Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Lea Uradu, J.D., is a Maryland state registered tax preparer, state-certified notary public, ...

Instead of an app or gadget that claims to jump-start your productivity, consider investing in a good paper planner. There is plenty of research that shows how actually writing down your to-do list ...

Budgeting apps, many of which are cost-free for the basic version, track outgoing spend and make it easier to identify where cutbacks can be made. So whether you’re attempting to budget for the first ...