If you still think mobile banking apps are primarily for checking balances and depositing checks, it’s time for an update. Today’s best bank apps offer features that can fundamentally transform how you manage your finances, from AI-powered spending insights to automated savings tools.

Here’s what you need to know about what you can get ...Read more

Hitting restart? You may want to head to Boise, Idaho for your next big city adventure, according to a recent Consumer Affairs study

Consumer Affairs, a consumer news platform that provides guides for major purchases, recently ranked the ...Read more

Dear Answer Angel Ellen: By sheer chance I was reading something online recently about a man in the news. A photo illustration showed an average looking guy in jeans, gym shoes and a baseball cap. The article mentioned that the guy was wearing Prada cotton socks that cost $280 and Stefano Ricci “solid cotton” boxer shorts...Read more

Right about now is a good time to start thinking about spring fashion, no? I have to say I was really drawn to this photograph from the Christian Dior Spring/Summer 2026 Haute Couture collection presented in Paris recently.

The dress, with its lovely appliquéd flowers, looks like just the thing for a warm-weather vacation — but it’s that...Read more

Dear Answer Angel Ellen: I am a passionate crafter. Knitting, sewing, crochet, needlepoint, quilting, counted cross-stitch. And, if I do say so myself, I am good at all of them.

I love it and my home (and wardrobe) is filled with my handiwork, which gets appreciative comments from guests, friends and my large (and growing) ...Read more

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In a perfect world, no one would need to take out a loan to consolidate and pay off debt. In the real world, however, sometimes borrowing money is the only way to dig your way out.

This is mostly due to high interest rates on credit cards. With the homeandleisure/fashiondaily/fashiondailynews/s-4000499">Read more

Dear Answer Angel Ellen: How do you put on a close-fitting turtleneck, or a turtleneck dickey, without wrecking a carefully combed head of hair (men) or a stylish hairdo (women)? Are there versions of these garments that zip open at the back for easier putting on? (If not, there should be!)

What are your suggestions for ...Read more

Having multiple accounts — at the same bank or different banks — can be useful for managing different savings goals, and there’s little harm in doing so, since it doesn’t impact your credit.

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Dear Answer Angel Ellen: Now that the holidays are behind us, perhaps you and your readers can help me with a gift-giving dilemma.

For Christmas, I gave an elderly aunt a beautiful green-stemmed wine glass that matches exactly a set that her grandmother had used for special occasions. I knew that my friend had only one like ...Read more

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Unexpected events, such as an emergency room visit or a broken-down car, can result in major financial problems when you don’t have an emergency fund in place. It’s not just about having some cash — ideally enough to cover at least six months of your expenses — set aside for those worst-case scenarios, though.

Where you keep that ...Read more

DALLAS -- If everything old is new again, then everything thrifted is cool again.

In Dallas, the cultural shift has given rise to a booming resale market that has quickly become one of the city’s most dynamic retail segments — and that rise is expected to continue.

With nearly 70 secondhand stores in the city — from themed resale stores ...Read more

Classic menswear worn by women on the red carpet is nothing new (think Diane Keaton), but Teyana Taylor’s ensemble for the Critics Choice Awards recently felt especially fresh: Created for the Saint Laurent Fall 2025 menswear line, it features thigh-high boots, a sparkling black stole, leather gloves and a perfectly knotted necktie — and ...Read more

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