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Personal finance reporting that focuses on the practical side: accounts, apps, and habits that move household balance sheets.
Francisco Partners has owned MyFitnessPal since 2020. Reuters reports the private-equity firm is now testing the market for it — the clearest sign yet that the consumer nutrition-app boom has entered its consolidation phase.
Coverage has tightened in ways the headlines have not tracked. Here is what the major categories of plan will and will not pay for, and what the options cost when they say no.
Where to actually park cash this year, with rates, fees, and the small print that separates the genuinely good accounts from the ones that work hard for the headline number.
Five tax-prep options tested through actual filed returns of varying complexity, from a simple W-2 single filer to a multi-state self-employed couple. Where the gap between products is small and where it matters.
Rate movements over the past eighteen months have created a meaningful refinance opportunity for some homeowners and a clear pass for others. A working framework for figuring out which side of the line you fall on.
The differences between the two structures matter more in some accounts than others. A working framework for picking the right one for your situation, with attention to tax efficiency, expense ratios, and the accounts where the decision is essentially a coin flip.
Bonus offers are still rich and the rules for capturing them are still confusing. A working guide to which restrictions actually matter, which are bluff, and how to avoid the most common ways otherwise-sensible people get themselves locked out of cards.
The forced migration when Intuit closed Mint in 2024 sent millions of users looking for a replacement. The dust has settled and a clear set of winners and losers has emerged.