fill out a W-2, shop at several department stores, use a few gift cards, return an item or two, Read more

ING Direct is famous for being truly digital — not having brick-and-mortar stores and offering paperless accounts. However, it seems it has succumbed to its customers' needs and is offering the option for ING account holders to use paper checks. Although paper-check payments are slowly being phased out as banking becomes more digital, checks still make up less than 25 percent of non-cash Read more

The Goldman Sachs and Stephen Colbert debacle reached a high Tuesday night when Colbert received a letter from the lawyers at the bank. Here's a refresher of the drama: one of Colbert's staff found the credit card of Buckley T. Ratchford, a partner at Goldman Sachs, which the comedian used to try and blackmail Ratchford to come on his show by threatening to reveal a digit of his credit card Read more