Personal Finance Advice and Commentary

What resonates with Bankrate’s fans are financial topics that impact their lives. Here are Bankrate’s top 12 Facebook posts from 2012!

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This week, we hosted a live chat on our Facebook page on the topic of credit scores.

If you’re trying to save money or land a job, you can still have a fun, exciting hobby that doesn’t cost anything but time. Sandra Grauschopf, the Contests and Sweepstakes Guide for About.com, started entering sweepstakes as a hobby. Unlike gambling and playing the lotto, it doesn’t cost any money to enter. “It’s pure profit

According to a very unofficial and unscientific poll on Bankrate’s Facebook page, some of our fans have a New Year’s resolution to launch a side business or freelance to earn extra cash in 2012. Whether your want to win over corporate clients or sell some refurbished furniture on Etsy, you’ll need a marketing strategy so

In light of hearing that 2010 wasn’t a good year for charitable giving, it’s refreshing to find stories of people giving back. A couple of bloggers picked up the philanthropic slack where the wealthy left off. “J. Money,” as he is known in the blogosphere, of BudgetsAreSexy.com, a personal finance blog, and Nate St. Pierre